Home business forums: a1businessforums.co.uk

A1 Business Forums has been active since 2008 and in that time has grown to a community of in excess of 7,000 members, with over 100,000 posts covering a wide range of business topics. Members range from people just starting up in business to those who are well established, which provides a good opportunity to obtain advice and knowledge from a wide range of people – others who may be in the same situation as you, or those who have been there, done that and can speak from experience. Registration is free and once you have registered you will be able to post messages and communicate with other members.

The forums are organised into four main categories:

Business forums – this covers general business topics that don’t fit into any other sections; advice on starting up; marketing, copywriting and public relations; accounting, bookkeeping, financial and banking; trading and employment law – legislation and regulations; IT, Internet, web hosting and communications; graphic design, web design and coding.

Internet marketing – incorporating ecommerce, shopping carts and payment processors; SEO advice; pay per click and adwords.

Franchises and franchising – providing information and help for franchise owners and those looking for a franchise business opportunity.

General forums – where you can introduce yourself, post press releases and company profiles, find suppliers and get quotes, request member reviews of your website.

The site features a good search facility. You can search by keywords or view today’s posts only. The site is also very transparent – you can see immediately how many replies a post has received, how many viewings and how many people are currently viewing it.

There is also a blog section on the website which can be navigated by most recent entries, most popular or those rated the best. So if you’ve got things to say that others may like to read, you can set up your own personal blogging space.