Resources for finding RSS feeds for syndication: RSS Network - http://www.rss-network.com RSS Locator - http://www.rss-locator.com

LINK DIRECTORY While this takes a little more time, compiling a collection of niche websites on related topics can significantly enhance value of a portal. Topic-specific directories and search engines can achieve high search engine rankings with larger engines like Google and MSN, and can easily be optimized for a collection of search terms. The process can even be automated if you have programming experience.

Sample Link Directory - http://www.investing-partners.com

TOPIC SPECIFIFC FORUM The most successful forums are those that are highly focused and niche-oriented. Establishing a community of individuals with common interests will result in return visitors. Managing a forum is not overly complex and there are free forum scripts available that will provide forum structure. Many of forums have scripts available that will allow for search engines to spider contents and forum posts. As content flourishes, site will increase in value.

Free Forum Scripts: http://www.phpbb.com

More on topic-specific portals or information radars can be found in Robin Good's book 'Newsmastering'. http://www.masternewmedia.org/reports/newsmasterstoolkit/

A site that is focused on a relatively narrow range of goods and services will find that there is less competition. Topic-centric websites that provide a gateway to niche information related to a particular industry, sector, topic or market segment are becoming increasingly valuable and popular. Compiling resource using free resources will minimize capital investment. Regardless of whether you are marketing a product, service or advertising, narrowing topic focus will attract a targeted audience who genuinely are interested in website topic, allowing you to monetize portal, and minimize expense.

About the Author: Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for NotePage http://www.notepage.net a wireless text messaging software company.

III. Who Owns Internet?

Well, now I’m going to cover owners of Internet. Who owns Internet? The people who own massive websites that earn tons of money offering poor service; this is where competition comes in. To offer these services it does not take much at all. All you need is a web host that charges $10 a month and a will to sacrifice a little time every once in a while to help offer great services. Creating websites such as an email host or a web host and yet not charge a lot of money for it. In fact, it’s so easy you don’t even need web development skills. Just ability to run a website creation tool.

When Freeminz.com first started forums weren’t made automatically, people had to individually submit information on what they want than I took their information and created their forums. This wasn’t too time consuming, though I spent a little time (15 minutes to half an hour) every day creating forums. I decided to use my computer skills to create a forum creation script. These scripts can be bought or made, though you don’t really need them. If you can sacrifice just a little bit of time and a small amount of money you can make your own free online service. This is goal of Freeminz.com, to promote people to create free online services and communities.

The idea is that if Freeminz.com and other free services on Internet can be good enough to be extremely competitive to paid services, paid services would have to increase what they offer for their prices to keep up. It’s just simple competition to help Internet to truly be a place where people can freely communicate and transmit information.

Would you like to help with creating free services and yet not know where to get a good web host, I suggest you look at FindMyWebHost.org and find a web host that offers what you need. If you need further help you can contact me at my message boards at HackMyForums.com (My username is Kc3).

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