My webmaster forum for review

Discussion in 'Websites' started by GULLIVER, Oct 4, 2006.

  1. #1
    I recently set up a webmaster forum, on a vbulletin board.

    Please review it, make some comments and suggestions.

    Hope you like it and would like to register and be a active member also :D

    Thanks
     
    GULLIVER, Oct 4, 2006 IP
  2. ludwig

    ludwig Notable Member

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    #2
    its the default theme for vbulletin, as I said before my friend you need a better theme and a logo of some kind

    I like the blending of AdSense you got on top but not the one under the first post, it should be fluid as the whole site
     
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  3. sabian1982

    sabian1982 Notable Member

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    #3
    The main issue with starting a forum is if it looks empty and people visit they are likely to run a mile! For starters perhaps reduce down the categories to make them a little more generalised initially - this will not only make the index page shorter (it takes a while to scroll to the bottom) but will also remove all the dead or unposted areas. Concentrate on the sections that have posts in and then as they become more popular you can then branch out into more specific sections (as you have done initially). Basically start small and let it grow!

    Secondly design wise look at doing a decent logo (your current one looks like its been manually resized in a WYSIWYG editor as apposed to editing the physical *.gif - also you want to be unique and different in order to suceed to perhaps investing in a unqiue template design wouldnt hurt!

    Best of luck :)
     
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  4. GULLIVER

    GULLIVER Well-Known Member

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    Thanks sabian. I'll take into consideration your comments about the structer of the forum and logo.

    But actually I don't know where can I get a templete from. Are there free templetes or do I have to buy it?
    Initially I was very interested in changing the style, but couldn't find how.

    Thanks
     
    GULLIVER, Oct 5, 2006 IP
  5. jezza chan

    jezza chan Active Member

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    Here are some Free Vb templates you can download and use:

    http://www.skaidon.co.uk/free-vbulletin-styles.php


    Here are some paid vb templates, these are not free.

    http://extremepixels.com/skins_vb.php


    Hope this helps ya man.
     
    jezza chan, Oct 5, 2006 IP
  6. sebastya

    sebastya Well-Known Member

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    #6
    Wowww we have another Armenian in the forum!!!

    :D i'm so glad to see it

    aper, you need a logo & and a skin

    I've joined the forum too :)
     
    sebastya, Oct 5, 2006 IP
  7. GULLIVER

    GULLIVER Well-Known Member

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    Jezza Chan - thanks for the links, I didn't like the free styles there, but you gave me a hint so i can work on it, thanks

    sebastya jan - I'm glad to know that besides me and ludwig there is also another armenian here :D . Thanks for registering in the forum, be active :D
    Hope we can useful to each other :)

    gitem vor petka poxvi hatkapes logon, kashkhatem dra vra! :)
     
    GULLIVER, Oct 5, 2006 IP
  8. banjaluka

    banjaluka Peon

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    #8
    Site looks nice but today you needs a lot to succedd with the forum.

    I think you need to have at least 5 friends which will take part in discussion to make some threads/posts...
     
    banjaluka, Oct 8, 2006 IP
  9. sabian1982

    sabian1982 Notable Member

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    sabian1982, Oct 8, 2006 IP
  10. webbiz123

    webbiz123 Peon

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    Man I just knew I was going to see a great skin on the site. Let down. Run a contest to get some webmasters on the webmaster forum to build or suggest a skin for VB. OR at the very least had a nice header.
     
    webbiz123, Oct 9, 2006 IP
  11. mastermemei

    mastermemei Banned

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    Good design overall but nothing spectacular.
    I hope you can improve on the logo, make it more unique and eye catcher:)
     
    mastermemei, Oct 10, 2006 IP
  12. GULLIVER

    GULLIVER Well-Known Member

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    Many thanks guys for comments. I didn't know that vbulletin's original design is good - mastermemei :)

    Anything else?
     
    GULLIVER, Oct 11, 2006 IP
  13. danielong

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    A little polish and traffic should do the trick.
     
    danielong, Oct 11, 2006 IP
  14. GULLIVER

    GULLIVER Well-Known Member

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    I haven't done any polishing, but working on the traffic.

    You could help by the way :D
     
    GULLIVER, Oct 11, 2006 IP