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Ok, where to begin. Paypal, ok I use an Indian IT firm to outsource some of the larger projects for my website and they say the Indian government dont like Indian businesses using paypal, instead they use [url]www.cash2india.com[/url] (which when sending money can actually be done through paypal still). Thats …

I started out using phpBB, was my only choice really. I didnt have any money and I wanted something that looked ok. First glance all was well, installation was fairly simple and away I went. Then I looked further into the package and noticed a lack of a lot of …

Yeah I had nothing but bad experiances with clicksor, think I alsted two days there after seeing the poor impressions and return I was getting. If you are lucky to ge ton the value click program then go for it, having great results with it so far.

I dont use this forum as much as I used to if im honest, yes I have not posted a lot but I read a lot and would help users I felt I could help. Anyway, I came on the other day after receiving an email saying how I should …

Personally I only use a forum thats useful to me, so I guess thats content. The forums I am a regular member are all webmaster forums, not counting my own forum that is. Content captures guests, while community feel makes them members.

Hi, I have a Windows 2003 server running Plesk 7.5.5 Recently MySQL is shutting itself down and I really dont know why it would be doing this. I restart the server and it runs again but I get one of those Microsoft reports asking if I want to send it …

Hi, I own a multiplayer gaming site and the games on it I bought. It came with a gaming lobby and the games themselves, with the backend server stuff too. However, my knowledge of java is a bout as extensive as a three year olds knowledge of Father Christmas not …

Bit of a false economy here, if you offer resumes for free at the start you will no doubt get some people interested. But they will be interested for one reason - its free! Not because the quality of service is great or anything else. As soon as you charge, …

I am using it and have been very impressed with it. I was receiving on average $0.48 per click and noticed some as high as $1.63. For a gaming site I figured this to be good. It is a new company and its still in beta, its geared more towards …

Since you guys helped me with my last problem I figured I would try you with another issue thats been bugging me for a while. Since I reinstalled windows XP on my computer (Pro) I cant seem to get any sound from my DVD drive or my DVD writer drive …

I recently formatted my laptop HD and installed a nice fresh copy of XP Pro, it was running XP Home before. However, everytime I boot it now it asks me to choose if I want to launch Home Edition or Pro. How can I stop it from asking me this …

Personally it has to be original content. It defines the forums character and originality. I mean our most successful item has to be sending an inflatable donkey around the world to all the moderators and posting pictures and the story of his trip. People love it as its quirky. Yes …

Hi, I have a site that at the moment has no advertising on it (well it does but it belongs to the previous owner so am in the process of removing it) and I am wondering what the best way forward is for advertising and companies to use or individuals …

What kind of topics will it be rellavant too? Pretty hard to advise you without knowing the ares to look at.

Hi I am Mr Typical Poster, I see your competition and think "wow, what an easy way to win an IPod". I then join and post 20 really pointless posts. I dont win the competition and I become depressed, I think to myself "stupid forum" and leave never to return …

Like most people have said so far, I would recommend getting a proper hosting deal as you never know how successful your forum may become and you dont want to be trapped in a free package that doesnt allow your forum to grow. I would recommend going for a host …

Big no no, all it will encourage is spam, people posting one word replies and just pointless trash to be honest. it will not build a community in anyway as once the prize has gone so will the user. You need to try and build something that will attract members …

For now you could probably cope without him, its best to remove him as a mod though incase any user tries to get in touch. To me there is nothing worse than getting no response for that one time you actually need help. Just make yourself a mod of that …

Its very likely that your host will provide you with the tools to install phpBB. This is free to use and to be fair is quite good. i use it on my site and have little problems. Granted I have practically rewritten the whole thing but my traffic level requires …

Cant say I like either to be honest. It is usually so hard to think of a good domain as most are gone. Although i think haveaniceday.com is still available ;)

Hi, I have been reading through this forum and decided to register and seek the advice of you guys as most seem very experianced in running and maintaining communities. Originally I was a moderator for a site called gamer.tv which provided online games, reviews and had its own tv channel. …

Its very hard to run competitions that "buy" users as there is always someone out ther elooking to exploit it. Also it very rarely leads to good members joining, only money hungry ones who once the thing is over will not even think about returning again. All I can suggest …

I usually get someone applying to be a mod everyday so I instantly know to discount them from being a moderator, lol. In my experiance the best potential mods are those who are being helpful but without the intention of becoming one. I would never try and take moderators from …