Monthly Archives: March 2010

Traction Suggestion: Trivia Night

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Mike W.

One way to get a lot of users interacting on your Ninja Post forum at the same time is to schedule a weekly trivia night. This is an excellent way to leverage Ninja Post’s chat-like functionality since threads update in … Read More >

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Engaging Users And “Homefield Advantage”

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Mike W.

Today Mashable posted “4 Easy Ways to Engage Your Facebook Fans”. This article refers specifically to Facebook, but the concepts are applicable to any online community and dovetail with yesterday’s post to the Ninja Post blog, “Traction For Your Forum”. … Read More >

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Traction For Your Forum

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Mike W.

Getting traction is a major hurdle for most online communities. One of the most effective methods we utilize with our clients to draw in quality traffic is to feature the forum prominently on the main page of the client’s site. … Read More >

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Ninja Post T-Shirts!!!

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Mike W.

Ninja Post t-shirts are here. Designed by the one and only Mr. Totem. Only $20 — quantities are limited!!! Email mike AT ninjapost.com to reserve yours right now! Front: Front – close up: Back: Back – close up:

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Shotput Ventures

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Mike W.

Ninja Post is a proud graduate of the Shotput Ventures program, an Atlanta-based incubator for capital light web companies. It was a phenonmenal experience. You could say that we came for the seed funding but stayed for the exceptional mentoring. … Read More >

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On The Importance Of Narrow Columns

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Mike W.

When reading a newspaper or magazine, you may have noticed that it’s easy to read lots of text quickly. This may be because you’re reading Cosmo and not the Journal of Nuclear Physics but aside from a material’s complexity there … Read More >

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The 90-9-1 Rule

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Mike W.

The “90-9-1” Rule states: In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action. One of our goals with Ninja Post is … Read More >

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Brain Jazz

Posted on March 3, 2010 by Mike W.

Life is a lot like jazz… it’s best when you improvise. —George Gershwin One inspiration for Ninja Post was borne out of an interview that I conducted with Steve Silberman several years ago. Steve is a co-author of the book … Read More >

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