Blackbikers is changing!! your input please?

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theweeeman
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Blackbikers is changing!! your input please?

Post by theweeeman »

Due to public demand and opinion, i have decided at my cost to change the domain name of my site! :lol: , im sick of explaining the point behind it all, but its going well nearly 5000 hits not bad eh? I got your opinions on the old name. And id like to know what you think now???

Any input is welcome, including tips on promoting the site :D :D

so come on lets here it?
http://www.madaboutbiking.co.uk has been purchased :lol:
:D
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Post by EggShellBlond »

That's more like it :D I know you didn't see it that way , but to be honest , I'd no more visit a site for "black bikers" , than I would visit one for "white bikers " .

It's just irrelevant to biking ( but I do understand why you did it )

Anyway , good luck with it

So , how to promote it ? Well the most obvious way is to include a link in EVERY post you ever make on the net , so include it in your sig

Get all current menbers to do the same

Make sure that if anyone logs onto the old site , they get automatically re-directed

Get some stickers made up , and stick 'em on your bike ( I've done that with this site , it might attract another new member or 3 )

Offer them to all the other members , if they cover the costs , you'll get a discount for quantity

Print flyers / and or cheap buisiness cards & hand them out at biker meeting places

( if you get some totty to hand them out , you'll get a better response )

If you need help with the interviews , give me a shout :wink:

Stu
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Post by theweeeman »

:D cheers egg, will try that, having difficulty at mo trying to get the redirection in place, but should be sorted today! :lol: , Still got loads of pages to change to "madaboutbiking" but slowly getting there :lol: Just got to sort the forum, without loosing the few members that i have, not to mention the counter and webstats that i have installed :cry:
the weeeman riding the storm!
http://www.abercon.co.uk/vtr1000/gallery/746.jpg
check this out too!
http://www.toolcrew.co.uk
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Post by sirch345 »

Hi Weeman,
I personally think you mad a good move there :!:
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Post by simon t »

Hey weeman, have you seen this month's Bike magazine. Big feature on why is it that bikes are 'one size fits all'. They're obviously thinking along the same track as you, so maybe give them a ring and see if they're interested in the site.

On a similar note they ran a feature recently asking why modern bikes are all screaming top end and no mid-range. Think that's the reason we ride Storms ain't it?
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Post by theweeeman »

:D hmm? maybe onto sumthin there, i will see if i can get a copy :wink:
the weeeman riding the storm!
http://www.abercon.co.uk/vtr1000/gallery/746.jpg
check this out too!
http://www.toolcrew.co.uk
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Post by Alienist »

Well done mate.

I'm with EggShell, bikes don't care what sort of person gets on them. I don't look at bikes or websites for who owns them or what tasty young lass is sprawled across it (Though it does help 8) ), As long as we are having fun, is what really matters :D


Have a huge one.
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Post by VTRgirl »

Alienist wrote:I don't look at bikes or websites for who owns them or what tasty young lass is sprawled across it...
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Post by Alienist »

Which is why I added the bit in brackets 8)
Nothing wrong with a woman sprawling over a bike at all :D
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Post by Alienist »

Kaz, I actually did say I liked looking at the bike in the first post, but VTR girl didn't believe me :( :D , but no hassles with you wanting to drap the odd bloke over a bike, I guees, it's just not my thing. I'm rather shy and retiring, but I'm sure someone on here could come up with something for you. :D
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Post by Sharpe1 »

I'm sure you girls coud get a collection going to NOT see me draped over a bike!! :lol:
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Post by RAINMAKER »

you won't get me drapped naked over the bike.....its not cos I'm shy, or because of the ridicule................its the
sympathy that gets me upset :cry:
it may be clever, but its not big.
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Post by EggShellBlond »

VTR1000KAZ wrote:
tarts with tits and big fake smiles just get in the way........ I think we should ban em all!!!!!! )
ANARCHY !!!!!!!!!!!! 8O

You'll be wanting the vote next :roll:
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Post by theweeeman »

:D :D Would be nice to see a few pics emailed to the site from you guys :D , Maybe even post some comments in the guestbook too! stats show that hits are actually down since the name change :cry: strange eh? Maybe because the site dissapeared for a day or so, till redirection was sorted :D :D .

Nice to hear your ideas though. It always helps!

I would love to know how they got that logo and site name at the top of the forum like that, cos ive got the same forum running on my site, and been trying all day :cry:
the weeeman riding the storm!
http://www.abercon.co.uk/vtr1000/gallery/746.jpg
check this out too!
http://www.toolcrew.co.uk
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