Are you looking for a way to better engage your users? A way to get them to stay longer, and return more often? Then you need a bulletin board! But wait, you don’t want just any message board. The message boards of today have changed very little since their first appearance on the burgeoning Internet. They are static, tedious, and quite frankly, boring. Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of these forums is the requirement to refresh your browser every time you want to see a new post. Not very engaging.

That was then, this is now. Userplane, the leader in application platforms for online communities, announces the upcoming release of Userplane Boards. Userplane has applied its cutting-edge technology to create a bulletin board with features unrivaled by any other provider in the industry. First and foremost, Userplane Boards operates in real-time, completely eliminating the need to refresh the page to see updated posts. Instead, you see posts as they happen. Think of it like a chat room. This feature alone is guaranteed to make your site more sticky.

But Userplane’s bulletin board does not stop there. With the click of a mouse, users can communicate with each other privately via an instant messaging system built right into the board. And while they’re posting to various threads, they can feel free to include images, videos, and custom formatted text. To add to the message board’s flexibility, Userplane Boards allows advanced skinning, giving you the ability to keep the look and feel of your message board consistent with your website.

With such compelling features, it is easy to see why your site “regulars” will be absolutely enthralled with your new bulletin board. But what about generating additional traffic? Worry not, you needn’t lift a finger! Userplane Boards’ persistent content component is configured to allow the search engines to easily index the keywords from every post generated from day one. The inevitable depth of this content is sure to boost your SEO and improve your rankings. Furthermore, the message board is integrated with ComScore tracking of User Views and Page Views, giving your site even more visibility. So all you have to do is sit back and watch the traffic roll in!

So now you may be saying to yourself, “This sounds great, but the bandwidth and storage costs are going to kill me!” Well Userplane has covered that too. Every bulletin board comes with completely free hosting, relieving you of any costs or resources associated with the board. You simply embed the message board into your site, and Userplane takes care of the rest.

Whether you are looking to build a casual community or a behemoth that rivals MySpace and Facebook, Userplane Boards is the clear choice. With a rich feature set certain to engage your visitors, the flexibility of total customization, and the lack of any costs, Userplane Boards will quickly become the new Gold Standard.

Userplane Boards is set to release on August 4, 2008. If you would like to be among the first the get a Userplane Board, please visit us at: http://www.userplane.com/boards/