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About michaeld

Michael is a web developer and internet marketer who lives in Southern California. He’s been into computers his entire life and the internet since its early days. Frustrated with the lack of formal educational opportunities for web entrepreneurs, he dropped out of college after only a week to pursue his own endeavors. The decision paid off, as he later went on to become the head of SEM for one of the largest firms on the West Coast. Today, he focuses solely on his own web properties along with occasional consulting.

Starting a Forum? Here’s What You Need to Know!

This guest post was written by Michael, who has founded several successful forums and social communities.

So you’re interested in starting a forum? Good for you… it can be a very fun and rewarding experience. However over the years, I have found that almost no one truly understands the amount of work and dedication it will take to build a successful forum from scratch.

The whole idea of “build it and they will come” just doesn’t work anymore. As someone that has created social communities small and large (from “do-it-yourself” forums to large venture-capital backed communities, and ones in-between) here’s some invaluable advice I’ve learned along the way. These tips won’t guarantee success, but they will help you avoid some of the most common pitfalls people make:

20 October, 2010 Posted by:
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Credit Cards Sites: Flip ‘Em, Keep ‘Em, or Start ‘Em?

The following post was written by Michael, founder of CreditCardForum.

The credit card industry has taken part in affiliate marketing since the early days. At first it was a lucrative form of monetization for any half-way decent financial website, but by the middle of last decade, the sector had become largely oversaturated. It seemed like everyone and their mom was hawking credit cards on their blog, and in turn, generating those commissions became a whole lot harder. Then there was another blow; the financial collapse. During this time most banks ceased their credit card marketing altogether. That brings us to today… in 2010 are credit card sites still a moneymaker?