The Internet has a huge number of webmaster forums. Despite their presence, a very little number contain that "warm" sort of community spirit. Some are moderated to extents that are unbearable. Others contain hugely saturated marketplaces, which is excellent if you are looking to purchase something, but horrid to sell - as you will be competing with writers that work for less than a penny per word, or overly cheap rates for whatever service you may offer.



#1 - NetBuilders.org - Net Builders contains an undoubtedly warmer community spirit than any other forum that I have ever visited, with regular posters that will willingly help you, owned by Will Spencer, a very successful web empire owner who has earned $70,000 USD in one month, through ad networks (i.e. AdSense). Will Spencer is highly approachable, unlike many other big faces, and will not hesitate to answer any queries that you may have.

#2 - WickedFire.com - Wicked Fire, despite their adult-themed fetishes, is a surprisingly warm community - but they are known to stereotype people, and it is extremely hard work to develop a reasonable name and to live up to that standard. They are certainly not a good market to "sell information" (i.e. eBooks), but you will be graciously thanked if you (pretty simply) contribute it without asking anything in return.

#3 - Forums.DigitalPoint.com - Digital Point is hugely crowded, so much so that it is unclear who you should approach if you need help. The moderating crew has also been known to "do their job," sometimes arguably unfairly. Personally, I do not participate at Digital Point, but I do occasionally find myself looking through their wildly crowded marketplace.

#4 - TalkFreelance.com - Talk Freelance is reasonably quiet, but of those that reside, most have talents that I would consider unwise to ignore (particularly graphic designers). If they cannot resolve any queries that you may have, I'm sure that they will happily point you to someone who will.

I'm not aiming to sell you to any of these well-populated, (mostly) high-quality forums, but I would highly suggest that if you are new to the "webmaster world" to join up and start getting involved. Allow me to stress that it is very important that you ask questions, if there is anything that you are unsure about. Someone else will likely be wondering the same thing.

I am not particularly fond of other people's lists, i.e. http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/best-webmaster-forums - which do not really contain any human input/thought. It is clearly obvious that other forum's quality is much higher than Digital Point. Digital Point just so happens to be the most well-known/visited. This particular link orders all of the webmaster forums (that it knows of) and orders them by Alexa rank.

Also, something to note: I have not given any kudos at all to these websites, based on their designs. Personally, I do not find designs very important at all - others may have different opinions, but in my books... Knowledge is much more important than looks. Take a visit, and make a good choice.