Eco Boards & Going Green

Below is an article from Soundboy. He will be contributing regular articles to The Biggest Boards Blog. We encourage you to check out his website and check back often for new articles from Soundboy in the future!

Going “GREEN” and saving the environment is all the rage these days. It seems that everyone is jumping on the green bandwagon. So why have you not gotten into the action with your websites?

Hi I’m James, A.K.A Soundboy.  I am a guest writer to The Biggest Boards Blog and I’m here to tell you the best secrets, tips and freebies for webmasters and forum owners. Let’s get started.

There has been a lot of debate and ongoing scientific research about how to save the planet and get things back on ecological track.  Most companies, businesses, and products are going green. But what about webmasters?

It seems to be the trend for webmasters to use the “green” mantra to proclaim their support of this movement AND it seems to attract a lot of users. But many website owners ask themselves how they can be “greener” when their sites are virtual? There are many ways but you have to think back further and revisit how you create, manage, and operate your site.

There are many steps to be a greener webmaster, and here are five we can show you!

1. Green Hosting

Many hosts now offer green hosting plans. This typically involved moving your hosted sites to a server with reduced power. Some plans even plant as many trees to how much resources you take up. Sure it is currently more expensive but you get the badges, the exposure, and if your lucky enough, you can be mentioned in a press release or being in the local news. If you choose a hosting plan like this you SHOULD plan to promote it as much as you can and take advantage of the positive exposure it can bring you. While it is positive for the environment and the planet, it can ALSO be positive promotion for your site.

2. Green power/electricity

Email or call your hosting company to switch off their lights in their data center in the daytime and tell them to install windows. ASK them what they are doing to help the environment. If they are not doing enough…find another company that is.

You can do similar things yourself in your offices and homes by working out side and enjoying natures and running your computers in a power safe modes.

3. A Good Excuse For An LCD Monitor

Now is the time to go to the local computer store and buy a LCD monitors to replace the old CRT ones. LCD monitors are designed to be energy efficient and are functionally a lot slimmer too =)

4. Make Use Of Natural Light

As we said above, use energy efficient light bulbs and natural light when needed. Move your desk next to the window and open the blinds!

5. Support Other Green Sites

Think how much you had to pay for your green hosting, then think of other larger sites. If you see a green site, support them =)

Remember to switch off that extra light that isn’t needed and stay tuned for more info from The Biggest Boards!

-James (www.broadcastingworld.net)

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