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Delete Spam Users from bbPress 2
Unfortunately many forums suffer from spam problems, mine had a large number of dud users messing up the forum stats so I wanted to clean them out with minimal fuss.

Skimlinks Review 2013
Skimlinks is a great affiliate network that automatically converts links into affiliate links. In this post I give a review and update on what’s new in 2013. If you aren’t a Skimlinks user then I would strongly recommend checking it out.

bbPress Spam Protection Plugins
Running a forum is great fun and good for your site, however keeping spam under control can be a real problem. In this post we take a look at how to manage spam on a bbPress 2 forum.
The Hobby Blogger’s Guide

1: Select a Subject for your Site
So you want to build your first hobby site and you’re aiming to build up a second income? Good stuff. The hardest part of all this is taking the decision to go for it. Most people reading this will give up within a couple of weeks leaving the persistent few to achieve their goal. In [...]

2: Choose a Name for your Site
So you’ve chosen your topic. You have a great concept with ideas for original and insightful material brimming from every orifice. Your fingers are itching to get typing and you’re about to start your site. STOP! Hold back, you need to read this page first! There is another key choice for you to make before [...]
3: Setting up a Website

Finding a host for your new website can be a daunting task, these tips will help you to chose the right host for your needs.
4: Content Mangement Systems

Hobby bloggers don’t code their websites from scratch any more. The smart people use a CMS to manage their content.
5: Designing for your Audience

Even a hobby blogger needs to get their site looking like the real read. Here’s how you can developer your user’s experience.
6: Creating Traffic Winning Content

People will be drawn to your site only if it’s worth reading, find out how to captivate your readers with traffic winning content.
7: How to get Traffic to your Site

How will you get visitors to your website? If you’re fed up with low traffic numbers then these tips will help!
8: SEO – What you Need to Know

Search engines, generate large volumes of traffic, find out the secret to getting your site on top of the Google results.
9: Make money from your Site

This may be a hobby, but we still want to earn some money from our efforts. We look at the best ways to make an income from your blog.
10: How to Grow your Website

Looking to grow your hobby blog to the next level? This post will help you to build on your initial success.