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Happy Birthday to the DealerRefresh forums

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# Summary DealerRefresh forums are celebrating their second birthday, having evolved from a basic $39.95 template into a custom platform that now hosts over 1,400 threads and attracts record traffic with 65+ concurrent users. Co-founders Alex Snyder and Jeff Kershner reflect on the rapid growth and emphasize that the forum's value lies not in traffic metrics but in its engaged community and the shared information that members exchange. The thread captures genuine enthusiasm from various members about how the forums have become an essential resource for automotive professionals.

Yes Alex, we have come a long way from the 39.00 template we bought 2 years ago. Two years and 1 month ago, you said "let's start a forum", I agreed that it was a great idea..a month later the forums were born (maybe it was sooner than that), I don't remember.

2 years already. WOW. Happy Birthday DealerRefresh forums. It doesn't feel like 2 years. We came out of the gate running with the forums and now have over 1400 threads.

Just this minute, we have over 65 people browsing the forums. I often check our analytics and traffic logs and they continue to grow, setting record numbers (regardless of what the other blogs/forums/dealer networks report). Though with that being said, traffic is not what's important to us, it's the community, the involvement and shared information that's makes the forums what they are.

I can't say it enough - thanks to all the active DealerRefreshers that are part of the community here and had help makes this forum a huge success.

We have some really cool additions coming down the pipeline, so stay tuned.

Sneak peak - We haven't announced it yet, but when you get the chance, visit the blog and the forums on your mobile device for a nice surprise.
 

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# Summary DealerRefresh forums are celebrating their second birthday, having evolved from a basic $39.95 template into a custom platform that now hosts over 1,400 threads and attracts record traffic with 65+ concurrent users. Co-founders Alex Snyder and Jeff Kershner reflect on the rapid growth and emphasize that the forum's value lies not in traffic metrics but in its engaged community and the shared information that members exchange. The thread captures genuine enthusiasm from various members about how the forums have become an essential resource for automotive professionals.

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