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Having played with the script for a few weeks, I can tell you that Vanilla offers a great and unique forum package for your website. A few weeks ago, I set it up for the forums I added to Firefox Facts and I really could not be happier with it. It seems to almost do everything that I need, plus it keeps things really straight to the point. Vanilla might be the best forum script for people who don’t want their forums to look like the next guy’s.
Building and hosting successful forums on your website can be a lot of hard work. Just like you would do if you were building a house, you have to build your forums with a good foundation. Here I have for you seven different successful forum rules you should keep in mind when you either set up a forum script, or look to redo some of your forums to make them easier for users to navigate through.
When you are starting up a new website, one of the big concerns seems to be if the search engines have found it yet. I have talked with many a stressed out webmaster who have lost their faith in the world, just because Google has not yet crawled their newly launched website. Here are a few suggestions to make sure your website gets found by the search engines out there.
In need of a photo to polish off your website design? There are a lot of places you can go to get images – but most people either steal barrow them from other websites or they purchase them from some overpriced website. What if you could get all the free stock images you need all for free? Today, I will be sharing with you five resources where you can grab all the photos you need without feeling guilty or becoming broke.
Looking for a free script to use that can give you a way to publish multiple authors, run multiple blogs, draft and schedule posts, and is fully extendable via pugins? No, I am not talking about WordPress – I am talking about Nucleus CMS. This alternative to WordPress is well worth checking out if you need a blogging script that is reliable, time tested and very solid.
Tired of dealing with databases when setting up a content management system on your hosting account? Wish you had a simpler alternative, that didn’t seem so complex? You might want to try out GetSimple. This XML based CMS is loaded with all the features every website needs, and that is it. If you need a simple way to mange a small website, it might be the best alternative out there.
As I develop and learn more about promoting my own Facebook Fan Page, I want to share what I find and learn about with all of you. One thing I have been most often is that many fan pages are taking advantage of having a larger profile picture, to keep your brand front and center. So, today – I’ll be walking you through the process I took when it came to giving mine the same sort of facelift on Facebook.
Sometimes, when you are looking for a new website design – or inspiration for things you can bring to your own website, it is best to check with those who do it best first. CSSbake is a resource where you can do exactly that. It features all the perfect ingredients when it comes to baking your proverbial website.
Want to create your own Facebook Fan page for yourself, your business or your website? It is easy to do – if you know the right places to look. I recently created one to help promote my various projects, and now I want to help you do the same. This is my guide on how to setup and create a Facebook Fan Page.
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Mitch Keeler is nothing more than your average Joe trying to leave his mark on the world though both his professional work and his online projects, articles, podcasts and more.
