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There are many benefits when participating in webmaster forums. Webmaster forums offer first hand news and resources on what is happening on the Internet. Everyone is involved with the Internet some way or the other, whether it’s for work or for pleasure. So it’s certainly in your best interest to keep abreast of the latest webmaster news. Here are some examples of webmasters news that may affect you directly or indirectly.

Search engines related news.

This is one of the most closely watched topics. Webmasters watch what is happening to the search engines because on the Internet, it’s all about traffic. Nothing ever happens without traffic. You can’t get leads, registrations, and you certainly can’t get sales. And for many websites, the majority of the traffic comes from search engines. Therefore, if there is any search engine related news, webmasters will cling to its every word. It’s that important.

This traffic generation method is also commonly known as search engine optimization (SEO). SEO is a combination of internal page and external page factors that helps a website to rank well in the search engines. You can pick up some really great SEO tips just by scanning webmaster news in forums.

It is not uncommon to see webmasters visiting forums just to complain about a drop in search engine rankings. When that happens, every webmaster wants to know what went wrong. In fact, some even offer to pay others money, just so their website can regain its rankings. But the Internet is not all about the search engines. There is more.

Internet marketing news.

Many webmasters depend on Internet marketing news for the latest money making opportunities. This may be in the form of untapped traffic source, or a new way of generating traffic online. Whatever the method, the webmaster community is usually the first to hear about it.

Of course, they are also the ones to profit from these opportunities. In fact, many have made fortunes from various traffic generation methods such as buying clicks or article marketing. The best part is, webmasters learn how to conduct their online businesses for free on these forums.

Another reason why you should be concerned about internet marketing news is that you want to avoid being scammed. Some people think that they can cheat people of their hard earned money and get away with it when they trade on the internet. But usually, the law catches up with these crooks. It’s just a matter of time.

However, if you are updated on the latest internet marketing news, you will be able to avoid such unpleasant experiences altogether. Who wants to go through the hassle of being cheated of one’s hard earned money, and then having to go after some crook that may be halfway across the globe? For sure, we all have better things to do.

These are just a couple of examples on how webmaster news can benefit you. If you have benefited from the information provided by a webmaster forum, be sure to share some of your own knowledge as well. Communities thrive when everyone shares.

So join a webmaster forum, and participate actively. For all you know, you may end up profiting handsomely from an internet marketing opportunity.

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If you own an online business, all the more you should keep up with the latest webmaster news and trends. You can do so by visiting webmaster forums, blogs or other community sites. The main benefit of reading news on webmaster forums is that you get to stay in tune with the latest Internet marketing trends. Regardless of which niche you are in, your marketing will certainly be affected by evolving trends.

There are a plethora of webmaster forums and blogs that you can visit on a daily basis. Content comes in the format of expert articles, news, opinionated blog posts, and more recently, podcasts and videos. As infrastructure improves and bandwidth costs plunge, it’s only natural that more bandwidth intensive content starts to swarm the Internet. Swarm is a pretty strong word to use, but it’s definitely not over exaggerating. Just take a look at some of the top sites on the Internet today - Youtube, MySpace, Facebook, etc. All of them are community websites. If you recognized this rising trend way in advance, perhaps you have already profited in some way or another. Maybe you could have developed a Facebook application that has spread to a million users. The point is, if you stay updated, you will always stand to benefit.

Another major benefit is that when you visit community sites, you have the opportunity to interact with other like minded webmasters. You can share information, and be in tune with the webmaster community. With a wide network of friends online, you increase your chances of succeeding online. For instance, you can exchange links with other popular blogs, or you can comment on one another’s blog posts. The possibilities are endless.

Webmaster forums have evolved to a very mature stage now. As a member, you can send private messages to other members, or buy, sell, trade online. These forums come with sophisticated back-end tools, which allow thousands of members to login to the forum at the same time. Highly popular forums are often run on dedicated servers. But you don’t have to concern yourself too much with that. Those are administrative stuff that forum owners or moderators worry about.

Speaking of moderators, they are there to do a job, which is to enforce any forum policies that a forum may have. So be sure to read the policies before participating in a forum. If you violate any rules, moderators may be coming after you. Sometimes, they may let you off with a light warning, but on more serious infringements, they will ban the accounts. So read the rules, and play nice.

Rules aside, also remember that you are on forums to network with others. So do refrain from any unkind comments. If you are uncomfortable with any posts that you come across, just leave the thread and don’t post anything. There is really little point in posting anything that causes resentment. Make friends, not enemies.

So keep in mind the social etiquette when participating in webmaster online forums. Visit them for the news, expert articles, and other content.

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Written by the BevyHost Forum Administrator:

Welcome to Review a Website for $50, $30 or $20 Contest
1. How to Participate:
Write a review about one the websites posted to be reviewed in this section and post it in this Thread.
2. How to Win:
There will be 3 winners, which will be decided on June 7th, by the points earned during the contest.

The points will be rewarded as follows:

Add an avatar to your profile = 5 points

We will make a poll with all your reviews in this same thread starting on May 31st.
The poll will run from May 31st until June 7th.
The winners of the poll will receive the following points according to their position in the poll.

1st place in the Poll = 30 points
2nd place in the Poll = 20 points
3rd place in the Poll = 15 points

The Admin and Moderators will also vote in the poll for one of the reviews. Their votes will count as follows.

Admin = 10 points
Supermoderator = 8 points
Moderator = 6 points

You can also ask your friends, mates and coworkers to vote in the poll for you , as you can see the winner of the poll has a very good chance of winning the contest,
We are still in elections :) and You still Want to win

3. Dates:
Last day to submit Reviews: May 31st, 2008 (+1 GTM)
Start date Poll: June 1st 2008
End Date Poll: June 7th, 2008
Winners Announcement: June 8th, 2008
Payment Date: June 9th, 2008

4. Prize of the Contest
1st Place = $50
2nd Place = $30
3rd Place = $20

5. Important Notes
1. All reviews must be written as per the instructions (if any) provided by the users requesting a review of their sites.
2. All reviews must be unique.
3. You may review as many sites as you want. Increase your chances of winning the $$ by writing more than one review
4. Outsourcing is allowed: This means that you can hire or ask someone else to write the review for you (maybe invest a little bit of money  to have more chances of winning the $$ prize).
5. Payment by PayPal

Looking forward to reading your reviews,

Good Luck Everyone.
BevyHost Forum Team

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As Marcus Ranum, Chief Security Officer of Tenable Web work Security and author of The Myth of Homeland Security, explains, cybercrime gives you a criminal with a means of automation and anonymity, needs very little in word s of information technology knowledge or equipment, and can cross worldwide borderlines very fast, making it more effortless to hide and more burdensome to be prosecuted.

It seems that offenders developed in a very similar way our perception of risk did, from regular robbers with arms running around and killing people, to somehow less violent, yet very dangerous individuals whose targets are now online banking accounts and laptops of millions of users international.

The latest news from England’s major retail bankers says, that if your online banking account has been wiped out and you didn’t use any Cyberspace safety software equipped with antivirus and antispyware eg Norton 360, you entirely are to be blamed for the amount that is lost and they won’t compensate you a penny. Banks even embedded a clause in the recently updated Banking Code, that says they are not liable for any losing of money if your PC doesn’t have antispyware software with the updated self-replicating malware definition installed. Sounds marvelous, doesn’t it?

They don’t risk their lives to get money, they don’t shoot at anyone any more, they don’t even do any physical harm to their victims. Today’s crime exercised online, the Internet crime, uses safeness holes and threats to PC safety in software and equipment to sneak money from peoples’ pockets sitting right in the front of their computer machines. No need to shoot, nor to threat anybody. Just a few smart code snippets smuggled into the victim’s PC via email or a booby-trapped website and you are done. Simple as that.

According to recent Cyberspace computer safety and online identity fraud research, the British Police are being informed about a new cybercrime event every 10 seconds. This accounted for over GBP 300 millions amount that is lost for private and business bank customers in the Great Britain in 2007. However, many online computer safety professional s claim that vast majority of cybercrime s are never reported because they haven’t been detected or were of a lesser severity.

Having that said, you, the Cyberspace user, are solely liable for your doings online. And whether you get your online banking password snatched and money robbed by hackers, chances are no one except you will pay for this. So, whether your computer isn’t properly protected you may be running a risk of getting hacked and your identity becomes an easy target for those knowing how to steal it. To make sure this won’t happen, get yourself a copy of a free antispyware software that are available to transfer from various vendors today. Enjoy your online!

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This is the 9th update of the Review a Website for $50 Contest .

As you can see from previous updates, the contest is getting a lot of high quality reviews.

I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do.

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Review Writer: Llamalord
Writer Website: Another Day Wasted
Website to Review: www.jasonemry.com
Review Requested: here by Jason

After having a peak at your site I must say Im impressed. There were a few bits which I didnt like and alot I did like, break it down now!!!

Content:

The content itself made for a good read, I mainly stuck to the blog link on this as the other pages seem to hurt my eyes alittle (the pink page and the status page), after a while I tried out the other links ( hydrogenmafia etc ) shame they wernt part of your site… and that hydrogenmafia almost killed my pc. But over all good content

Layout:

Apart from the status page and the pink page (just for the colours not really doing my eyes any good), I did like the full use of the java menu at the top, rare to see a good little widget like that. Everything else about the site was good.

Ease of use:

I couldnt find a single problem with your site, nice and easily laid out, nothing at all went wrong (well aoart from hydrogenmafia locking my PC for a min or two lol). Nicely done

Over all:

Over all I liked your site, was a good read and it was well made, in the idea the colour choice is your own, and my review is the opinion of ONE person not the whole internet so I cant say “you would do better if you….”. All I can say is that if it is working then keep doing it. Well done on a good site.

5 out of 5 ’s

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This is the 8th update of the Review a Website for $50 Contest .

As you can see from previous updates, the contest is getting a lot of high quality reviews.

I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do.

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Review Writer: Gema
Writer Website: N/A
Website to Review: Studentstyle
Review Requested: here by legendary11

A few comments on the style:
Nice clean layout with a good use of the white space. The blue text looks good on the white and the 3 cartoon characters used on the main header and home page are very cool. Good choice of font for the title and heading graphics gives it a modern feel suitable for a student’s site. The blue color carries throughout the site giving it a connected feel. Simple but relaxed, which gives the confident sensation that all you will read here will be only honest and truthful info. Nice little favicon too.

Comments on the usability and layout:
First: I find the navigability good and easy to use; the links on the left side bar speak for themselves and so do the navigation tabs on the top. At the time of this review there were some links on the left side bar that didn’t work but I imagine this had to do with the site being fairly new and expanding all the time with new content.
Having said that and after checking the site in IE, Firefox and Safari the difference in appearance between browsers (at the time) made it clear that Safari would show a nicer layout.
Firefox and IE:
-The left side bar displays links with a description for each link which makes you scroll all the way down before you find what you want; a bit annoying but, I guess this is the owners preference; perhaps this way they make sure you read the content all the way down at the same time that you search through the links.
-Updates column shows in the center of the screen.

Screenshot view in IE and Firefox:

Safari:
-The left side bar displayed links with no description
-Updates column displayed on the right side which I think is where it should be, so that the main text remains centered.
(The browsers compatibility has been fixed and the above view is how it currently looks like)

Screenshot view in Safari:

Content:
Although not all links were working at the time of this review, I can already say that there are some nice articles on several categories; to name a few: the roommate problems section, student budgeting, Students Should Know, safe sex section ( would be nice to mention the source of the articles posted on this one since they talk about pills and injections, some medical ref. would be nice ), etc.. The cooking tips are very useful; I would like to see some pictures there for inspiration…

To resume:
A nice site full of potential. I personally have great expectations for this site and especially for the idea behind it; it still needs some hours of work and more content, so perhaps it would help the users and the creators to have more interaction with visitors by allowing them to post comments and hints somewhere? (Just a suggestion.)
It also would be nice to make it a more international site to attract the interest of students from other countries. It is good the way it is anyway if the owner wants to target one or two countries.

If it was fully functional I would give it a 5 but since there are still a lot of changes going on I’ll rate it 4 out of 5 stars. Well done!

(A small note: this site is having so many changes lately that this review may be out dated when you read it)

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This is the 7th update of the Review a Website for $50 Contest .

As you can see from previous updates, the contest is getting a lot of high quality reviews.

I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do.

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Review Writer: larnau
Writer Website: N/A
Website to Review: Fitness2k
Review Requested: here by pilseight

First impression:
When I first visited fitness2k’s home page I experienced a healthy and peaceful feeling, I guess brought up by its simple and clean design. Its relaxed ambiance made me want to read more, in search of the story behind the main page.

Look and Layout:
Colors and fonts are consistent in their look and feel, which make the site a subtle place to browse through.
Their choice of natural, soft colors make you feel like anything you get here will be only pure and beneficial for your health. The look and feel of each page is consistent throughout the site. The green colored leaves on the main heather and the pictures of people with white doctor’s coats work well together and help to bring out a message of credibility.

Content:
After reading their welcome message on the home page (Welcome to Your Source for Independent Information about Weight Loss!)
I expected to be in one of those sites where you could retrieve lots of information on different weight loss products and weight loss methods. It was only after being smartly directed to their (3) recommended products that I came to understand the real site’s purpose.
At fitness2k you can buy weight loss pills based on natural ingredients.

Navigation and Ease of Use:
Fitness2k is relatively small site. It has only a few pages which can be easily accessed through the links on the left site.
All information is nicely and smoothly presented and it is easily accessible.
The various links included to their recommended products’ home page, add extra credibility to the site’s information.

In Closing:
Neat, refreshing looking site, easy to navigate and easy to find your way around.
I would have liked to see more detailed information on nutrition and health food than just some superficial quotes on fast food and fat. But then this is just my personal taste.
I also would have liked to read more about the site’s owner/s on the ‘about us’ area; this space simply shows a picture of a group of doctors and tells nothing specific about the site’s owner/s.

My rating: 4 out of 5

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This is the 6th update of the Review a Website for $50 Contest .

At the time of writing this post, there are some reviews compeating for the $50 prize.
As mentioned in my previous posts, I am posting some of them for you to enjoy over here.

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Review Writer: Llamalord
Writer Website: Another Day Wasted
Website to Review: Grocery Price Books
Review Requested: here by holly

Review:

I have now been looking at this site for a few mins, I understand the concept behind the site and think its a very good one, but please dont take offence or in the wrong way when you read this review - Please read the full review.

Layout:

Very basic, this is really the only problem I have found with this site. I does look like a few tables have been put together. The only colours can be found in the menu buttons, some small pic’s on the menu and in some of the writing.

I personally think that, yes adverts are the main income for most sites, but sometimes they can be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Its going to sound evil but I honestly dont like looking for good deals on food etc whilst a oxfam ad flashes at me to help people poorer then me (long story why, will post in general).

- note: Just clicked the side menu and it turns out it was a banner -

The layout is the only thing which has let the site down

Content:

Impressive to say the least, it must have taken alot of time to amass this much information on differnt products then add them to a database alongside having the latest offers and the codes. Im suprised you can keep it so up to date. Well done

Ease of use:

When you get past the confusion I had (thinking that the pic’s to the side was a menu when it really was a banner lol) its very VERY easy to use, its the only time that the simple constant layout comes into play as a winner, yes I said some bad things about the layout but it does come in handy.

Overall:

Once you get past the look of the site you will be suprised how much information and good deals you can get from this site, I was very impressed by how much information is on the site. A good 4 out of 5 happy faces (only 4 because the layout is still to simple for my liking - sorry)

Raiting: 4/5

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This is the 5th update of the Review a Website for $50 Contest .

At the time of writing this post, there are some reviews compeating for the $50 prize.
As mentioned in my previous posts, I am posting some of them for you to enjoy over here.

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Review Writer: Llamalord
Writer Website: Another Day Wasted
Website to Review: UpPaid.com
Review Requested: here by interappbiz

After looking into this site alittle more and signing up Ive come up with the following review:

Layout:

Very simple layout with some good pic’s to frame the site nicely, I do like the colours as they do make you feel like it has been made professionally.

Content:

The content isnt really a issue on this site as its mainly “click here to earn money” which is a good thing. I do like the idea you just need to put your e-mail in first, saves time when your domain isnt allowed because its a freebe one (its happend alot to me).

The only thing which is missing from the site is “Your e-mail will not be sold or given out”, I used my hotmail account because it doesnt say that. Now I dont mind if I have to sign up to get money from these other companies, but Im doing it myself, now allowing other people just to sell my e-mail address

Ease of use:

Very easy, simply “click click paste done” site which allows you to make money (slowly). Would recommend it

Over all:

I do like these sorta sites, but they take so long to make anything from. I do like it but because you havent given a clear view on how your going to use my e-mail (if your going to sell it to companies who will spam me or just keep it on record) it makes me feel alittle unease using it.

I give it (because of that reason - sorry)

3 out of 5 happy faces!

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