Web Forum Services for FrontPage and Expression Sites

"An Internet forum is a facility on the World Wide Web for holding discussions, or the web application software used to provide the facility. Web-based forums, which date from around 1995, perform a similar function as the dial-up bulletin boards and Internet newsgroups that were numerous in the 1980s and 1990s. A sense of virtual community often develops around forums that have regular users. Technology, computer games, and politics are popular areas for forum themes, but there are forums for a huge number of different topics.

Internet forums are also commonly referred to as web forums, message boards, discussion boards, discussion forums, discussion groups, bulletin boards or simply forums." * 

* As defined in Wikipedia

There are a number of ways that we can incorporate a forum into your site. Some of your considerations are:

• What type of forum application do you prefer?
• What type of server are you currently hosted on (Windows or Unix)..and what types of applications does it support?
• How much... if any... customization would you want to the forums?
• Would you want the forums hosted on your current server, or would you like them hosted with us?

We can help you with all of the above statements and more. Feel free to look through some of the forum packages available. You will notice in some cases that  the base prices for the forum applications themselves may even be free. We do not add a markup to those applications base prices. The fees that we charge are for installations, debugging, and customizations if needed. Additional charges would also apply if you would like to host these applications on our servers.

After the forum applications are installed, we then turn everything over to you. You will have administrator rights to all forum functions. (This can be accessed from your web browser) You then develop your forums in whatever manner you like. Our expertise is in the setting up of the software for these forums. Your role will be in maintaining and developing them based on your site viewers.

In addition to any of the forum packages we show, there are also many more available as well. Should you have a package you would like us to use for your site, just Contact Us for a quote.

Forum Programs:

ASP

Web Wiz Forums
Snitz Forums

PHP

vBulletin
phpBB 

Examples of Working Forums:

ASP

Web Wiz Forum
Snitz Forum

PHP

W Forum
phpBB Forum

Please Note: In addition to any of the Forum links and information that we show, there are also many more available as well. Should you have a Forum application you would like us to use for your site, just Contact Us for a quote. 

Contact Us for questions or quotes regarding the installation of Forums for your site.