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Free Forum Hosting For Your Favourite Group Discussion
By Calista Joyner
Free forum hosting has made group discussions easier and cheaper
than ever before. Of course, every site boasts to be the best,
so you’ll need to think about what’s important before you select
which option to pursue.
Do you anticipate lots of customer service needs? Do you want
to play with custom designs and color coding to make an attractive
site? Do you hate cluttering ads with a passion? Read on to learn
more about various phpBB-based options.
Can Comment Without Signing Up
Forumspring.com
has 42,386 members and over a million posts in its free forum
hosting network. It follows essentially the same framework as
Free forums.org, with email, RSS feeds, customized group logos
and over 300 style templates to choose from. One unique feature
is that people just passing through can comment without signing
up, as long as you make the community public.
Nabble.com
is one of the more bare bones free forum hosting sites, preferred
for its simplicity. If you think you may need a lot of room for
group discussions, site traffic, as well as file and photo uploading
capabilities, this might be a good fit for you.
Many people also like the fact that there is nothing to install.
Instead of hassling with different skins for every page of the
forum, you can set up one and keep the same header, footer, navigation
and advertising on each page.
Forums Without Advertising
Now say you’re the type that hates advertising. It looks cluttered
and irritating. You’d almost rather donate a few dollars here
and there for no advertising at all. Freeforums.org is a new free
forum hosting provider as of 2007.
It has no advertising on the site whatsoever and their site is
still free. They pride themselves on excellent 24/7 customer service,
99.9% uptime and spam prevention. In addition to unlimited bandwidth
and over 246 MB of attach space, there are advanced editing settings,
style previews and a plethora of functionality options, including
"quick reply."
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The site has an attractive, professional design with color ranks
and the very unique feature that allows you to schedule backup
and download your whole site whenever you want.
Hundreds Of Themes And Color Cutomization Options
Eamped.com
is a free forum hosting site with 207,333 members and close to
3 million posts. Eamped.com also gives you the most stylistic
options, allowing you to choose from one of hundreds of themes
with color customization options or upload your own design.
You can make custom logos and custom smileys. Another unique
feature is private messaging functionality. You can upgrade for
$4.95 per month to get ad removal. The customization is easy for
administrators to follow and the search engine optimization is
decent.
Great For Bilingual Users
JConserv.net,
another leading contender in the free forum hosting domain, has
many of the same features as its competitors, unlimited bandwidth,
over 150 design templates and unlimited users. Many of the features
and mods are pre-installed, so it’s easy for beginners to
follow. Users from any language can start a forum, which is great
for bilingual users.
The internet is full of free forum hosting options. While Freeforums.org
offers some of the best and newest innovations in the field, it’s
too young and unpredictable to some, who prefer the time-tested
success of sites like Eamped.
Others still, get overwhelmed by options and like to stick with
the simple, direct approach of JConserv or Nabble.
About the Author:
Calista Joyner has written a number of articles on computers and
software including
Online Computer Classes,
Adware Spyware Download,
Computer Spyware,
Computer Memory,
Computer Hardware Software.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know This About Discussion Forums?
What is the difference between a message board and a forum?
There really is not any difference between
a message board and a forum. Both words are interchangeable
with the other. The only differences may lay in how topics
are posted or what topics are allowed. A message board
typically has random category topics where anyone can
post a new question or comment.
A forum may be limited in that it is a specialized area where
discussions tend to be all based on one thing, such as an automotive
group. The forum would typically be everything to do with automotive
parts, vehicles or advice. For the most part a message board and
a forum are the same.
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