This was such a fun conversation with Julian! It was great to learn about how forums can not just help with SEO, but really build community and a sustainable space for your community.

Some topics we go over during the episode:

• The power of forums and how they got started

• Why Facebook Groups aren’t always the best design for sustainable conversations

• Where forums can be used: memberships and community buildings

Listen to this episode here:

Julian’s Bio:

Julian is a co-founder of NodeBB, an innovative and modern forum software solution that marries the intuitiveness of bulletin board software with the ease-of-user and ubiquity of today's emerging web technologies. He cut his teeth on qbasic and php, and was an early adopter of games/application built atop social media platforms. As an advocate of digital minimalism, he writes often about trends in technology and its impact on society. He lives in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, with his wife and baby boy. When he's not at home or at the office, he can be found cycling, rock climbing, or playing saxophone.

Links:

https://nodebb.org

Digital Sabbath Reflections: https://blog.nodebb.org/reflections-on-the-digital-sabbath/

Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits