How Much Is A Forum With 7k Members And 200k Posts Worth?

Discussion in 'Appraisals' started by Viper20, Mar 22, 2008.

  1. #1
    Hiya,

    Just wondering if anyone could tell me roughly how much I could sell my forum for:

    http://swapitshoplounge.co.uk

    Its got almost 7500 members, and over 200000 posts.

    Stats:

    Posts per day: 570.92
    New Members per day: 18.64
    Page views per month: 500k
    Unique visitors per month: 8k

    Thank you for your help.
     
    Viper20, Mar 22, 2008 IP
  2. dman_2007

    dman_2007 Peon

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    #2
    how much revenue it is currenty generating?
     
    dman_2007, Mar 22, 2008 IP
  3. Viper20

    Viper20 Peon

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    #3
    Only about $2 a day from one Google Ad at the top of the forum, although Im sure with more ads it could make a lot more.
     
    Viper20, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  4. chandan123

    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    #4
    only one ad :eek:

    tune the monetize this month and get good stats it helps while selling :)
     
    chandan123, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  5. Viper20

    Viper20 Peon

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    #5
    My members go mental when they see ads, but Ill give it a go anyway :)
     
    Viper20, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  6. chandan123

    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    #6
    google ads wont hurt to your members IMO
     
    chandan123, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  7. Viper20

    Viper20 Peon

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    #7
    They are against adverts, I get complaints when I add them...

    Has anyone else got opinions on how much it is roughly worth?
     
    Viper20, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  8. IWantBackLinks

    IWantBackLinks Banned

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    #8
    You can MAKE A LOT
    high X,XXX or maybe Low XX,XXX
     
    IWantBackLinks, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  9. Viper20

    Viper20 Peon

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    #9
    Are you talking about the value of my site, or what I can make from adverts?
     
    Viper20, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  10. MyFuture

    MyFuture Active Member

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    #10
    I would reckon with the amount of pageviews you have I would monetize it with other revenue methods besides adsense. 500K pageviews per month is not shabby.. Invest some more time, get the revenue up more and you could easily turn around mid $xxxx
     
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  11. Viper20

    Viper20 Peon

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    Ok thank you for your reply.

    Can I ask what you mean by other methods other than Adsense?
     
    Viper20, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  12. dman_2007

    dman_2007 Peon

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    #12
    Yeah, $2 / day is not much and buyers will definitely undervalue your site when buying. Use non-annoying ads which blend with your site's overall design and make your users understand the fact you need fund to run the site, i am sure they'll cooperate.
     
    dman_2007, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  13. chandan123

    chandan123 Prominent Member

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    your design is good i think you should put the google ads with same designs and see once.

    say users that you running out of funds so just started ads for time being ;)
     
    chandan123, Mar 23, 2008 IP
  14. Viper20

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    Okay Ill give it a go.

    Any other opinions on its value?
     
    Viper20, Mar 24, 2008 IP
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    #15
    i'll give you $100

    :)

    (joke)
     
    ThatDataGuy, Mar 25, 2008 IP
  16. Netphase

    Netphase Active Member

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    #16
    Use conditionals to show more ads to guests only.
     
    Netphase, Mar 26, 2008 IP