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News for your site may be either news on your site or the content in other areas that drives traffic to your domain. It might be a newsletter, a press release, or an interview that adds extra-special interest to your website.

Involving your visitors in interactive media is one of the best ways to keep them interested and to spread the word about your website. Interactive content may be a blog, an embedded video, a podcast, a user poll... the possibilities these days are near endless!

Get content advice on your site. Please review the submission guidelines before posting.

Writing effective Web copy isn't easy, but good copy is essential to ensuring return visits.

Trying to build an online community? Find the tools, tips and advice you need to create a successful community environment, as well as using social and community sites to your benefit in other ventures.

Just building your first webpage? Ask beginner questions here. Find out what you need.

Need help with your graphics? Find it here.

Learn how to use Flash, and get your problems solved.

Everything from pure HTML/XHTML coding, to CSS, to discussions on the latest coding programs.

PHP has established itself as the Open Source programming language of choice for many developers. Need help with your program? Trying to fix a tricky parse error? Note: Now includes posts from the former PHP Application Design subforum.

Developing for mobile devices is on the rise, post anything here related to app creation for the iDevices (iPhone / IPod / IPad), Android, Blackberry, WinMo, Nokia, or any other platform you care to produce code for.

Questions, help and advice on content Management systems - Joomla, Drupal and many others

Microsoft's ASP has long been a popular choice in Business related development. Need help with your program? Learning about global.asa, dsnless connections, databinding and more?

Microsoft's next generation development platform brings many new features. Learn how to use the ASP.NET languages and components effectively and efficiently.

JavaScript is the client-side scripting language of choice. Learn how to use, tweak and master it.

Java-based technologies allow you to develop powerful applications for deployment on web servers, web browsers, and wireless devices. Learn about JSP, Servlets, EJB and more.

ColdFusion's tag-based syntax makes it an easy language to use for many programmers. Learn how to develop ColdFusion applications and web services.

Get up to speed with the Object Oriented scripting language, Ruby. Share tips and get help with your scripts.

Using another language to develop your website?

Using a database to store your website's data? Learn about common issues and pitfalls, the correct use of indexes, normalisation and much more.

XML is a simple and flexible text-based file format and is used for data-storage and web services. Learn how to use XML in your website.

Want to discuss an issue that is not related to any particular programming language? Discuss general development issues and design theory.

Discuss language-independent programming methodologies, best practices, software lifecycle development cycles, testing, design patterns, documentation, etc. This is for programmers from all languages.

Learn about security issues faced by programmers and how you can guard against possible security problems in your website.

Discuss shared, virtual and dedicated hosting as well as CDNs and Cloud Hosting. Find out what you need to know to pick a reputable and suitable hosting provider.

Write your own review on a host, tell us what made them great - or awful! No attacking allowed though...

Discuss server hardware, software, processes, installation and security for your dedicated server, VPS hosting and cloud hosting here. Both for *nix as well as Windows based servers.

Everything you ever wanted to know about vhost configuration, rewriting URLs, apache security, and more .htaccess tricks!

Talk about domain registrars and the efforts behind securing the perfect name for your company.

CPM? CPC? CPA? CTR? Feeling lost among the jargon? Having trouble selling your ad-space? Difficulty finding an affiliate program that pays? Discuss your strategies and explore the advertising possibilities available for your site.

This Forum is an exclusive area for people who have purchased a copy of SitePoint's best selling business product. It is a place to network, ask questions, learn new things, and offer advice to like minded Web Professionals.

Everything from viral marketing to offline branding and promotion. Learn how to target your efforts to get the best return on your investment.

Google, Looksmart, Yahoo, FAST, Inktomi, DMOZ, Lycos, Alta Vista... Learn how to use them to the advantage of your business or hobby website.

Learn all about buying and selling web sites. Find out what to look out for when buying a website, how to best prepare your web site for sale and where's the best place to sell your site.

Learn how to build and manage a Business , discuss your problems, solutions, successes and failures.

Setting up an online business? Explore the pros and cons of online buying and selling here. Merchant accounts, generating sales and tips on how to convert your visitors into those all-important customers.

What courses should you take for your future? Do you need continuing education?

Looking for a great tool to enhance your site? Have you found a tool others might like? List them here and post your reviews on them.

Every business needs tools to get the job done. We highlight the best the Internet has to offer from HTML to FTP.

Discuss the latest technologies, takeovers and turn of events in the web industry.

This forum houses our monthly 'Talk With The Experts' live workshops. First up is CSS with Paul O'Brien and Alex Walker at 1pm PST on February 15.

Make new friends, have a good time. Post about your weekends, life and family here.

Need help with your hardware/software? Want to discuss an application? Post in here.

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Read a SitePoint book lately? Let us know what you thought of it!

Got a question about a SitePoint book? Post it here, and you might just get an answer from the author!