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:: Friday, August 30, 2002 ::

What Happens When You Put Programmers, SEO Marketers and Developers from the US and UK Together?

Cre8asite Forum - Usability : User Interface : Website Design : Search Engine Optimization & Marketing

Cre8pc has launched a new forum. If you know everything, well. You don't, ok? This one isn't as new as you think. Read on...

History of the Cre8asite Forum

What began in 1998 on a whim is now a Forum operated and run on 2 continents....

This forum is the third incarnation of what was once known as the Cre8pc Web Promotion Club, a community of people interested in building Internet-based businesses that are user and search engine friendly.

In September 1998 Kim Krause, of Cre8pc.com, launched the Cre8pc Club hosted by Yahoo! Clubs. A few months later one of the club members, Carol Daly of CreativeThought.com, launched her own Home and Small Business Club in Yahoo!. Carol focused on business plans, startups, and the business angle, while Kim handled the web design and search engine optimization side. Together they moderated each others' Clubs until they got so large (combined total of 5000 members) that they brought aboard Bill Slawski of DelawareIntercorp.com to help them handle hecklers, spam posts and allow people to take breaks from 24/7 message monitoring. Kim added co-moderators Judi Stifel of VanityPenworks.com and member Kalei Awana who works for several Web sites to co-moderate her Club as well.

We had a Mission

Being a single mom with no budget to run a business but who needed to support a home and two children, Kim understood only too well the need for budget tools, utilities and software. Carol Daly started with nothing also. Together they figured out what worked, tested new tools, and shared their findings with individuals wanting to work from home, or startup a business on a budget. Everyone grew together, both moderators and club members. Successes were shared with new people and a huge community was born. That network still exists and is booming, with Carol and Kim still working for low fees and promoting online businesses. We targeted those who wanted desperately to learn, who believed in themselves and needed strong, unbiased, honest support. Word spread. The Clubs flourished. To this day Kim and Carol have never met each other or so much as spoken on the phone.

Dumped into Groups

When Yahoo! suddenly moved their Clubs to Yahoo! Groups, many changes occurred including the loss of most members who enjoyed the conveniences of Clubs. Carol went on to form new Groups on her own and pursue more online business endeavors. Kim moved her Club to Groups December 28, 2001 and changed the name to the Cre8asite Group.

The Birth of the Cre8asite Forum

In June of 2002 Kim "met" Phil Craven in the MarketPositionTalk Forum. They became friends while debating the issue of what SPAM is, and although they didn't agree on things, Phil stopped by Kim's Cre8asite Club, liked the scenery and joined up. Before long his expertise with Google PageRank proved to be helpful to members and his programming skills allowed him to help Kim take the Forum into a more professional environment devoid of Yahoo! Group ads, and Yahoo! virus problems.

Gotta Raft?

Phil Craven, from the UK, was happily welcomed by popular Club member, Adrian Lee, also of the UK. With Kim and Bill in the US, they built a raft and began piling on other members and friends from other Forums to help build a new, unique Forum. If you don't understand British humor, that's ok. They don't always understand Americans either. Perhaps someone from an Asian country or "Down Under" in Australia will join us and set us all straight, once and for all. Our moderators come from everywhere and bring with them a wide mix of experience in all things related to Web site development.

Dancing To A Different Beat

It's not enough to build a Website. It has to be tested. It has to earn its keep. It must be found by people. Since there are so many ways to do all of this, with some being better, more ethical, easier or harder to do than others, we bring it all to the table here. We've attracted such popular SEO professionals as Jill Whalen and Ammon Johns to our discussions, and we strive to let everyone ask questions, share knowledge, inquire on techniques and test designs in our Forums. We like to comment on the ridiculous. Heck, we think we know it all. And nobody can tell us differently.

Join us at Cre8asite Forum - Usability : User Interface : Website Design : Search Engine Optimization & Marketing

:: posted by Kim Krause Berg on 8/30/2002 11:01:56 AM

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