It's been interesting for me to observe how the forum performs with search engines such as google for spearfishing related searches. Specifically how soon it takes to reflect changes in the forum such as the new domain name and new threads. The new domain name was chosen to perform well with the search engines but it was still surprising to me to see how fast it took effect. For those curious about this try the following searches:
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I'm not sure why it was important to me to put emphasis on this as I never aspired for the forum to be big. I guess it's a good learning experience and that I can apply the knowledge gained elsewhere. For sure it doesn't hurt in attracting quality people to the site.