Free Social Media Help for Solopreneurs | Social Media Marketing Help | Social Networking for Small Businesses » ning http://www.freesocialmediahelp.com Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:52:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Thinking About Your Own Forum? http://www.freesocialmediahelp.com/thinking-about-your-own-forum http://www.freesocialmediahelp.com/thinking-about-your-own-forum#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:00:16 +0000 admin http://www.freesocialmediahelp.com/?p=821 In the past few blog posts, we’ve discussed the importance of forums and I hope by now you’ve taken the time to find some that are specific to your industry and start poking around in them.  Once you’ve participated in a few forums and experienced the kind of connection and community that can be [...]]]> In the past few blog posts, we’ve discussed the importance of forums and I hope by now you’ve taken the time to find some that are specific to your industry and start poking around in them.  Once you’ve participated in a few forums and experienced the kind of connection and community that can be built you might be anxious to start your own.  In our Web 2.0 world this is super simple to get started. Here are a few FREE applications that you can install (often with just one or two clicks from your hosting company)

  1. KickApps
  2. Yuku
  3. Ning
  4. Php.bb

With the exception of Yuku, I have set up and implemented all of the other types of forums for a variety of clients and I’ve found that the success of a community forum is in the strategy and implementation. If you want some guidance on this, please don’t hesitate to contact me for assistance.

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