How to monetize a forum
As you all might know, forum is very hard to monetize, because people usually visit regularly. Regular visitor has low CTR, because them know where the ads are and tend to ignore it. But there are ways to overcome this:
Sell banner space. You can place the banner at the top, left, or right of your [...]
How to increase pages indexed by Google
The more pages you have in Google index, the more likely you will get traffic from Google SERP. Higher page indexed at Google will bring you higher PageRank. So here are some tips to increase your indexing at Google:
Verify your site with Google using the Webmaster tools.
Create a sitemap, and submit it to Google. If [...]
Tips for getting traffic from forum
Here are some tips for getting traffic from forum:
Upload image for your avatar. You could use your own photo. This will make other people to remember you more easily.
Put your website / blog URL in your signature. Use color and bold font to make you different from other people.
If the forum support using image for the [...]
Redirect visitor using IP
I got spam on my forum. It is an old forum, and I do not have time to upgrade it. From my web statistic, the spammers seems to come from 193.53.87.95 and 193.53.87.93. I tried setting my forum, to block these IPs. But it does not seems to be working.
I’m going to try redirect the [...]
How to tackle spam in forum
Have you ever got spam posts on your forum. Surely yes. Deleting members will not help. One effective way is to block IP, especially if your forum is intended for local people. When an IP or hostname is banned, your board’s content will be blocked from any connection coming from that IP. If you are [...]
