Hi Berlinlife06--
Ironically, I'm just going public with my new blog/forum today. First thing that was explained to me by my webmaster was that a blog (technically) is just one person doing the talking. A forum, however, is interactive, so both the administrators and visitors can post back and forth. I didn't know the difference when I started.
Having said that, I purchased both domains:
followyourblissblog.com :: Index and
www.followyourblissforum.com The blog one is the actual site, and I have the forum one forwarded to the blog site. Why? I dunno...working on sheer intuition here.
My blog/forum site links to my webstore and vice-versa. My niche market is a unique group, and I believed that creating a space for them to chit-chat might be appealing. Plus, as soon as I promo the blog site, I should get more hits to my store. Again, I have no idea what I'm doing, but I work on my intuition....plus I like to learn by my own mistakes.
You'll also notice that this new site includes a section on Live Earth concerts, BECAUSE, I didn't buy just Live Earth domains....but, I purchased a fair supply of floor tickets to the concert as well....*LOL*
Sometimes I feel like one of those performers in the circus....you know....the ones who have the multiple plates balanced on the high sticks?
Just my 2 cents...
Tanya