[Nathan]

We have had an articles section for a while now but it doesn't get a lot of traffic and therefore I haven't put a lot into it. Most people come to the site and just read the forums and it's hard to get them to any other part of the site.
Over the last few months I've had some really great writers come to me and ask if they could write for the site. I think their content will add a lot but I didn't want them to waste their time writing these articles if they don't get the exposure they deserve.

This week I have been working on a solution and hopefully it will work well for everyone. I've updated the article software and synced it with the forum so now when a new article is added it will show up in a new subforum called Articles. Each article will show up as a thread and will contain the title of the article, a quick intro, and a link to the full article. This intro thread will also be the designated place to discuss each article.

I have about 15-20 articles that I'll be slowly adding over the next few days and weeks. I think you'll find the content helpful.

If your interested in writing for the site please Contact Me. I'm looking for people with some writing experience and a strong background in whatever you wish to write about. These articles can be trade specific or cover business, marketing, sales, technology, or whatever.

Thanks, and let me know what you think.

[silvertree]

Sounds like a great Idea!

[neolitic]

After one of Mac's latest posts
I thought that he was doing
all of that article posting today!

[dougchips]

I thought it was spam until I saw the user name.

[Jason Whipple]

I'm sure that if you did a featured article every month and put it up so it looks as good as one of your advertisers ads, it would get a lot more traffic. I know it could cost some ad space so why not find a co-sponsor for the monthly article? They might cover your cost for the space and allow you to broaden your horizons too.

[Nathan]

Originally Posted by dougchips

I thought it was spam until I saw the user name.

Yea, normally they will come over one at a time and not all at once. I'll also be tweaking it as we go so they look a little better.

[Celtic]

Originally Posted by dougchips

I thought it was spam until I saw the user name.

I flagged it.


j/k

I like it.
I had no idea there was more than just this forum.

[Floorwizard]

I love the way you put this together.

I need to send a bit more your way......

[GregS]

Great idea! I have the same issue on my forums.. so I think I may steal your idea