Over 3 years of work had gone into creating a site, but despite its value and worth, it was unfortunately unable to withstand a critical failure. The host wasn't going to be able to help, leaving the individual with only one option: moving to a new server, hoping to find a recent backup to restore. This was initially considered as an opportunity to start anew, acting as if the whole thing had never happened.

However, upon further consideration, it became apparent that the loss of the site wasn't entirely without notice. In reality, none of the users were reaching out for information on why they couldn't access the site, and sometimes this lack of feedback was more informative than any direct communication could have been. The traffic to the site still came in through search engines and referrals, albeit mostly from external sources, but not from within the community.

This sparked a new idea - to use this situation as an opportunity to improve upon what had come before. Instead of restoring the old site, a completely new one would be built from the ground up on a faster and more secure server. This time around, the focus was placed firmly on the community that had been present throughout YouTube.

The individual is excited to announce two new features on the site: an all-new deals store called Pham Buff Deals. What sets this apart from other deal sites is its exclusive focus on tech-related products, such as Bluetooth speakers and phone cases, drones, and selfie sticks. New deals would be constantly added every week, making it a regular destination for users looking to snag a good bargain.

As part of the grand opening, there is an additional 10% discount available for users who enter a specific coupon code at checkout. This promotion runs for one week only, providing users with even more opportunities to score deals on tech products. Furthermore, a giveaway has been set up, where users can win a new device by simply visiting the giveaway page and entering their email address.

In addition to these promotions, the individual is also excited to announce the launch of a forum section on the site. The community on PhoneBuff has grown to over 400,000 people, with diverse perspectives and questions about technology. However, there was no optimal way for users to voice their opinions within the existing platform, resulting in conversations dying out after just a few days.

The new forums are designed to provide high visibility for user-generated content, allowing discussions to persist for longer periods of time - possibly even months or years. Users can register and post topics under various categories, with a designated introductions forum where newcomers can share their interests and experiences. This aims to foster a more engaging community, with users able to connect with one another on a deeper level.

That concludes the individual's message for this video, expressing excitement about the new site and its features. The site was built with the user community in mind, and they hope that users will be equally excited.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys David here and last month fb.com got hacked I don't know who did it I don't know why they did it all I know is that this site was virtually unusable on the front end and almost inaccessible on the back end which as you could probably imagine was an extremely frustrating experience especially when you consider there's been over 3 years worth of work put into it but what can you do right what was done was done so I started working with my host trying to get the site back up and running and a few days into it trying to work with my host I realized that they weren't going to be able to do anything to help me out and I knew that on my own on my end I wasn't going to be able to do anything leaving me with only one option of moving over to a new server hopefully finding a recent backup to restore and then kind of moving on from there acting as if the whole thing had never happened and initially that was my plan until I noticed something interesting while the site was down and that was none of you guys were reaching out to me asking me why you couldn't access the site and you know sometimes no feedback is all the feedback that you need obviously you guys were telling me by not telling me anything at all that you weren't using the site I mean there was a good amount of traffic coming in through search and referrals but it wasn't you guys and honestly I can see why I mean the site hadn't been as active as it once was and a lot of the new content that was being posted was just a rehash of what you guys have seen here on YouTube so it got me to thinking why not use this situation this crappy thing that happened and us it as an opportunity to make lemonade out of lemons and make something better out of the site than what it was before so I decided not to restore the old site and to build a completely new one built completely from the ground up on a faster and more secure server and this time around have the site be designed with us guys the community right here on YouTube 100% in mind and today I actually have two new features on the site that I am very excited to announce and think you guys will really like the first one is the all new foam buff deal store so you've probably seen a few deal sites around the web that range from selling jewelry to baby diapers but what makes Pham buff deals different is it's exclusive to Tech so you can find deals on Bluetooth speakers and phone cases two drones and selfie sticks if you're into that kind of thing there will constantly be New Deals added every week so it's not a store that you want to visit just once you want to kind of come back every week and see what's new either by going to phone.com and clicking on the deals tab or going directly to deals.on buff.com and as a part of the grand opening for one week only you can get an additional 10% off of anything storewide using the coupon code foam buff 10 so essentially you're getting a DE deal on top of a deal definitely something worth checking out in addition to the 1 we 10% discount we're also giving away a one plus one it's stupid simple to enter the giveaway all you have to do is go to the giveaway page which I'll be linking for you down below enter in your email address and that is it you are entered to win can't really get much easier than that so take advantage of that opportunity while it lasts now the second thing I want to announce with the allnew Pham buff.com is the Forum section here at phonebuff we have a community of over 400,000 people that's a lot of people with a lot of different questions opinions and concerns about technology and we don't really have an optimal way of voicing them within our community I mean social media is great but the conversations aren't as visible as they could be the comments here on YouTube are awesome but they could be hard to track and the conversations seem to die out usually after a few days so I feel like with the forums the conversations not only have a high visibility to everybody in the community they could also be kept going on for a longer period of time so not just a few days but maybe weeks months and who knows maybe years at a time I've seen crazier things so I'm really excited about it I encourage all of you to head over to the site register for the forums and post a new topic on anything you want to talk about there's a bunch of categories for you to choose from and if you don't know where to start go to the introductions forum and tell us who you are where you're from what phone you have why you like it Etc so we can get to know you a little bit better in the community but other than that that is pretty much it for me in this video like I said I am super excited about the new site I hope you guys are too because it was built with you guys in mind but other than that thank you guys for watching and I will see you in the very next video or hopefully over in the forums all right later guyswhat's up guys David here and last month fb.com got hacked I don't know who did it I don't know why they did it all I know is that this site was virtually unusable on the front end and almost inaccessible on the back end which as you could probably imagine was an extremely frustrating experience especially when you consider there's been over 3 years worth of work put into it but what can you do right what was done was done so I started working with my host trying to get the site back up and running and a few days into it trying to work with my host I realized that they weren't going to be able to do anything to help me out and I knew that on my own on my end I wasn't going to be able to do anything leaving me with only one option of moving over to a new server hopefully finding a recent backup to restore and then kind of moving on from there acting as if the whole thing had never happened and initially that was my plan until I noticed something interesting while the site was down and that was none of you guys were reaching out to me asking me why you couldn't access the site and you know sometimes no feedback is all the feedback that you need obviously you guys were telling me by not telling me anything at all that you weren't using the site I mean there was a good amount of traffic coming in through search and referrals but it wasn't you guys and honestly I can see why I mean the site hadn't been as active as it once was and a lot of the new content that was being posted was just a rehash of what you guys have seen here on YouTube so it got me to thinking why not use this situation this crappy thing that happened and us it as an opportunity to make lemonade out of lemons and make something better out of the site than what it was before so I decided not to restore the old site and to build a completely new one built completely from the ground up on a faster and more secure server and this time around have the site be designed with us guys the community right here on YouTube 100% in mind and today I actually have two new features on the site that I am very excited to announce and think you guys will really like the first one is the all new foam buff deal store so you've probably seen a few deal sites around the web that range from selling jewelry to baby diapers but what makes Pham buff deals different is it's exclusive to Tech so you can find deals on Bluetooth speakers and phone cases two drones and selfie sticks if you're into that kind of thing there will constantly be New Deals added every week so it's not a store that you want to visit just once you want to kind of come back every week and see what's new either by going to phone.com and clicking on the deals tab or going directly to deals.on buff.com and as a part of the grand opening for one week only you can get an additional 10% off of anything storewide using the coupon code foam buff 10 so essentially you're getting a DE deal on top of a deal definitely something worth checking out in addition to the 1 we 10% discount we're also giving away a one plus one it's stupid simple to enter the giveaway all you have to do is go to the giveaway page which I'll be linking for you down below enter in your email address and that is it you are entered to win can't really get much easier than that so take advantage of that opportunity while it lasts now the second thing I want to announce with the allnew Pham buff.com is the Forum section here at phonebuff we have a community of over 400,000 people that's a lot of people with a lot of different questions opinions and concerns about technology and we don't really have an optimal way of voicing them within our community I mean social media is great but the conversations aren't as visible as they could be the comments here on YouTube are awesome but they could be hard to track and the conversations seem to die out usually after a few days so I feel like with the forums the conversations not only have a high visibility to everybody in the community they could also be kept going on for a longer period of time so not just a few days but maybe weeks months and who knows maybe years at a time I've seen crazier things so I'm really excited about it I encourage all of you to head over to the site register for the forums and post a new topic on anything you want to talk about there's a bunch of categories for you to choose from and if you don't know where to start go to the introductions forum and tell us who you are where you're from what phone you have why you like it Etc so we can get to know you a little bit better in the community but other than that that is pretty much it for me in this video like I said I am super excited about the new site I hope you guys are too because it was built with you guys in mind but other than that thank you guys for watching and I will see you in the very next video or hopefully over in the forums all right later guys\n"