SOWPub Small Business Forums - Special Announcement…. New Marketing Forums Dedicated Search Engine Recently Launched

Looking forward to checking it out more indepth :-) Seems like a great idea though :-) To this point I've used http://business.messagestoday.com to keep up with new posts, popular posts, etc. on the business/marketing forums. Looking forward to using your resource. Again thanks, Josh :-)

> Those of you, who know me, will know that
> I’ve been on the forum scene for some time
> now.
> Running my own forum as well as
> co-partnering on Ken Silver's, and the
> occasional posts on other marketing
> discussion boards is something that I truly
> enjoy and of course benefit from, as well as
> keeping me busy!

> I realized like many others may have in the
> past, who post and lurk in the various
> marketing and business related forums, that
> something was “missing”, something that was
> needed to tie or "network" the
> many popular forums together. A
> cross-reference that would further enhance
> the discussion board experience and wealth
> of valuable information they encompassed.

> Six months ago, I had a dream…. A project
> that would bring the forum scene closer
> together.
> A “tool” that would benefit the entire
> marketing forums community.

> What I thought would be useful, was a
> “dedicated” Forums Search Engine with
> certain extra features I will explain
> further on down.

> I knew that such a project would not be
> easy. Creating a SE requires advanced
> programming skills to be able to search deep
> into the archives of the various forums,
> each with their own obstacles and different
> method of operation. I also knew it would
> take many man-hours of testing, debugging
> and coding, especially for the special
> features I wanted the engine to include. A
> project I could not handle myself due to the
> skill base required and the long hours I
> already devote to my own online business.

> Many people I bounced my idea off along the
> way, people I respected, told me I was
> crazy, or that it would be a project I
> should forget about, a project that belonged
> in the “too hard basket”.

> Well I almost did, shelve the idea, ….. But
> I knew in my heart that my idea, maybe not
> anything new, had some merit and I like to
> see my projects through.
> I knew that past humble projects I had
> undertaken had been winners. Projects like
> the ever popular 100 plus Web pages on my
> website devoted to the “Who’s Who of
> Internet Marketing”, a valuable free
> information resource to those new to the
> world of online business and marketing….
> Interesting reading if nothing else.

> Then 3 months ago I was fortunate to partner
> with one of my customers, a very talented
> and brilliant programmer and software
> developer, “David Orme” from Great Britain.
> A positive “can do…No problem” individual.
> David took the “bull by the horns” and
> worked on my idea day and night, and was
> able to implement the features I thought
> boarded on “unlikely and probably could not
> be done” in the finished product I saw in my
> mind's eye.

> So after much pain and toil, David Orme and
> I proudly give you “Forum-Tracker”….. The
> Internet's first and only dedicated online
> Marketing & Biz Forums Search Engine.
> A Search Engine that will benefit all those
> that frequent and enjoy the resources of the
> online marketing and biz op forum scene.

> Here are some of the features of
> “Forum-Tracker” which may be of benefit to
> all forum goers…..

> 1. Search 15 Popular marketing & biz
> discussion Boards & some of their
> archives in a single search just for
> starters. (More forums will be added as we
> go).

> 2. Search By topic keywords or author (if
> you're looking for a particular poster)..
> …Never again do you have to remember, “Now,
> on which forum did I read about that
> marketing technique!”. Research posts
> relating to subjects you are interested in
> or want to post about yourself!

> 3. Sign up (free) to receive Email Alerts
> when any of your favorite nominated posters
> of your choice makes a message or response
> in any thread in any of the tracked forums.
> Never again miss a post by someone whose
> posts you enjoy reading. Save time in
> scanning the forums when you’re busy.
> (Note: The Forum-tracker technology does NOT
> harvest email addresses from the forums, so
> you don't have to worry about your online
> privacy).

> Let “Forum-Tracker” do the hard work for
> you!… That’s our motto.

> My own forum, which closed last month
> temporarily for the changes to be made, has
> now re-opened as you can see and now serves
> a dual purpose….

> 1. The normal discussion and postings as
> before

> But also incorporating…

> 2. The “Forum” of the “Forum-Tracker Search
> Engine”.

> Here you will be able to see “Link Messages”
> similar to “Lesley’s Fountain’s much beloved
> and sadly missed Boardwatch” to the latest
> and best posts in the above monitored
> forums….. The hottest debates, the
> “must-read-not-to-be-missed” posted articles
> tracked down by “Forum-Tracker” on a regular
> basis!

> We are currently working on something never
> seen before on the online biz forums…. Fully
> automated scheduled postings on my forum
> which will include hyperlink messages to
> posts on the other tracked forums. Not an
> easy feat!…. But we are trying nevertheless.

> We are also accepting a limited number of
> “sponsored links” and small banner ads on
> “Forum-Tracker’s” index page, to help pay
> for the Search Engine and its development.
> Interested parties will find contact details
> on the Search Engine for further
> information.

> With total page views on the tracked forums
> estimated conservatively at around 3 million
> page views a month, we feel confident
> “Forum-Tracker” will become a popular
> resource to the marketing and biz op
> discussion board community.

> Already, “sign –ups” (totally free) for the
> “email alert” feature are beyond our
> expectations, and the user feedback David
> and I have received is more than
> encouraging.

> Visit and put the link to “Forum-Tracker” in
> your browser favorites today….

> http://www.forum-tracker.com Enjoy!

> Warmest Regards & $uccess

> Ricky Higgs

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