[BNM] Forums / groups / mailing list suggestions?

[James McCarthy]

I'll check that out. Are there any advantages to hosting it vs. google  
groups?

James McCarthy
http://thewerks.org.uk



On 27 Apr 2008, at 18:59, Chris Billett wrote:

> I've been doing a few Vanilla (GetVanilla.com) installs and  
> configurations
> lately. There's also something new from WordPress, I think...  
> WordPress-ish
> forums.
>
> Vanilla is nice.
>
> CB
>
>
> On 27/04/2008 18:40, "James McCarthy" wrote:
>
>> I've got a client who is interested in setting up a forum that
>> complements his business. He deals in ethical products which aren't
>> very well understood in the market and finds himself answering a lot
>> of questions about products and the industry. If he goes to the
>> trouble of doing this, he wants to get some side benefit of driving
>> more business to his own site.
>>
>> I'm wondering what the best way to do this would be, are there any
>> forum / mailing list providers that he can stick under a domain he
>> owns so he doesn't have the hassle of hosting it himself?
>>
>> How to manage the balance between providing the service and getting
>> some click through benefit? In the past I tend to just go straight to
>> google groups but that doesn't really give him anything back
>> commercially.
>>
>> Any thoughts, gotchas or suggestions?
>>
>> James McCarthy
>> http://thewerks.org.uk
>>
>>
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