Once worried that big social media companies would displace online forums, Vlad Dusil is now “pretty damn confident” that niche forums are not only alive and well, but here to stay. He’s the COO and co-founder of PurseBlog, including PurseForum, a flourishing community of over 550,000 fans of luxury handbags.

Together, Vlad and his co-founder and wife Meaghan are building a trusted community of luxury handbag enthusiasts and authenticators. We discuss:

• The resurgence of niche forums and communities
• How authenticators volunteer their services to help other community members make safe handbag purchases
• A surprise (and somewhat nerve-racking) visit from the Secret Service

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