This Sunday, March 4th, 2007 marks the 3 year anniversary that Shawn Hogan decided SEO Chat was not for him and he was going to take his ball and starting his own webmaster forum.
It did not take long to become a success.
Happy Birthday DigitalPoint! (its where I started and have learned so much).
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October 15, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Just wanted to say hello all. This is my first post.
I came to learn alot here.
April 5, 2009 at 1:42 am
Hey I’m new here, because I figure that you are outdoors passionnates I just found the magazine about Decouvertes Touristiques of Annick Mclean but I was wondering if you knew his website adress because it I’ve heard that there seems that there is an internet form on their website.
Thanks you
February 27, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Allo
J’viens de m’souscrire sur le forum! Vous m’avez l’air d’un famille de amoureux de exterieur et de tourisme , je crois qu’on va reussir a s’entendre car je part en vacances cette ete au Saguenay!! Ça l’air bien;)
Tk, jvous re-ecris dans pas long..
April 11, 2007 at 6:26 pm
I think there has to be some change in ALexa methodology or another change, because it is impossible to have such a heavy and noticeable traffic increase in that time.
April 6, 2007 at 9:03 pm
what happened to them in March 2006?
April 1, 2007 at 2:25 pm
I am a member of DP ( MeetHere ) and learned a lot from the forum..
The forum is having great success within a short time..
Best of luck for future too
March 19, 2007 at 11:47 pm
DP is great from beginners to experts like ShoeMoney.
March 12, 2007 at 11:58 am
Kudos to DP.
There is no better resource for todays webmaster.
March 11, 2007 at 2:53 pm
DP is great, I have also learned much there and set a lot of deals. but this graph, as I noted on NBB, I havent noticed that DP recieved like twiced traffic within a two months during 2006. It is too suspicious for me. If it will be from wannabe webmasters from myspace, then a lot of newbies wuestions would flood the forums – that did not happen. If it would be from adsense, respective forums would be more targeted – it did not happened. So, what is the reason of these numbers?
March 8, 2007 at 6:38 pm
Thats cool, I have been a member there for over a year now.
March 6, 2007 at 10:17 pm
I wish I could fast forward in time three years. I am actually just starting up at DP. Congratulations fellas!
March 6, 2007 at 9:44 am
wow, thats fantastic! I never even thought about how much the guy earns who owns it. lol.
I love DP — the No1 forum i visit!!!
March 5, 2007 at 10:09 am
Happy birthday DP! DP was the first forum I found and one that I still visit all the time. Eveyrone’s always been real chill and not quick to jump on newb questions.
March 5, 2007 at 10:08 am
Someone must have told everyone to install the Alexa toolbar
March 4, 2007 at 8:03 pm
A lot of traffic means some pretty good hardware is needed.
To quote a certain somebody:
“Server fundraiser going on over here.”
if you want to help out.
March 4, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Happy Birthday to Digital Point and thank you Shawn Hogan for starting it all.
March 4, 2007 at 12:10 pm
Yup its very good. some really great content there. highly recommended..
March 4, 2007 at 12:20 am
It’s a bloody wicked forum though
March 3, 2007 at 11:39 pm
Shit – has it been that long already ?
I remember my first days on DP poking around, and I’ll admit picking up some really useful tips from folk. Its grown now to a point where finding that gem is too time consuming, now reliant on Ypiping/filtering feeds for goodies.
He’s done one hell of a job with DP, hernias, hacks and all
DP does remain one of my first stops when freesurfing, (hell, its the feed of choice for my Macs screensavers at home too.. even when passing by I give it a glance), so I gotta say that all told I continue to watch it grow and find it a useful resource.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL DPers, AND CONGRATS TO SHAWN FOR EVOLVING IT TO WHAT IT IS. THE RELAXED STYLE OF ADMIN SEEMS TO PERSIST TO THIS DAY – PROBABLY THE REASON ITS ONE OF THE MOST USEFULL & WELL KNOWN FORUMS OUT THERE.
CHEERS SHAWN !!
March 3, 2007 at 9:27 pm
If I am remembering right, that drop at the very tail of the graph is normal because it was grabbed before the 24 hours was up.
Congrats to Shawn on his 3 years
I think DP rocks, but then as a mod, I might be a bit biased 
March 3, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Anyone else notice the trends at the tail end of the graph? DP falls from .55 down to .35, the rest mirror that.
Any reason in particular? I’m guessing more competition.
March 3, 2007 at 8:20 pm
Yeah, seriously. That’s a *huge* uptick.
March 3, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Does anyone have any recent numbers on Shawn’s success? Last I remember hearing, he was pulling in over 10k a month from Adsense alone.
March 3, 2007 at 7:24 pm
sitepoint was one of the first forums that I visited, had heard a bit about digitalpoint, but only signed up recently after it being recommended over here.
March 3, 2007 at 5:56 pm
I started on there in December of 2005, and at that point it looked as if it had been around for years. I’m actually amazed that it is as young as it is.
March 3, 2007 at 4:17 pm
I can’t believe it’s been that long! DP is an amazing resource. We’re lucky to have it.
I like the site redesign Shoe!
March 3, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I have learned alot from DP and i am gald they grow alot and i wish shawn alot of success in the futre. Shoemoney that DP is the point where i find you
so DP is great resource for me.
My best wishes are with all of you
March 3, 2007 at 1:37 pm
I guess it’s time I join up!
March 3, 2007 at 1:15 pm
I think you mean Wicked Fire, Daniel?
March 3, 2007 at 1:13 pm
DP is great! We are all very thankful of Shawn for making such a great resource available to all of us.
March 3, 2007 at 1:10 pm
It looks like everyone wanted to be a webmaster
But from what I can remember in those times, Myspace Resource webmaster wannabes bomed, maybe giving a jump in the Webmaster forum places, and Adsense was getting really big at that time.
March 3, 2007 at 1:08 pm
I remember when I joined. Didn’t like the conversations. I thought… this place is wack! lol. I came back a few months later and have been hooked ever since.
If DP ever launches an enhanced marketplace they will likely crush all competition.
March 3, 2007 at 1:06 pm
Wow, I didn’t know digital point was so old.They did a great job though.
March 3, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Digital Point is the best! I’m really glad I found it. Happy Birf’day DP!
March 3, 2007 at 11:50 am
Wow – three years? Happy Birthday to DP! I’ve only been a member there for a little under a year but LOVE the place — didn’t start out there but wish I’d have found it sooner. I have learned loads from the “fertile” minds there. It’s where I first found the Shoemoney living legend
March 3, 2007 at 11:25 am
Maybe I should finally get around to joining up at DP. But then… WebProWorld keeps me too busy with being an admin. Too much RSS = overwhelmed me. Still, I’m curious about some of the other forums.
March 3, 2007 at 10:31 am
It’s still the best forum out there. Shawn has done a great job with it and deserves his success.
March 3, 2007 at 10:18 am
Just join them last year.Hope to learn more and grab the success like you.
March 3, 2007 at 9:59 am
3 Years wow, great growth!!!
March 3, 2007 at 9:16 am
DP is easily the most useful forum on the net and ever since I discovered the Spy feature, I can’t get enough.
March 3, 2007 at 8:36 am
Wow, I cannot believe its been that long! I remember when I signed up back then- I just checked- id #46 – schlottke.
March 3, 2007 at 8:24 am
DP rocks. I’ve had many a successful transactions there amongst fellow webmasters – far more then any other forum i’ve been a part of.
March 3, 2007 at 7:50 am
I wandered around various other forums but stuck with DP in the end. Feels like a second home sometimes. Congrats!
March 3, 2007 at 7:21 am
Don’t you just love those inflated Alexa graphs, lol
March 3, 2007 at 6:24 am
I’m just getting started w/ DP. I’m grateful for a resource like that.
March 3, 2007 at 4:38 am
Happy B-Day DP! That’s where I got my start in the SEO/SEM world, and I will always remain loyal/active to DP.
March 3, 2007 at 4:13 am
Great forum and congratulations on the success
March 3, 2007 at 4:00 am
Yeah a lot of good information down there, definitely a must read for beginners.
There is this new forum though, WickedForum, that is attracting a lot of new members also.
March 3, 2007 at 2:24 am
Not gonna lie, DP rocks the hizzhouse. It’s also where I started, and I’ve learned an incredible amount from it, and have acquired many contacts from it as well.
March 3, 2007 at 1:47 am
I also got started at DP, congrats to Shawn.
PS: What happened at the first quarter of 2006?
March 3, 2007 at 1:43 am
Yes, a big congratulations to Shawn and DP! What a great group of helpful individuals. BTW, does anyone actually visit the forums at SeoChat anymore?