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  1. Shawn Gossman

    What are the DOs and DON'Ts of blogging?

    Based on your experience, what are the DOs of bogging? How about the DON'Ts? What would you recommend new bloggers (or veteran) do and don't as bloggers?
  2. Shawn Gossman

    AdSense is dropping on my blogs

    I feel like something will have to be done. AI basically scrapes information for search results. If people can't make money anymore from their content, many will quit. AI needs fresh content to keep providing accurate information.
  3. Shawn Gossman

    AdSense is dropping on my blogs

    I've been using AdSense on my blogs for a while now. I feel like it's diminishing to a point of no return. Sure, I still make money with it. I get paid every month, too. But unless I enabled full page takeover ads (can't stand those), I'll make less and less as I go. And when I have enabled...
  4. Shawn Gossman

    Making money with medium

    So, I've been working to build up my portfolio of outdoor articles. It's my hopes that I can land more freelance writing gigs in magazines, blogs, and other publications for outdoor writing and travel. I read that getting on Medium could help with building that portfolio. So, I joined and...
  5. Shawn Gossman

    Paid advertising on other forums

    Have you ever tried paying for advertising on another forum? How did it work out for you? Why do you think it was successful or unsuccessful? Would you pay for advertising on a forum that shares your niche or another forum that share your niche?
  6. Shawn Gossman

    Profit Premium Member Tiers

    Most forums that use a premium membership feature do either one or two plans. One plan is often the most one used. Pay XX amount per year for premium membership. If there is a second option, it might be XX per month for premium membership. Usually, the annual plan is slightly cheaper than the...
  7. Shawn Gossman

    Blog Scenario: Managing a Team

    Let's play a game here. A scenario where you make enough money to hire a team for your blog. Let's be realistic so, let's say you + 3 other team members. How would you manage this team on your blog? What tasks would you delegate to them? I can't wait to see what you all post here!
  8. Shawn Gossman

    How do you deal with mass content decay?

    As a blogger, I'm sure you've always been told to update old content. It's a good lesson in blogging to do that. Updating old content keeps your blog fresh and evergreen. It's actually important to do it. However, for those of us who have been blogging "forever," the thought of that is almost...
  9. Shawn Gossman

    10+ Year Forum Owners

    I first started a forum around 1998-1999. After that, my love for running forums took off. Adding it up, I've been running forums for over 25 years. That's a long time and in 25+ years, I've seen and learned a lot in the history of forums. So, with that being said -- I'm interested in hearing...
  10. Shawn Gossman

    Has your forum reached its maturity?

    Has your forum evolved to what you had hoped it evolves to? Once a forum reaches a point to where you are just hoping for daily discussions and new members, I feel like it has reached maturity. After that, I feel like you need to shift your strategy into something that promotes long-term...
  11. Shawn Gossman

    Hidden costs of running a long-term forum

    I love that you mention this. That's really the mindset that forum owners need to have these days. Expect to do a lot but to get little in return. We'll definitely give away more than what we "sell" in the forum operator world. I think those who don't get that are the ones who burn out fast.
  12. Shawn Gossman

    Software & Applications What Forums Can Learn from Discord and Reddit’s Explosive Growth

    Many forums are struggling with engagement and declining activity. But Discord and Reddit are thriving. Forums are becoming stagnant because they ignore modernization and the evolution of the online community. But forums don’t have to become Discord or Reddit to thrive. They just need to adapt...
  13. Shawn Gossman

    Creation & Management Forum Gamification 2.0: Beyond Badges and Titles

    Badges, ranks, and post titles have been the staple of forum gamification for many years. However, these forms of gamification are almost laughable because they’re so old and they don’t motivate members enough to see the value in them that we once saw. Forum gamification needs to evolve beyond...
  14. Shawn Gossman

    What if you die?

    Does he have the access to do so? Including paying for it?
  15. Shawn Gossman

    WordPress How do you make your blog faster?

    What hosting, server, and blog software techniques are you using to ensure your blog loads faster for readers? Do you feel like many WordPress blogs are too slow and need to be sped up?
  16. Shawn Gossman

    Profit Building a blog to sell it

    Do any of you create blogs with the intention of selling them? How much do you build the blog up? What has to be in place for you to be fine with selling it? Are you going for a big-ticket item or selling them for next to nothing?
  17. Shawn Gossman

    Big Blogger Burnout

    How do big bloggers manage burnout? People like Seth Godin, Pro Blogger, and others have huge blogs that are posted on every day. This means these people have to commit a lot of effort to their blogs. Seth blogs every day. How do you think they manage burnout? Even if they're making a lot of...
  18. Shawn Gossman

    Self-Hosting vs. Cloud Hosting

    Most of the paid forum software now offers cloud hosting. Some of the cloud hosting enables you to use features not found in self-hosted solutions. I'm wondering what you all feel about cloud versus self-hosting. Which do you choose and why? Try to sell me on one or the other.
  19. Shawn Gossman

    Membership Tiers

    How do you feel about the idea of membership tiers? I'm not really talking about paid tiers, but you could implement cost into this if you wanted to, I suppose. I'm thinking more along the lines of something like this: New member tier: -Posting allowed -Links not allowed -Have to get a...
  20. Shawn Gossman

    What if you die?

    Do you have a succession plan for your forum? What happens if you die tomorrow? Will your forum also die? Do you have a plan in place for someone else to take over if your demise occurs? I wonder what happens to most forums after the owner passes away. I wonder if the owner should plan for...
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