"I changed my sign up question and also added email verification and my spam sign ups went to zero. It's been almost 2 weeks now with zero spammers.. keeping my fingers crossed."
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Business Directory for my Site
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ian Mclean Mar 27. 7 Replies 0 Favorites
Hi everyone,I am looking to add a fully functional Business Directory for members to promote their businesses. I want to have it setup as a VIP paid access section and if possible integrated into my…Continue
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Ian Mclean replied to Marcelo Rodrigues's discussion 'My network is under attack!!! 60+ spammers in few hours.'"I changed my sign up question and also added email verification and my spam sign ups went from 20 per day to zero. It's been almost 2 weeks now with zero spammers.. keeping my fingers crossed."
Ian Mclean replied to Shadow's discussion 'Who sent the spam sharks??'"The last month I have been getting around 9 spammers a day trying to join my network. Last night was a record 47 spammers applying to join my network. I tried IP blocking but the range of IPs they use is so large that this has no effect on them. I…"
Ian Mclean replied to Ian Mclean's discussion 'Business Directory for my Site'"Hi John, thanks for the info. The wordpress themes look great! Can you tell me how you did the iframe into Ning. What HTML code did you use?"
John Bizley replied to Ian Mclean's discussion 'Business Directory for my Site'"I have used themes from this site to create a classifieds theme and a directory theme. You can design theme however you want. They offer paid subscriptions for a listing or free or both if you want. These are installed onto wordpress but they are…"
Ian Mclean replied to Mik Barton's discussion 'Two character spam membership attempts'"I have seen an upsurge in spam in the last few weeks as well. I have membership approval on so I usually recognise the spam accounts before they do damage. I get on average 9 a day spam account applications. "
Ian Mclean replied to Ian Mclean's discussion 'Business Directory for my Site'"Hi Lora, thanks for sharing your Merchant Directory. I may actually use a Directory script and then link it back to my community. One that I really like is phpMyDirectory:
http://www.phpmydirectory.com/index.html"
Ian Mclean replied to Allison Leahy's discussion 'Upcoming Webinar: How to Monetize Your Online Community'"Great topic! I may not be able to attend the live webinar but will definitely look at the replay."
"Not sure if this would work for you but I have a "Merchant Directory" using the Ning badge system.
http://thevintagevillage.com/profiles/category/merchant
Every seller pays me a fee to list items for sale and then I give them a badge so I…"
Ian Mclean replied to Ian Mclean's discussion 'Business Directory for my Site'"Hi Vaqz, i am interested in a custom development but wondering if I will lose it when I have to upgrade to Ning 3.0. "
Dave Walkerden replied to Ian Mclean's discussion 'Business Directory for my Site'"Following. I need to create one of these also, keen to find a solution too"
A discussion started by Ian Mclean was featuredBusiness Directory for my Site
Hi everyone,I am looking to add a fully functional Business Directory for members to promote their businesses. I want to have it setup as a VIP paid access section and if possible integrated into my Ning site. Also, I would prefer if the application was a hosted solution.Has anyone done this before? Can anyone recommend a possible solution.See More
Ian Mclean replied to SweetPotato's discussion 'Broadcast Message Template'"Thanks SweetPotato for sharing this Template, it works great :)
I love the idea of having a Sponsor ad area. Anyone able to get sponsors for their newsletters? If yes, how much are sponsors willing to pay to advertise in your newsletter?"
Ian Mclean replied to Borja's discussion 'Video Calls'"Hi Borja, I just installed the Skysa App Bar and tested the video chat with 2 persons. So far it's working well, but I will pronounce judgement after testing with multiple persons simultaneously."
Ian Mclean replied to Ambroise's discussion 'Issue with Facebook Like'"Hi Eric, I sent a message through the Support Link. thanks for the info."
Ian Mclean replied to Ambroise's discussion 'Issue with Facebook Like'"I am having the same issue with the facebook like button. Strangely, the FB like button does work with the listings add-on but not with the core features like blogs and pictures. On a lighter note, the share Facebook feature does work.
I am…"
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