For a long time vBulletin was the reigning king of forum software. It’s been around for years, has a highly developed community of experts, and is powering tens of thousands of forums across the internet. However bbPress is a new open-source software developed by the creators of Wordpress.

Emulating a simple threaded web forum, you can install bbPress as a stand-alone application or to tie into a Wordpress blog. User profiles can carry over into both sections, and it allows for you to not just run a website powered by Wordpress… but to launch an entire community!

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I have been reading Anthony Feint’s blog at http://feint.me/ for a long time now. He shares some amazing motivational posts about getting into the real world of internet marketing, and also provides tips and tricks about how to substantially grow your website and keep motivated.. really it’s more of an inspirational blog than anything else.

I found his book “Flipped: The Complete Guide to Flipping Blogs for Profit” a few months back. I had it in my mind to give it a quick read, but never actually got around to it. However I’ve checked out everything the book offers, and to be completely honest at a modest price of $14 you get a lot with it. You can check out the book here(not an affiliate link) to get some further info about the series.

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I’ve been a huge fan of Blogussion for a long time now. For those who don’t know, they’re a quality blog in regards to blogging tips, writing techniques, time management and focusing on goals of making money online through blogging. There are many others in this niche (ProBlogger comes to mind), but nobody really delves deeply into details and provides as much useful information as Blogussion.

I’ve noticed that as the site has grown they have launched many new features. Recently a new bulletin board has been launched, following the release of their custom Thesis design theme for Wordpress.

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So many premium Wordpress themes roam the internet these days, all of varying quality and development. I recently found a really neat Premium Wordpress design company WP Monk. They run a very impressive website design, plus their premium themes are impeccable.

I got a great interview with WP Monk’s main developers Ayrton and Dalton. We go over a little bit about their development history and use of Wordpress, plus how they create premium themes and where they plan on Growing WP Monk in the coming months. Check out this one-of-a-kind interview, I guarantee there’s some great information here you’ll love to read about. Because hell, I sure know I found enough!

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Undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of running a blog is keeping up with design trends. You can write amazing articles and share the best tips on the web, but if your blog looks like a run-down 1990’s ripoff or some generic Wordpress template, chances are you won’t be attracting many visitors to your site. The most famous and successful bloggers realize how important a custom design really is, and no expenses are cut when it comes to design.

Pro Blog Design is a fantastic Wordpress blog focusing on just that – how to build a pretty blog. I got an interview with the creator and main writer on Pro Blog Design Michael Martin, and he discusses how Pro Blog Design came to be, and also shares some wise clips of wisdom about blogging and creating an attractive design.

An absolutely must-read for blogger’s of all levels, Michael’s words of wisdom serve as a great inspiration to me as an up and coming blogger. I would expect anyone else interested in blogging, either at a personal or professional level will take away some great information from our interview.

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