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  1. Shawn Gossman

    How much did you spend to create your forum?

    I guess it depends on who is looking at them. :) I can look at them for hours and take different videos and photos.
  2. Shawn Gossman

    Is anyone into cycling?

    They're a totally fun way to get into better shape. Cycling is a BLAST!
  3. Shawn Gossman

    How much did you spend to create your forum?

    Usually when I create articles about areas that fewer people visit or anything to do with waterfalls.
  4. Shawn Gossman

    Leave a forum for good

    Every time I got hooked on a show, they ended it :cry:
  5. Shawn Gossman

    Swearing

    I try not to swear. I don't swear in front of people who don't like swearing. I swear the most when I'm frustrated but nothing aggressive toward anyone.
  6. Shawn Gossman

    Bullying at your school?

    There was bullying when I was in school. I'm 38 now so that was a little while ago. I was bullied until jr. high when I finally stood up for myself. I fought a bully after school, won the fight, and that ended that. Nowadays, everyone goes to jail for that. But bullying these days are done...
  7. Shawn Gossman

    How do you deal with rain?

    I live in the Midwest. We're in a drought :( No rain. But I usually ignore it. I hike in all weather-rain, snow, ice, etc. I've come to really withstand most weather conditions. :) But I will wear a raincoat when hiking in the cold rain or wintry precip.
  8. Shawn Gossman

    Podcasts

    Yeah, it depends on what you like. My first degree heavily concentrated on Homeland Security and Intelligence studies. I don't exactly work in those fields as a career but I still get into those topics and know what's what. Here lately the topics have been about nuclear weapon usage and China...
  9. Shawn Gossman

    How much did you spend to create your forum?

    When I make the perfect topic :D
  10. Shawn Gossman

    Leave a forum for good

    I haven't watched TV in like 4 years :P I do watch YouTube tho but premium so no ads there. I do got to say I like that lol.
  11. Shawn Gossman

    Podcasts

    I do. I enjoy a podcast called Intelligence Matters. The host is a former acting director of the CIA. It is very interesting and keeps me updated on foreign affairs that I feel are important to stay updated about. It's fairly neutral when it comes to politics, too, which I like a lot...
  12. Shawn Gossman

    How much did you spend to create your forum?

    Wow! That's pretty amazing! If I just ran forums, I could probably get away with that. But some articles on my hiking blog go so viral in a matter of minutes after I share them on Facebook (my page is over 10K followers) that it has crashed my server and required me to upgrade. CloudFlare has...
  13. Shawn Gossman

    Leave a forum for good

    In a way... I do a little bit of copywriting jobs here and there. In order to get paid, you have to write ad sales speak in a way that is inviting to the potential consumer. Now I'm against tricking people (deceiving them at least) but marketing speak is fundamental I'm in agreement with...
  14. Shawn Gossman

    Leave a forum for good

    They're not for everyone. I'd just miss out on stuff. I've found some great things because of ads, and saved money :) But I tend to always try to shop local after seeing an ad before actually clicking it and buying that way. But I'm pretty rural so not everything is being sold locally.
  15. Shawn Gossman

    How much did you spend to create your forum?

    I do but with a forum this size, I'd imagine you do to?
  16. Shawn Gossman

    How many forums do you own?

    It works when I advertise my social pages. But I really fine-tune the ad. I think it will be harder for an external source. I'll let you know :)
  17. Shawn Gossman

    Running a Forum as a Business

    I don't think it would. I run mine like a business in terms of setting goals and objectives. But I don't make people feel like they are a part of the business process. Strategy and planning never hurts. It is good to make goals and perform activities to complete your goals.
  18. Shawn Gossman

    How many forums do you own?

    Aside from forum promotion features on forums like this and others, I really don't promote them a lot. I might start buying advertisements on other forums. I might spend a little on social media ads as well.
  19. Shawn Gossman

    No guest viewing permissions?

    I have been planning on making the main niche boards public. Then I'll make the off-topic visible but its content private. I think that would be a good setup. Maybe not here, though, LOL.
  20. Shawn Gossman

    Use your real name?

    The great thing about being an outdoor content creator is that everything I do outdoors is potential content. So while I reduce stress and have fun enjoying nature, the whole time I do it, I'm getting more content. If you can find a passion like that, which you can enjoy while getting content...
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