What are more profitable? Blogs or forums?

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    What do you guys think are more profitable? Blogs or forums? I'd go with forums on this one because they tend to generate more pageviews and if you have a good CPM advertising company you can make a lot.
     
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  2. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    I have made more with forums. But they are very high maintenance.
     
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  3. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    What do you mean by "high" maintenance?
     
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    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    #4
    More work to maintain.
     
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    prinzcy Active Member

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    I think forum will be more profitable but it took time (to get notice) and mantainance.
     
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  6. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    Well, up until they take off by themselves, right?
     
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  7. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    Depends how many voluntary mods you get to help out, etc. Also this is assuming the forum does indeed take off. Many dont.
     
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  8. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    Well, it can be done by yourself and dedicated forum members.
     
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  9. Rolex

    Rolex Banned

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    Blogs, I would say. You don't have to put inputs on moderators & content quality. The traffic is all yours, the content matches your standards & you get to keep it clean from controversies.
     
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  10. dcristo

    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    Quality standards maybe higher but I would prefer user generated content any day :D Blogs with active commentators get the best of both worlds.
     
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  11. ForgottenCreature

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    Well, aren't they harder to maintain though? Like you have to post daily, weekly, or monthly to make $$
     
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    dcristo Illustrious Member

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    #12
    Managing a forum is a daily chore. You can have a successful blog and not necessarily work on it everyday.
     
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    etali Well-Known Member

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    I've had more success with blogs than with forums, but I haven't managed to get a forum to 'take off' yet.
     
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    How many blogs do you own?
     
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    Forums because of the page views I believe will have more than any blog.
     
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    Hecky Like a Dungeon Dragon!

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    I have heard that forums are not very profitable, because of the low click rate. Also, blogs are much easier to start, forums take time and patience.

    -H.
     
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  17. dcristo

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    #17
    Forum monetization is very different. If your main revenue stream is PPC, you have it all wrong. You have a community at your fingertips, make the most of it.
     
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    #18
    From what advertising companies? CTR can be high if you know how to monetize.
     
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    #19
    CTR on forums is crap. They become adsense blind as they are there to chat, not click on ads.
     
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    how do you monetize the community though wihout losing trust
     
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