Hi Stefan, I'm running the Kunena Forum within the main body column on a Joomla site. The ads display in the right column of the Joomla template. Joomla comes with a basic banner module that tracks impressions and clicks. On this site, I've set up the OpenX adserver to serve ads into the Joomla site. It manages multiple ad campaigns from various advertisers, tracks impressions/clicks, has several methods of selling ads to advertisers, i.e., tenancy, cpc, cpm, etc., bills via credit card, and provides reports, etc. It can target ads based on geography or content keywords. http://www.bbtouring.com/community/tech-talk-forum?func=view&catid=3&id=5 It's an option... Best, Kimo AZURELINK :: Creative Internet Technologies ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Web Site Design & Scalable, Managed Web Hosting Joomla! Content Management System Implementation eCommerce Development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 321 Main Street, Suite 4 Amherst, MA 01002 (413) 549-2020 Skype-In: (413) 306-4248 Fax: (413) 825-8344 For more information, please visit: www.azurelink.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Dec 17, 2009, at 10:49 PM, Stefan Gonick wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's > area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Hi Kevin, > > The SMF forum software looks fine, though a competing site to the one > I'm building > has been down for months due to a problem they are having with the > software. It > could just be their own issue and a lack of energy to deal with it. > I've just read good > reviews about phpBB. > > I should probably clarify my original request. I'm trying to set up a > forum using phpBB3. > In particular, I need to modify a style so that I have an empty right > hand column so that > I can put my advertising stuff in it (eg. newsletter sign-up form, > small banners, Google ads, > and so on). > > Nearly all of the styles out there take up the full width of the > page, which is really > surprising to me. Doesn't anyone with a forum use their site in a > typical site way? > It's not just about the discussion forums. It's also about marketing > and promotion. > > In any case, I have picked my style, which is called Rengahenk and > is listed on > www.awesomestyles.com. I now need help to add the right hand column, > install > my header graphic and adjust the color scheme a bit by updating the > css. I'm not > looking for free help. I'm happy to pay someone who already knows > how to do > this kind of thing. > > Thanks, > Stefan > > > At 09:10 PM 12/17/2009, Kevin Phillips wrote: > >> Any reason you would not use SMF forum software ? >> Check my attempt at taking on MassLive !!! >> http://www.wmassforums.com/forums/index.php >> It only died due to lack of effort to make it known about. >> >> >> Kevin Phillips >> KPIT Consulting >> kevin at kpitconsulting.com >> Office (413) 420-0212 >> Cell (413) 330-7789 >> >> www.kpitconsulting.com >> >> www.wmassforums.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech >> Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > ===================================================== > Database WebWorks: Dynamic web sites through database integration > http://www.DatabaseWebWorks.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members