Hi, I have an idea of how to build a very large forum, maybe the largest! It is all clear to me that this is the only way to do it. Not in 10 years but within a reasonable amount of time. How? Spending very very large on advertising? No! Buying forums to merge them? No! Too much complications. What do I need? 5 things! 1. Dedicated server (maybe even vps at the start) 2. Vbulletin (best forum software without a doubt) 3. Vbseo (best forum seo software available (allready worked with it)) 4. Money (php/mysql programmer and webdesigner for design and usability) 5. Partners (10 dedicated solid partners which are at least grownup (no children)) I don't want to do this alone because of the size of this project. It will take at least one hour a day from you. Are you willing to invest 1 hour a day(or 2 hours every 2 days) and invest around $250 in this project? I will invest around $500 so we have a starting capital of $3000! Are you willing to recruit 10 subpartners who help us without any benefit? If this still sounds interesting to you please send me a pm. I'm a serious guy who doesn't have the time to fool around so please serious people only. Only people who know how to write english and know writing ethics instead of internet slang. Thanks
Sounds like a networking scam to me. I think you need to get your server sorted out yourself. You are asking for a lot of money and expertise for such a small input from yourself.
Yes I totally agree. You need to give alot more details on what the forums niche is and apart from $500 what are you doing? as far as i can see you are expecting all this software partners to save you time.... with your $500 I think you need to go find a business thats has alittle money problems and invest as far as starting your own I dont think you will achive anything... thats brings me back to is this a scam?
This is no scam at all but because I don't want people to start copieing my idea is because I don't give away to much information. And the partners don't have to ask the subpartners to invest. The subpartners can earn money instead of paying. And they start making $30 a months and more! So please people don't ask me if this is a scam! I have positive itrader status!
I can't tell anything yet but what I can tell is it will contain the whole industry. This is no dream.
If it's not a dream then you should be clearer about your project. Obscure references won't get you 10 people to fork over $250 each. Also imho 10 partners is too many. Much can go wrong in that scenario.
There are hundreds of posts similar to this one: I have a great idea but I won't tell you what it is because I am afraid people will steal it. While there is a risk involved with sharing your idea to others, you idea is worth nothing if you can't "materialize" it. It seems to me that you don't have the resources necesary to start your forum. You either keep your idea to yourself (which will result in you not being able to building the forum) or you can choose to take a small risk, share your idea with others, and hope that someone will be interested to invest in it. Sorry to disappoint you, but this is how it's done.
Yes, his iTrader status is indeed positive. http://forums.digitalpoint.com/itrader.php?u=38118 Two out of five points were negative...
I guess there are quite a few guys here who can give you $3000 to you single handedly if you have a good idea but just another forum would not be a better choice.