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  1. Shawn Gossman

    Items Management System

    https://xenaddons.com/products/item-management-system.35/ What would you use Items Management System for? Has anyone tried this addon out?
  2. Shawn Gossman

    How many platforms have you tried out?

    What all forum software have you tried out in the past? I've used phpBB1, phpBB2, and phpBB3. I've used SMF 1 and 2. I've used every version of XenForo. I've used vBulletin 3 all the way to 6. I've used MyBB from its earliest all the way to what it is now. I've used a few different versions of...
  3. Shawn Gossman

    What would it take?

    What would it take for you to use MyBB, SMF, or phpBB as your forum software today? If you were to consider using these free platforms right now, what would you require to be able to use them?
  4. Shawn Gossman

    Post Exchange Frequency

    How often do you conduct post exchanges if you do post exchanges that is/ Do you do continuous post exchanges, or do you do it for a set number of posts? What has been your longest post exchange?
  5. Shawn Gossman

    Credits for Money

    Do any of you use a forum credits addon and allow members to exchange credits for actual money? If so, tell us your system and how it works. Do you think this would be a great way to retain members on a forum?
  6. Shawn Gossman

    Do you spend a lot of time on your forum?

    I login to my forums usually every day. I try to visit the more active ones a few times a day, like AAF. I try to post as much as I can, as well. How about you? Do you spend a lot of time on your forum? Do you visit every day?
  7. Shawn Gossman

    Threatening to delete inactive members

    Some forum owners will send out notices to inactive members that their account will be deleted if they don't come back and be active on the forum, again. A lot of newsletter operators do this as well. It's a way to get subscribers to start opening and reading newsletters again. But some might...
  8. Shawn Gossman

    More active off topic section?

    Is your off-topic section more active than the rest of the forum? If that were to happen, would you be upset by that or would you embrace it?
  9. Shawn Gossman

    Ever ran two forums in the same niche?

    I have two forums in the same niche. I have Bike Southern Illinois which is for Southern Illinois-specific cycling discussions. I also just started Cycling Topics which is for cycling topics all over the world. Some might think it's silly to have two forums like that but I'm fine with it...
  10. Shawn Gossman

    What's your moderation style?

    What kind of moderation style do you have as a forum admin? What will you put up with? What will you not put up with? Are you strict, laid back, or somewhere in between?
  11. Shawn Gossman

    Is your niche saturated?

    Is the niche of your forum saturated? Meaning, is there a lot of forums in that niche? Or is your forum the only one or one of the few within your niche? Do you think saturation is a good thing or a bad thing?
  12. Shawn Gossman

    Post-Ban

    After banning a member from your forum (for whatever reason), is that usually the end of it? Do you ever have to deal with other members demanding to know what happened? Do you tell them what happened? Does the banned member ever try to get back into the forum? Do you have an appeal process...
  13. Shawn Gossman

    Newsletter with your blog

    Do you have a newsletter associated with your blog/ I started a newsletter with my blog and it's now up to 3,000+ subscribers. It's now even its own thing with exclusive content that is only made for that newsletter. I think creating a mailing list in association to your blog is critical...
  14. Shawn Gossman

    Is AdSense Dying?

    How do you feel about Google AdSense as a way to make money with blog content? Once upon a time, AdSense was a preferred way to earn revenue with a blog. Nowadays, a lot of people run ad blockers. Even Google (who owns AdSense) says AdSense can slow your blog down and give it a lower rank in...
  15. Shawn Gossman

    Has word of mouth helped?

    Word of mouth. Just telling other people about your blog. I carry business cards with my Hiking with Shawn blog site address on them. I give them out to everyone I meet on the trail. Simple word of mouth can really go a long way to helping you get more blog readers and comments. Do you use...
  16. Shawn Gossman

    Blog Goals

    What are your blog goals? Do you have goals that are just large and challenging to complete or have you created smaller goals that are easy to complete but lead to larger ones? I do the small goal route. Right now, my goals for one blog are: Go from $200 a month revenue to $300 a month Go...
  17. Shawn Gossman

    Time to write...

    How do you find time to write your blog content. I usually write on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I can usually get around 1 to 3 articles written a day if I am in the mood to concentrate and focus on writing. I try to write enough where if I'm not in the mood to write the next week, I'll...
  18. Shawn Gossman

    How mobile friendly is your blog?

    It's important for blogs to be mobile friendly and in many ways, mobile first at least on the side of your audience. I write all my blogs and manage my blog on a desktop PC which is fine and usually easier. However, I read blogs on my phone more than anything else. I'm sure everyone else is...
  19. Shawn Gossman

    What do you love to blog about the most?

    What are your favorite topics within your specific niche that you love covering the most? For me, in my blogging niche, I love to cover SEO topics because I know a lot about it in terms of blogging and have tested many different tactics. So, I love to show others how to do it. But I don't just...
  20. Shawn Gossman

    Spacing out blog posts

    Do you space out your blog post a certain way? For example, I post once a week, every Wednesday. Sometimes, I'll have 3 posts written and I'll just schedule them to post each Wednesday. I feel this is the way to do it since it allows me to remain consistent, Is this how you do it or do you do...
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