Getting to know you Bigwebmaster

Or, "Potentially anybody who hasn't already been done" (Yeah, I already been done, lol).

Well yes, if you already have a GTKY thread here at Ozzu then you would be exempt.

*phew*

Good answers btw Bigweb

*Checks to see if Daemonguy has been "done" ..... that's a negative!*

Katana hasnt been done either

YEAH! What HE said.

Most of the mods haven't been done and neither have you SB lol

Yeah, I think we should concentrate GTKY threads on valued members like SB!

shhhh flavah!

Bump for SB

67. Why did you choose phpbb over Vbulletin or Invision or your own coded board?

68. How did you initially attract new members to Ozzu?

69. Is Ozzu your most successfull internet project?

70. Would you ever sell the entire site off if someone offered you the right amount of money?

71. Have you ever been to the grave of Jimmy Hendrix?

72. Can I come work for you when you hit the big time?

73. Are there an obnoxious amount of Starbucks near you?

74. What sort of criteria did you use to evaluate the moderators before you chose them?

75. How did I find this site: http://phpbb2018.ozzu.com/ ?

76. Are you going to wire your house for a network?

67. Why did you choose phpbb over Vbulletin or Invision or your own coded board?

Honestly when I first started Ozzu I chose PhpBB because it was recommended by a friend, also being free never hurts. Unlike what many might think, PhpBB is very scalable as well. One of the busiest forums on the Internet uses a modified version of PhpBB to run their site.


68. How did you initially attract new members to Ozzu?

I initially attracted visitors using Google Adwords.


69. Is Ozzu your most successful internet project?

Ozzu and Bigwebmaster are my two most successful projects. I would say they both are about equally successful.


70. Would you ever sell the entire site off if someone offered you the right amount of money?

Well I would be lying if I said no. I plan to keep and grow Ozzu but if the right person came along and offered the right amount of money it would be possible for me to cave in. However, it would take a great sum of money to take Ozzu away from me. I am not going to just give the site away for pennies. So I would count on me running Ozzu for many more years to come because I do not think anybody could/would offer enough to make it worth it to me.


71. Have you ever been to the grave of Jimmy Hendrix?

I have not. Have you?


72. Can I come work for you when you hit the big time?

Whats your definition of "the big time" - I will keep you in mind if that ever happens


73. Are there an obnoxious amount of Starbucks near you?

Yes, everywhere you go there is a Starbucks. I would say there are about just as many Starbucks as there are McDonalds.


74. What sort of criteria did you use to evaluate the moderators before you chose them?

Generally this has changed over time. When I first started Ozzu my choices for moderators were limited so if the member stood out and was active they had a pretty good chance. As time went on the amount of members drastically increased so the selection processed was refined. Generally speaking members who have the best chances of getting an invite to become a moderator are those who show a passion in the webmaster area, write well, care about grammar and spelling to a degree, are motivated, are respectful, and can see things with an open mind.


75. How did I find this site: http://phpbb2018.ozzu.com/ ?

I would guess you found it through Alexa. That would be the only possible way I could think of unless you hacked into Ozzu's server


76. Are you going to wire your house for a network?

Yes, they actually put the wiring in for my house last week. I decided to go with a Cat-6 network and there will be a central panel in my closet on the lower floor which is where I will put a router. In total there will be nine Cat-6 outlets throughout the house. You can see a picture of many of the Cat-6 wires going to the central panel here: