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The creation of site interest is an aspect
of design that can make or break one's potential for success. With
return visits playing an integral role in overall traffic, and product
exposure potential, interactivity is a tool receiving significant
attention in today's online business medium.
Bulletin boards, or forums as they are sometimes
referred to, are a means of involving your clientelle in your site,
and if done correctly, can draw your visitors back again and again,
through their interest in participating in the community your site
has to offer.
Bulletin boards come in all shapes and sizes,
and are available through a variety of providers. Options can vary
from free services that allow integration of your own site's headers
and/or logos, with outside advertising often utilized to pay the
provider for the service, to pay for service models that meld seamlessly
with your site's design. Many hosting providers also include scripts
with your package that offer a basic model at no cost.
The option you select will depend largely
on the level of professionalism you wish to project, as well as the
potential of such a community to grow within your area of expertise.
Online has assembled a sampling of available
services below:
| Bravenet.com
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| Bravenet
offers a free forum package with good customization ability, and
easy installation. Outside advertising will be featured in the
forum area to cover the cost of the service. Bravenet's other website
development services include add-on polls, java based chat, messenger,
and mailing list management. |
| EZ
Board |
| Ranked one
of the top 100 sites in the world, EZBoard.com provides a variety
of services in the area of community forums. Their basic bulletin
board is free, and does incorporate outside advertising as a means
of funding. The boards are highly customizable, and can meld well
with your current site design. Low cost pay for service models
without advertising are available. |
VBulletin
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| VBulletin
offers a robust pay per license bulletin board software that can
meld perfectly with your site design. Requires installation on
your server, but assistance is available for a fee. A quality product
targeting medium to large sites whose intent is a completely professional
and integrated design. |
| Webaga.com |
| Providing
a range of services designed to improve site stickiness through
enhanced interactivity, Webaga's message board platform is highly
customizable, professional in appearance, includes installation,
and is affordable for even the smallest e-business. Webaga also
offers a suite of polling, and mailing list managers. |
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