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How much money can you make from a forum?

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by neo2525, Jul 25, 2006.

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    For example...does anyone know how much profit is gained from a forum the size of DP?
     
    neo2525, Jul 25, 2006 IP
  2. Domino

    Domino Well-Known Member

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    First...you must to reach the size of DP....
     
    Domino, Jul 25, 2006 IP
  3. neo2525

    neo2525 Peon

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    from ads and such, does it all come from adsense?
     
    neo2525, Jul 25, 2006 IP
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    It depends on how you want to go about it. Forums like DP can easily go about charging subscription fees and people will pay to be here. But, if it is from ads and affiliates, yeah a good large forum sure can make a lot of money..depends on what money making approaches you use
     
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  5. neo2525

    neo2525 Peon

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    what is the best way to advertise my new, creative teen forum that promotes cultural diversity and allows teens to win some cash by sharing their highschool stories?
     
    neo2525, Jul 25, 2006 IP
  6. mmelen

    mmelen Well-Known Member

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    MySpace Maybe?
     
    mmelen, Jul 25, 2006 IP
  7. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    #7
    I wouldn't start a forum strictly as a money making endeavor, there are infinitely easier ways to make more money than a forum would generate.

    This forum generates enough AdSense revenue to pay the monthly colocation bills, but that's about it. But then again, monetizing the forum (like paid subscriptions) isn't what we are trying to do.
     
    digitalpoint, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    I think that forums are profitable in some niches, like fashion. But most forums don't really generate income, just indirectly maybe.
     
    Blogmaster, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    Connections Well-Known Member

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    I think car forums make a lot of money

    I have seen car forums where thay have ad sense and they also have sponsors who pay for their traffic in reward for selling their products at mass on the forum..

    some of these car forums make nice profits each month, but things turn ugly when mods want to "cash in" on the act so to say, I have seen this happen and things go very veyr messy. a mod totally wipped this honda forum and caused all these problmes, all over cash charing dramas.
     
    Connections, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    chachacallis Well-Known Member

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    if a mod wants money and the owner doesnt want to give him any way not just move on and create your own forum.
     
    chachacallis, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    Mong ↓↘→ horsePower

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    Forums are tough projects to earn money from. :)
     
    Mong, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    I can make $0.

    IMO lot of work is needed if you want to have profitable forum. Or luck.
     
    pierre, Jul 26, 2006 IP
  13. neo2525

    neo2525 Peon

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    shawn, what would you say is the easiest way to make money online?

    I can't believe all those people with incredible success stories like googleprofits.com can I?

    -Thanks
     
    neo2525, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    iBold Peon

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    Looks like crap to me...but hey, I was never one for those one page sales prints..
     
    iBold, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    affiliates !
     
    SNap3, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    what do you mean by affiliates?
     
    neo2525, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    From what I know forms are much harder to earn from or to even grow as oposed to regular websites.
     
    johniman7, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    You really need to have more than just a forum to make money, maybe offer some services related to the forum or lots of original content, etc ...
    takes a long time to start making money with just a forum.
     
    bookatechie, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    Are those sites that say you can get like $50 for certain keywords correct?
     
    neo2525, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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    Yeah. The forum need to grow really large in order to earn any significant amount.

    Google recently also publish an optimization tips for adsense on forum.
     
    increseo, Jul 26, 2006 IP
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