forumfinder2011: October 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Barefoot Running

There has been a lot of attention being given to the philiosophy of barefoot running vs. running in running shoes. Most of the interpretation by the media and barefoot running community has been very misleading and misinformed (see: Barefoot running and its interpretation by the media). The research has clearly shown that running barefoot is different to running in shoes. No research has actually

Severs Disease of the Heel

Severs disease is a common problem of the heel in youngster that exercise a lot, especially on hard surfaces and often also have tight calf muscles. It is almost the only problem that happens in the heel bone in youngsters. Severs disease is considered a strain or even a stress fracture of the growth plate at the back of the heel bone. The area that is hurt is the part of the heel that hits the

Is there really a Weil Osteotomy Controversy?

In Podiatry Today there is a pro- and anti- debate on the Weil Osteotomy. On a website by an orthopaedic surgeon there is a very critical piece on the Weil Osteotomy. On Podiatry Arena there is a poll on the overuse of the Weil Osteotomy. The advocates point to its usefulness. The critics point to the high complication rate. Is it really that

Chilblains

Chilblains are a common problem in certain parts of the world and almost unheard of in other parts of the world. Chilblains occur when there is a too rapid change from cold to warm temperature and the microcirculation does not respond as quickly as it should. This sets up an inflammatory reaction in the toe. Despite chilblains being very common in some climates, not a lot of research has been published on chilblains. The most recent published research was this: Perniosis: clinical and

Is there really a Weil Osteotomy Controversy?

In Podiatry Today there is a pro- and anti- debate on the Weil Osteotomy. On a website by an orthopaedic surgeon there is a very critical piece on the Weil Osteotomy. On Podiatry Arena there is a poll on the overuse of the Weil Osteotomy. The advocates point to its usefulness. The critics point to the high complication rate. Is it really that

Chilblains

Chilblains are a common problem in certain parts of the world and almost unheard of in other parts of the world. Chilblains occur when there is a too rapid change from cold to warm temperature and the microcirculation does not respond as quickly as it should. This sets up an inflammatory reaction in the toe. Despite chilblains being very common in some climates, not a lot of research has been published on chilblains. The most recent published research was this: Perniosis: clinical and

Saturday, October 30, 2010

How to get Twitter followers, so you get forum traffic?

Other posts have discussed the Twitter basics and how to put for forum RSS feed onto Twitter.

Once you have it on Twitter, you need to get followers so they can see the new threads in your tweets and come to the site. A quick search of the search engines shows up a whole lot of ways to get

Do forum signature links help a sites ranking?

Listening to the SEO kiddies on some SEO forums, you can't help but notice how they heavily promote posting in forums to link drop signatures and profile spam as a way to help build backlinks to a web site to improve its rankings. This kind of advice has significantly increased the fluff posting,

Converting the member into a poster

As part of the 90 9 1 theory of forum participation, getting visitors to convert to being a registered member (the 90) is one thing; once a visitor has registered then the challenge is to convert them from being a lurker into a poster or participant (the 9). A certain number of visitors will join

How much does it cost to run a forum?

The costs to run a forum can vary substantially. What the actual costs of running a forum will depend on how much you do yourself; how much you want done; and how much you pay for other services. The costs include:

Hosting: It could be free forum hosting or a paid host. As for paid hosting, I

mozRank and mozTrust

Google’s Page Rank is updated on a daily basis internally and a snapshot is exported to the Google Toolbar for us to see on a somewhat irregular scale (see the dates). What we get in the toolbar is a historical representation. It is not the true PR that is used by Google in the

The curse of the profile spammer

Spam and fluff posting on forums are as old as forums. What is getting worse lately is profile spam, mainly because the SEO Kiddies think that forums links are worth it. This is done by those who join forums or social network sites just to create a profile so that they can add a profile link

Books as a competition prize and revenue generator

Do you run competitions on your forum? (its all part of the convert members to posters plan). What do you offer as a prize?

Try this as an idea:

Keep an eye out for any new books that are published relevant to your niche. Use that as a prize for some sort of competition. You can buy it

Bounce Rates and Forums

The bounce rate is one metric that can be used to analyze what is happening on your forum. It is defined as the percentage of visits to a single page on your site and they leave your site from that page without clicking on another link – they only see one page and leave.

You can get your

Should a visitor always need to register to post on a forum?

Is it always desirable that you have to be a registered member of a forum to post a message? In most circumstances we want visitors to join as members (see converting the visitor into a member); we want them to engage with the site. BUT, what if your forum is on the sort of topic that a question

Who wants what from web directories

Is the web directory industry out of control? (many commentators think it has been for a while). Just look at all the new directories being announced by the SEO Kiddies at webmaster forums like Digitalpoint and on sites like Directory Critic. For example, every man and his dog is buying expired

Twitter Analytics

For those who use Twitter to promote your forum might be interested in a new service from Ad.ly who provide some metrics data on your twitter account and your followers. Some data is free. More comprehensive data can be purchased. They let you log into your Twitter account to determine how many

Friday, October 29, 2010

Beware of the dog!

In my RSS reader this morning was a blog post: My “Beware Of Dog” Don’t Spam Me Sign from Danny Sullivan. He was getting frustrated about the idiocy of the spam attempts on his blog. It struck a chord with me as I have had my views on forum spam. This is an ongoing battle for forum and blog

Is more than 100 links on a page a problem?

One of the myths that come up from time to time is that Google will ban a site if it has more than a 100 links on a page or not crawl more than 100 links on a page. For a fourm it is easy to reach a 100 links on a page with all the navigation links, all the thread related links, and possibly all

How important is a good Alexa ranking?

Basically an Alexa ranking is not important. Having a high or low Alexa ranking does not help a site one bit, unless you want to use it to impress people who are impressed by this sort of thing, but do not understand it.

Alexa have a toolbar that can be installed in web browsers. Alexa collects

Treat each thread like a baby or like gold

Nurture each thread into being a great resource on the topic of the thread, so when visitors come to the site, they are impressed; they stay and look around; they join as a member; they contribute; they happy; they click on the advertisements on your site!

How do you do that? Consider doing some

Monetize your forum with Amazon

Amazon.com offers an associate (affiliate) program that can be used by forum owners to monetize their forum. Reports I have read from forum owners on this are mixed. It will work on some forums and not on others. In some niches, people are more likely to buy books or the types of products that

Optimize the welcome message for the visitor and the search engine

It is always a good idea to optimize a site primarily for a few main keywords that you are targeted for a search engine ranking, but at the same time implement strategies to get all your threads indexed so you can bring traffic to a forum through long tail searches. There are a number of on-page

Are links from .edu & .gov sites worth more?

The simple answer is NO. There are many SEO myths out there and this is one of them. There is a popular belief that backlinks from .gov and .edu sites carry more weight than other top level domains. Google have made it clear that they do not (see this interview; and this video - around 4min 20sec

Let me Google that for you...

Ever get frustrated when a thread is started on the simplest or dumbest question that a quick Google (or another search engine) search would provide the answer? I do...but I am also torn between the frustration and the principle of the 90 10 1 and how to convert the poster of that question into the

Consider editing the 'instant email notification of new post' email

I always make sure that the Default Thread Subscription Mode is set to Instant email notification (this is the vBulletin terminology, but the principle is the same for other forum software). This means that when a reply is made in a thread that the member has either posted in or has subscribed too,

Redirect the non-www to the www url?

Should you redirect the non-www url to the www url for your site?

For example http://www.forumdr.com tends to be treated as a different site to http://forumdr.com by the search engines. This sort of handling of domains by the search engines may mean different rankings between the two versions

What is DMOZ? Understanding DMOZ

DMOZ or the ODP (Open Directory Project) is a web directory that so many want to get their websites (or in our case, our forums) listed in to build a backlink to their sites from a site that the search engines may consider an authority site.

We could get into the silly allegations about

Monetize a forum with Adsense

Google’s Adsense program is probably one of the more effective ways to monetize a forum. Essentially, you place the Google Adsense code on your forum in the template for where you wish to show the advertisements, Google then displays contextually relevant advertisements from their pool of

What signals do self-promotional links tell the search engines?

We all know the importance of building links to web sites to improve traffic and improve search engine rankings. For forums, building links to individual threads is a great way to take advantage of the long tail part of the search spectrum.

There are many ways to get links to a site. The best

Monetizing a Forum

Forums cost money to run and they take time to run (see a day in the life of a forum admin). If you are in it just for the passion or the money, there are a number of ways to recoup the expenses and cover your time involved in running the forum, and if you are lucky, make a surplus:

Premium or

Using a Paid Forum Posting Service to Kickstart a Forum

There are many ways to kickstart a community. One option in the early days is the use of a paid forum posting service - that is paying people to post to get that initial content. There are plenty of sites offering this service and packages for a variety of prices (see below). On a number of

Nulled vBulletin

Nulled vBulletin is not a different version of the forum software vBulletin. Nulled vBulletin is a version of the software that has been hacked to remove the license information. The nulled means it has been pirated and everything that could identify the owner of the licence has been removed or

Suicide threats made in a forum

Have you had a suicide threat on your forum from a member? Chances are you haven’t and most forums probably will not have to deal with it. Some forums will and do have to deal with these. What will do you do if a member of your forum makes comments about committing suicide? Are you prepared for

Selling advertising space on your forum

There are many options to monetize a forum, from Google Adsense, to affiliates such as eBay and Amazon. The direct selling of advertising space is another option. This requires more active work than the more passive methods such as Adsense and affiliate programs.

Here is how I go about

Why does Google use DMOZ?

Firstly no one except Google has any idea of what a listing in the web directory DMOZ has on the ranking of websites in the search engine results. Many people like to believe that a web site listed in DMOZ is at an advantage over a site that is not listed. Others like to claim that this is not the

Why Google’s PR is important for a forum

I have already posted about what Google’s PR or PageRank is. Many of the SEO Kiddies live for the day when Google “update” the PR every 3-4 months (when in reality they update it every day internally). Many of the SEO Kiddies and the SEO experts have dismissed PR as no longer being important

How to get traffic to your forum

As part of the 90 9 1 principle of forum participation, getting traffic to the site is of prime importance to build up the 90, so the 9 builds up and then the 1 (ignore that actual numbers, as it’s the principle or framework that counts).

You have got your forum up and running, you have staff

Barefoot Running

This is not a really a topic on forum management (hence its filed under ‘Whatever’), but I am a forum junkie. I own several and moderate at several others and contribute to some others and hang out at even more. I am also a bit of a fitness nut and have been known in the past to have run a

OpenX Adserver book

I have already talked about the huge benefits from the use of the OpenX Adserver and why I use it here at ForumDr and all my sites. One problem with OpenX was the steep learning curve when you first start using it. I have no doubt that the learning curve is well worth what you can achieve with

The Diabetic Foot

The foot in those with diabetes is at increased risk for complication because of a number of reasons. This at risk foot is often called the diabetic foot. In diabetes there is damage to the nerves, so any damage to the diabetic foot can go undetected. Also in diabetes there are vascular problems so when a complication happens to the diabetic foot, there is going to be healing problems. There are many other complications of diabetes apart from these two that put the diabetic foot at increased

Linkvana

Building links to internet websites is an important part of getting search rankings in the various search engines. Webmasters devote lots of time achieving this. A single service is operated by through Linkvana and also the Linkvana reviews tend to be normally positive. However like most points, you gets back this that which you put in

Gout Symptoms

Gout is a dilemma which has been around since the actual human race evolved. Even certain Egyptian mummies have got proof of this. Gout is caused by the actual deposits regarding uric acid crystals which happen if the uric acid levels within the circulation obtain above a definite limit as well as the renal system is unable to remove it. The actual uric acid originate from a substance called purine in the diet and are usually very easily removed through the renal system. In the event the kidney

Smelly Feet and Diabetes

A foot which smell is usually an embarrassing problem when you take your own footwear off. The actual smelly foot is a common challenge today and impacts any age and also genders as well as folks from all walks of life. Smelly feet or foot odor can be due to with the multitude of aspects. The most typical risk components may be the extreme levels of sweat in which stays around (this is whats called hyperhidrosis). The specific foot odour or smelly foot will be in fact due to bacteria wearing

The Impact of Foot Problems in Diabetes

Diabetes creates many difficulties including a persons vision to the kidney to the foot. The higher glucose levels inside the circulation is injurious for a number of body organs. One of the most psychologically exhausting issues of all forms of diabetes happens to be the loss of a foot or lower leg. This is an end phase side effect associated with the diabetic foot. It is a feet which was placed at greater chance with regard to tissue damage from the processes regarding diabetes mellitus. Many

Runners Leg Pain

Jogging will be a great way to get fit. This will be an easy task to accomplish and may be accomplished anyplace without the need with regard to exclusive gear. All that is required is a good pair of athletic shoes. There are no constraints as to the location because the wide open road or grass is actually all that is required. Nonetheless, running just isn't usually without risk and lots of athletes actually receive an running injury. Up to 50 % of most runners will get an injury in any 12

MBT Shoes Work?

The footwear sold by Masai Benefit Technology (MBT) corporation usually are promoted as the actual barefoto shoe from the producers because they are claimed to imitate without shoes movement. The actual claim which they imitate or even simulate without footwear movement is because of the roll over on the bottom.

The particular footwear style has been prompted by the local Masai individuals in Africa who employ a straight healthy posture including a gait or even jogging pattern that's just

vBulletin Nulled

Boards have grown to be a powerful way to develop online communities and have an energetic web site. In message boards you will find a variety of material and the various search engines do tend to position them highly. For the web site owner, there are numerous possibilities for the software package that can be used to build the community forum. You will find free of charge versions and also right now there are paid options. There are also free hosted alternatives. One of the most popular paid

SEO

Having a web-site ranking well within the various search engines is one thing that each webmasters desires to achieve and it is becoming harder. There is certainly only room for 10 web sites on the results page of the major search engines, however because of so many various things for example videos and also images as well as paid out promotions for the search results pages, it is getting more difficult. With the amount of sites competing for the similar rankings, it’s simply likely to become

Do Forums Make Money?

Forums are a fun way for sites to create groups and there are many possibilities open on how to try this. Boards are usually built around particular niches as well as do require a considerable level of work to set up, launch and also run. You will find expenses to operate a forum, thus community owners would like to try and recover some of this expenditure. There are various tips on how to monetize a forum. You should utilize adsense on forums; you could potentially operate eBay auctions on

Heel Pain in Children

Suffering inside the heel bone of youngsters just isn't very common, but when it can occur, it is typically a condition referred to as Severs Disease. That is thought of as like a pressure of the cartilage material development plate at the back of the calcaneus. Some have also suggested that it is a march fracture with this development area. The most typical reason behind severs disease will be a variety of elements for example activity level, tough surfaces as well as tight calf muscles. Many

Ranking of Websites by Alexa

There are lots of strategies to figure out how much traffic an online site will get. A single mistaken method used by lots of website owners will be the Alexa website rankings. The actual Alexa plugin is used by about a few million users. Once they go to a web site, these details will be transmitted to the Alexa company and they produce the actual rankings of web sites according to the number of page views they obtain. The reason why the actual Alexa Website Rankings are problematic is that the

Website Authorities

Quite a few internet sites have got something specific in terms of ranking inside the major search engines. They seem to do nicely for a number of factors. These sites are believed to be authority web site. It isn't known plainly just what make a site a good authority site, nonetheless it most likely provides extensive related to the web link profile with the internet site. If, for example, most of the websites inside a niche all connect to the same web site, then that web site must be

The Asics Running Shoes

The Asics Running Shoe company is one of the marketplace frontrunners within the running shoe business. They are accountable for many market innovative developments and trends. The actual selection of asics running shoes is actually broad and includes well-liked models such as the Asics gel Kayano and the Asic gel DS trainer. The range is so broad that they can cater for almost any runner, virtually any jogging type as well as feet sort. The important thing to getting the right Asics running

Chilblains

Chilblains are typical within colder environments but are not in fact caused by the actual cold as a result. Chilblains are triggered whenever a cool feet are heated up too rapidly. In some individuals the circulation is simply sluggish to respond towards the alteration of temperatures. A chilblain can be an inflamation related response to the waste products that build up within the epidermis once the circulation is not as reactive. Bad blood circulation is not actually an issue either as those

What is the Cluffy Wedge

The device called cluffy wedge is used by foot doctors to treat a condition functional hallux limitus and other related condition that are associated with windlass mechanism of the foot. The cluffy wedge is placed under the big toe to hold at a slightly flexed angle, tightening up the windlass mechanism and treatin the functional hallux limitus by pushing up the big toe joint. The Cluffy wedge is a trademarked commercial product that has been widely used in the past in one forum or another by

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