eXceem Improvement Suggestions

**MJ10** · 08-09-11, 08:14 AM

Hi all,

I am opening this up to the community after being asked myself what improvements, changes and additions I would make to the forum.

Please post below if you have any sensible suggestions that could help improve the forum. We will consider all suggestions mentioned but we may not implement all of them.

Please post in the following format:

Suggestion: SEO section in eXtra
Reason: Most members of eXceem own websites and have places they go for SEO. I think it would be a valuable addition to include an area we can share tips, tricks and links (non affiliate) between everyone.

Please keep this thread on topic, I will remove irrelevant posts.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions

**the_icks** · 08-09-11, 08:23 AM

Suggestion: Congas down to single greens and limit queue length to 5*
Reason: Make them move a little bit quicker, and appear more useful than goint to the bottom of a list of 25 people!!!

*Maybe have multiple congas per site.

jdfree · 08-09-11, 08:34 AM

Allow congas of non-freebie sites? (after mod vetting of course) .... I'm sure some people have tools they use that could benefit from referrals

**the_icks** · 08-09-11, 08:53 AM

Suggestion: Monetisation
Reason: I know that this is a bone of contention, but why not have Exceem affiliate accounts for hosting, domains etc etc, it can only be of benefit to the site in the long run.

Suggestion: FreebieAngel
Reason: To be replaced with an Exceem topsite list.

jdfree · 08-09-11, 09:01 AM

Suggestion: Random Referrer
Some kind of rotator that new exceem users could click on to join if they havent already. Goes to a random exceem user.

blu-kryztal · 08-09-11, 09:02 AM

Contests, Giveaways ! Perhaps a lucky draw where members have to participate in an offer to qualify

This could happen if exceem joins some affiliate program. It could be a free offer (where exceem could gain money by "leading" or "clicking" any member) and prize could be ipod nano or money transfer. Period could be 7 days, it can happen once every month ..

Or a giveaway ($30 paypal transfer) Eg. Predict a date of iPhone 5 release and win amazing prizes.

I know we have sections like "i got my free item" and "news" but new tabs/bar could be at top of the page for both testimonials and news (testimonials: where round up of every 15 days could be placed under that tab, basically mentioning who won what in last 15 days. News: A mod can update news everyday about the gadget world (newly launched Torch 2, rumours about iPhone 5, OS update, Best iPhone, blackberry and android apps), they could have a special tie up with certain websites or products)

corky20 · 08-09-11, 09:02 AM

Suggestion: The new owner Seb should maybe invest in a new theme
Reason: A bit torn on this one myself as i'm so used to this theme but at the same time it's also a pretty outdated theme. If he was to update to a new theme it would have to please the majority of the members...

blu-kryztal · 08-09-11, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corky20

Suggestion: The new owner Seb should maybe invest in a new theme
Reason: A bit torn on this one myself as i'm so used to this theme but at the same time it's also a pretty outdated theme. If he was to update to a new theme it would have to please the majority of the members...

.. or if its possible we could modify the themes (which could be saved and linked with our exceem accounts)

sgll · 08-09-11, 09:07 AM

nothing needs changing

Ojaser6 · 08-09-11, 09:59 AM

Suggestion: Removing the 5 minute post editing limit
Reason: It gets a bit annoying when you have a silly spelling mistake and you can't change it. Also, most other forums I use don't have this rule.

corky20 · 08-09-11, 10:08 AM

Suggestion: A youtube button on the wysiwyg editor
Reason: Gets annoying having to type the bb code out yourself and most forums have some kind of button for this.

p.s. a button for a spoiler would be good too!

chigley · 08-09-11, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corky20

Suggestion: A youtube button on the wysiwyg editor
Reason: Gets annoying having to type the bb code out yourself and most forums have some kind of button for this.

p.s. a button for a spoiler would be good too!

This has made me think.. does Seb have any coding/programming experience?
Little changes like this could have been quickly implemented by Jon, but what about Seb?!

az87aris · 08-09-11, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgll

nothing needs changing

+1

If it ain't broken, don't fix it.

Dunstan · 08-09-11, 10:31 AM

SEO and maybe a non-freebie section in the websites forum.

FurbtasticM · 08-09-11, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dunstan

SEO....section in the websites forum.

This was something that I debated with the_icks a few days ago and I'm still not convinced about it. The SEO basics are already on here in various posts, but who is going to go that step further and share detailed link building techniques/sources for example? Why would you want to help your competitors to get the jump on you?

Don't get me wrong, I have always done my best to assist individuals who have asked for help but it's always been in the context that they are the sort of people who give more back to the community in other ways. The problem with opening up to the community in general is that there are far too many people willing to take and very few who give back. That's not just limited to SEO of course, it's been a problem across the forum in general over recent years in my view.

Just my two pennies worth, I just don't think there will be enough of a balance to make the SEO section work.

Furbs

**MJ10** · 08-09-11, 11:08 AM

I agree that there will be more people wanting to take and not give back, but we are discussing strict rules and requirements regarding access if it was to be added. There are several members who have helped contribute SEO tips to the forum and it would be good to have those all in one useful place. Examples of the criteria we are discussing include minimum # of post, active member for X months etc etc

**the_icks** · 08-09-11, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FurbtasticM

This was something that I debated with the_icks a few days ago and I'm still not convinced about it. The SEO basics are already on here in various posts, but who is going to go that step further and share detailed link building techniques/sources for example? Why would you want to help your competitors to get the jump on you?

Don't get me wrong, I have always done my best to assist individuals who have asked for help but it's always been in the context that they are the sort of people who give more back to the community in other ways. The problem with opening up to the community in general is that there are far too many people willing to take and very few who give back. That's not just limited to SEO of course, it's been a problem across the forum in general over recent years in my view.

Just my two pennies worth, I just don't think there will be enough of a balance to make the SEO section work.

Furbs

and as I said at the time, more of a FAQ rather than a guide.

FurbtasticM · 08-09-11, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ10

I agree that there will be more people wanting to take and not give back, but we are discussing strict rules and requirements regarding access if it was to be added. There are several members who have helped contribute SEO tips to the forum and it would be good to have those all in one useful place. Examples of the criteria we are discussing include minimum # of post, active member for X months etc etc

Would limiting access to a topic really add to the community spirit? What say an SEO guru joins as a new member and wants to be involved?

Should we also have a similar sub-forum for sharing methods?

I'm playing Devil's advocate here, perhaps someone could explain how they see an SEO section working so that I might understand it and get on board?

**the_icks** · 08-09-11, 11:16 AM

we all tell people that creating a blog/website is the best way to get greens.. then they all just sit back and expect them to come pouring in.

this section would be about what to do once you have set up a website.. I know most of us are self taught... but lets not forget there was a time when it was frowned upon by certain members to mention DP.

corky20 · 08-09-11, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FurbtasticM

This was something that I debated with the_icks a few days ago and I'm still not convinced about it. The SEO basics are already on here in various posts, but who is going to go that step further and share detailed link building techniques/sources for example? Why would you want to help your competitors to get the jump on you?

Don't get me wrong, I have always done my best to assist individuals who have asked for help but it's always been in the context that they are the sort of people who give more back to the community in other ways. The problem with opening up to the community in general is that there are far too many people willing to take and very few who give back. That's not just limited to SEO of course, it's been a problem across the forum in general over recent years in my view.

Just my two pennies worth, I just don't think there will be enough of a balance to make the SEO section work.

Furbs

I agree, even if there was a SEO section on the forum nothing that hasn't already been said somewhere on the forum will get posted in it. Most people who are doing well in the SERPs have spent lots of time over the years reading information on other forums, websites, ebooks etc... and aren't going to reveal their SEO methods so that others can knock them down the SERPs.

Plus people don't want to share good SEO methods as there might be other members on the forum using the same method who don't want to share it.

08-09-11, 08:14 AM	#1
MJ10 Currently: Moderating! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Thatcham, Reading Posts: 15,787	eXceem Improvement Suggestions Hi all, I am opening this up to the community after being asked myself what improvements, changes and additions I would make to the forum. Please post below if you have any sensible suggestions that could help improve the forum. We will consider all suggestions mentioned but we may not implement all of them. Please post in the following format: Suggestion: SEO section in eXtra Reason: Most members of eXceem own websites and have places they go for SEO. I think it would be a valuable addition to include an area we can share tips, tricks and links (non affiliate) between everyone. Please keep this thread on topic, I will remove irrelevant posts. Thank you in advance for your suggestions __________________ Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £4,280.76 Spoiler Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) \| Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) \| 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) \| BT (£1,302) \| BT (£663) \| BT (£238) \| 500GB Wifi HDD (£103.98) \| Philips iPad Speaker (£99.99) \| Sgt.PepperMill (£10.47) \| Car iPhone/Tape (£9.29) Received from KUDOS: £2,652.50 Spoiler Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) \| Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) \| Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) \| Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) \| Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) \| Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) \| 32GB iPad 3 4G (£579) \| BT (£153) Received from Xpango: £250.14 Spoiler Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Received from other affiliates: £263.20 Spoiler Amazon Affiliate Voucher (£263.20) 2011 Winner of Best Site Award and Grammanazi Award. Runner up for Member of the Year 2011 Free iPhone \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad 3 \| Sign Define App \| Freebie Proof Photo Blog Total Received: £7,446.87 plus Current Stats: 0 green 12 pending WIN an iPod Shuffle, XBox Live, Amazon or iTunes vouchers >> Free competition entry here << Spoiler Spoiler Ed's status Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £1,854.03 Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) Received from KUDOS: £1,920.50 Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) Received from Xpango: £250.14 (others: £263.20) Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Amazon: Affiliate Voucher (£263.20) Last edited by MJ10; 08-09-11 at 08:14 AM..

08-09-11, 09:02 AM	#7
corky20 Free The Gadgets Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NI Posts: 4,776	Suggestion: The new owner Seb should maybe invest in a new theme Reason: A bit torn on this one myself as i'm so used to this theme but at the same time it's also a pretty outdated theme. If he was to update to a new theme it would have to please the majority of the members... __________________ GADGETS - WANT TO MAKE A GUEST POST? PM ME! Spoiler Received: Playstation 3 80GB I Nintendo DS Lite I £522 Bank Transfer I Xbox 360 I Playstation 3 I £180 Bank Transfer I £350 Cheque I £85 Custom Order I Nintendo Wii I Xbox 360 Elite I £68 Amazon Voucher I £270 Cheque I £108 Bank Transfer I £68 Bank Transfer I PS3 Slim 120GB I £540 Bank Transfer I £1008 Bank Transfer I Panasonic 42" HD Ready Plasma TV I BaByliss I-Trim Stubble I Viewsonic 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor I Xbox 360 Tekken 6 I 100% Whey - Cookies N Cream I Mede8er Network Media Player I £1240 Bank Transfer I £342 Bank Transfer I £162 Bank Transfer I £51 Bank Transfer I £342 Bank Transfer I £198 Bank Transfer I £493 Bank Transfer I £170 Bank Transfer I Dog The Bounty Hunter Season 1-3 I Klipsch Image S4 Headphones I Kinect Sensor I Kinect Sports I Kinect TV Clip I £198 Bank Transfer I LG 50" Plasma Internet TV with Freeview HD I Dome AV TV Cabinet I £1054 Bank Transfer I Custom Order for Clothes I £255 Bank Transfer I £119 Bank Transfer TOTAL RECEIVED: £11655 @freethegadgets

08-09-11, 10:08 AM	#11
corky20 Free The Gadgets Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NI Posts: 4,776	Suggestion: A youtube button on the wysiwyg editor Reason: Gets annoying having to type the bb code out yourself and most forums have some kind of button for this. p.s. a button for a spoiler would be good too! __________________ GADGETS - WANT TO MAKE A GUEST POST? PM ME! Spoiler Received: Playstation 3 80GB I Nintendo DS Lite I £522 Bank Transfer I Xbox 360 I Playstation 3 I £180 Bank Transfer I £350 Cheque I £85 Custom Order I Nintendo Wii I Xbox 360 Elite I £68 Amazon Voucher I £270 Cheque I £108 Bank Transfer I £68 Bank Transfer I PS3 Slim 120GB I £540 Bank Transfer I £1008 Bank Transfer I Panasonic 42" HD Ready Plasma TV I BaByliss I-Trim Stubble I Viewsonic 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor I Xbox 360 Tekken 6 I 100% Whey - Cookies N Cream I Mede8er Network Media Player I £1240 Bank Transfer I £342 Bank Transfer I £162 Bank Transfer I £51 Bank Transfer I £342 Bank Transfer I £198 Bank Transfer I £493 Bank Transfer I £170 Bank Transfer I Dog The Bounty Hunter Season 1-3 I Klipsch Image S4 Headphones I Kinect Sensor I Kinect Sports I Kinect TV Clip I £198 Bank Transfer I LG 50" Plasma Internet TV with Freeview HD I Dome AV TV Cabinet I £1054 Bank Transfer I Custom Order for Clothes I £255 Bank Transfer I £119 Bank Transfer TOTAL RECEIVED: £11655 @freethegadgets

08-09-11, 10:31 AM	#14
Dunstan iPod 60gb Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,977	SEO and maybe a non-freebie section in the websites forum. __________________ Follow @MoneySavingHvn

08-09-11, 11:08 AM	#16
MJ10 Currently: Moderating! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Thatcham, Reading Posts: 15,787	I agree that there will be more people wanting to take and not give back, but we are discussing strict rules and requirements regarding access if it was to be added. There are several members who have helped contribute SEO tips to the forum and it would be good to have those all in one useful place. Examples of the criteria we are discussing include minimum # of post, active member for X months etc etc __________________ Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £4,280.76 Spoiler Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) \| Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) \| 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) \| BT (£1,302) \| BT (£663) \| BT (£238) \| 500GB Wifi HDD (£103.98) \| Philips iPad Speaker (£99.99) \| Sgt.PepperMill (£10.47) \| Car iPhone/Tape (£9.29) Received from KUDOS: £2,652.50 Spoiler Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) \| Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) \| Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) \| Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) \| Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) \| Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) \| 32GB iPad 3 4G (£579) \| BT (£153) Received from Xpango: £250.14 Spoiler Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Received from other affiliates: £263.20 Spoiler Amazon Affiliate Voucher (£263.20) 2011 Winner of Best Site Award and Grammanazi Award. Runner up for Member of the Year 2011 Free iPhone \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad 3 \| Sign Define App \| Freebie Proof Photo Blog Total Received: £7,446.87 plus Current Stats: 0 green 12 pending WIN an iPod Shuffle, XBox Live, Amazon or iTunes vouchers >> Free competition entry here << Spoiler Spoiler Ed's status Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £1,854.03 Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) Received from KUDOS: £1,920.50 Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) Received from Xpango: £250.14 (others: £263.20) Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Amazon: Affiliate Voucher (£263.20)

08-09-11, 08:23 AM	#2
the_icks Mr Baldy Chicken Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,486	Suggestion: Congas down to single greens and limit queue length to 5* Reason: Make them move a little bit quicker, and appear more useful than goint to the bottom of a list of 25 people!!! *Maybe have multiple congas per site.

08-09-11, 08:34 AM	#3
jdfree iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 109	Allow congas of non-freebie sites? (after mod vetting of course) .... I'm sure some people have tools they use that could benefit from referrals

08-09-11, 08:53 AM	#4
the_icks Mr Baldy Chicken Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,486	Suggestion: Monetisation Reason: I know that this is a bone of contention, but why not have Exceem affiliate accounts for hosting, domains etc etc, it can only be of benefit to the site in the long run. Suggestion: FreebieAngel Reason: To be replaced with an Exceem topsite list.

08-09-11, 09:01 AM	#5
jdfree iPod Nano 2GB Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 109	Suggestion: Random Referrer Some kind of rotator that new exceem users could click on to join if they havent already. Goes to a random exceem user.

08-09-11, 09:02 AM	#6
blu-kryztal iPod Nano 4GB Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 252	Contests, Giveaways ! Perhaps a lucky draw where members have to participate in an offer to qualify This could happen if exceem joins some affiliate program. It could be a free offer (where exceem could gain money by "leading" or "clicking" any member) and prize could be ipod nano or money transfer. Period could be 7 days, it can happen once every month .. Or a giveaway ($30 paypal transfer) Eg. Predict a date of iPhone 5 release and win amazing prizes. I know we have sections like "i got my free item" and "news" but new tabs/bar could be at top of the page for both testimonials and news (testimonials: where round up of every 15 days could be placed under that tab, basically mentioning who won what in last 15 days. News: A mod can update news everyday about the gadget world (newly launched Torch 2, rumours about iPhone 5, OS update, Best iPhone, blackberry and android apps), they could have a special tie up with certain websites or products)

08-09-11, 09:07 AM	#9
sgll iBook Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brizzle Posts: 2,689	nothing needs changing

08-09-11, 09:59 AM	#10
Ojaser6 Mini Mac Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Planet Urth Posts: 3,667	Suggestion: Removing the 5 minute post editing limit Reason: It gets a bit annoying when you have a silly spelling mistake and you can't change it. Also, most other forums I use don't have this rule.

08-09-11, 11:16 AM	#19
the_icks Mr Baldy Chicken Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,486	we all tell people that creating a blog/website is the best way to get greens.. then they all just sit back and expect them to come pouring in. this section would be about what to do once you have set up a website.. I know most of us are self taught... but lets not forget there was a time when it was frowned upon by certain members to mention DP.