Tech Watch is born!

I started Tech Watch last year as a tech news site on Wordpress, but I only made a handful of posts on it as I was too busy maintaining my other sites.

Anyway, I bought two forums on DP - gizmoforums and forumcomputer - many thanks to Serg and NameWolf for smooth transactions.

I've now merged them together as one vbulletin, and added the vbseo plugin for extra search engine friendliness.

Even though the forum is technically new, there's already over 3500 posts on it, so I think there's a good platform for developing it seriously over the long-term.

I've now got to look out for a decent vb skin - something simple but effective - anyone got any suggestions about colours?

I find the blue and grey combo of colours smooth but maybe a little overdone, but for a tech forum I keep thinking of silver and grey, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, if anyone's got any suggestions about how to make the site look more appealing to join for new visitors, please feel free to make them.

Tech Watch: http://www.techwatch.co.uk/

 

I know blue, gray and silver seem like techy colors, but that by no stretch of the imagination means that techy people like those colors or relate them to technology. I'd be open to other colors to add a little life. Maybe Blue and green, or Blue and yellow.

BTW, nice domain you've got there.

 

Hi I brian,

Just tried to view your website and it was "error". can you check this out?

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Could not locate remote server

You tried to access the address http://www.techwatch.co.uk/, which is currently unavailable. Please make sure that the Web address (URL) is correctly spelled and punctuated, then try reloading the page.

</quote>

Regards

Stuey

 

Must have been a temporary glitch- I'm still seeing it.

 

I see it fine, and agree that the colours need something more lively.

 

Are you still having problems accessing the site?? Strange, as I've had no problems.

 

I'm accessing the site fine.

 

Brian, must've been a glitch. It was fine late last night and it's OK now. I did try it a few time though and DP, etc was working .....

Stuey

PS Your Platinax website is v good.

 

You cold use some color in your website, try to create (or get) some icons for each cathegory or something like that, to warm it a little.

 

Many thanks for confirming that it's working fine now - much appreciated.

Thanks for the comments on Platinax, too - more then welcome to visit.

 

Hi Brian

Nice looking, just visited and liked it so joined.

1) try to add more meta tags.

I have question that how we can add our site in your RECOMMENDED list.

Good Luck