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TUGBBS Online Timeshare Owner Forum tops 124,000 users!

TUGBrian

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looks like we will hit 80k first!
 

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and its official, we have broken 80,000 registered users here on the forums!

and this last 1000 were in record time in just over a month! wonder how fast we can get to 81k!
 

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Congrats! You have provided a great service for timeshare owners. Word keeps spreading, tug will keep growing.
 

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The real excitement is whether reaching the 80,000 member benchmark happens before or after reaching the 200,000 Discussion thread benchmark!

appears we crossed 200,000 individual threads over the weekend!
 

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broke 81,000 today, again in just over a month!

Certainly the new forum upgrade is resulting in far more folks finding and registering on the site!
 

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Maybe TimeshareMagazine will give You a plug for free. We are always tell folks about his magazine.
 

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Congratulations, Brian. It must be very satisfying to see your creation grow to such prominence and influence. TUG is a godsend for all of us timeshare owners, and a great community of good folks!
 

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its certainly a good thing to see so many more people finding the forum when searching for help with their timeshares!

the amount of traffic to the forum from organic google searches has increased so much since the upgrade, we should have done this long ago!
 

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Maybe but migrating to something new can be daunting. The fact is that it got done and rather successfully. Look forward, not back. Good things happened as a result of the change. :thumbup:
 

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Maybe TimeshareMagazine will give You a plug for free. We are always tell folks about his magazine.
Do you mean TimeSharing Today?
 

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Broke 82,000 and I didnt even notice! also again just over a month! so many more people finding the TUG forums each and every week! its wonderful!
 

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and over 83,000 in just over another month! kudos to all those who post here and provide help and info to all Timeshare owners!
 

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Still going strong after all these years, and still 100% free to register.

It amazes me that so many owners come to find help, and so many stay to pay it forward to the next "Generation" of owners looking for help!

you should all give yourselves a nice big pat on the back, that sort of kindness is so rare in this world!

(also a huge thank you to the volunteers who keep this place from coming off the tracks, sometimes people forget they are Timeshare owners just like you who spend countless hours trying to make TUG a better place for all owners!)

:cheer:
 

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Brian - I joined over a month ago yet I still show up as a guest How long does it take to be a member?

Kekelly111
 

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and we hit 84,000 over the weekend! So thankful that more and more owners are finding the forums to get (and hopefully give) help and advice about Timeshares!
 

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Just broke 85,000 today!
 

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The goal for next year 2018 should be 90,000 and I feel if we all continue to work together and keep on spreading these three (3) words “Knowledge is Power” about timeshare.
 

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shouldnt have much problem at all hitting 90k, this is always the slowest time of the year traffic wise to the site.
 

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80,000 in April. 85,000 in November. At the rate things are going, there's a decent chance of hitting 100,000 by Christmas 2018. Time to start planning the BIG TUG PARTY!!! :cheer::cheer::cheer:
 

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and we have broken 86,000!!!

even despite December being the slowest month of the year, the huge pickup in january has taken us over 86k!!

amazing how many owners continue to find these forums in their searches for help with timeshares! Everyone can thank themselves for their participation and sharing of threads/discussions/links on social media!!
 

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That is just outstanding; the goal for the 2018 is to break 90,000 thousands members.:clap::clap::clap::thumbup:
 
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