[Guide] How To Make Money Using A Forum !

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0lgi said: ↑

Hello Dear Friends !
The only way i have been earning some decent amount of money (through Adsense) has been from a forum! I am quite sure that everybody can do it so please give me 15 minutes to explain everything
1. Niche of Forum

The niche of your forum is really important , if you choose to create a webmaster forum , most probably you will not make much as webmasters doesnt click on Adsense and that is for sure. So i would suggest you to open a forum about "Money Making" and you can open different categories like "Get Paid To" "Gambling" "Investments" "Forex" etc

2.Forum Software

Now that you have chosen your forum niche , its time to install the board ! I would recommend you to install phpBB (its free , you can get it at www.phpBB.com).

3.Forum Template

Try to use something unique and good looking , you can get some free ones at www.phpbbhacks.com or you can buy any phpBB template at TemplateMonster
4. phpBB Mods
You will need some modifications for your forum in order to make it more attractive and easier to navigate

Cash Mod - http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=94055
It can be used to credit members for every post they make. You can set the values like 2 Points per thread and 1 point per reply via ACP
Referral Plus - http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=288885
Its a good way to bring more members in your community. You can credit members for every new referral 5 points or a reward for him so he will be eager to advertise your site
Moderator CP - http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=224249
This plugin is really helpful as it allows Moderators to ban a member ! It creates a Moderator Control Panel from which they can ban a member.
Adverts as Posts - http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/6340
You can add your advertisement after first post or last post so every member will see that advertisement

5. Creating Categories

Categories are really important , try to use specific categories so a member can find easily where to post about Forex instead of posting under Off-Topic Section. If you dont know what categories to add then I suggest you to see www.goldreferrals.com and check the sections

6. Category Permissions

It is really important to put permissions for every single category ! I suggest you to give permissions such as all members can read everything put only registered members can post.

7. Advertising

Advertising is the most important part of a forum so you should decide what kind of advertising will you be making
What I suggest you from my own experience is , Paid To Post Advertisement ! This is really simple , we you launch your forum , make it a Paid To Post site and put some rates per topic and reply (also per referral) If your rates are high , you will get really a great traffic. (We were using for GoldPoster.net 0.1$ per thread , 0.05$ per reply and 0.20$ per referral.We got 2000 Members within the first week) You dont need to spend a penny for Advertising your forum in different sites , your members will advertise it for you so they can earn some cents for every referral. You only need to open a total of 5 threads in 5 different forums and then just sit back and relax. Below you have the list of best forums for Money Making discussions

TalkGold.com - www.talkgold.com
MMG - www.moneymakergroup.com
DTM - www.dreamteammoney.com
NamePros - www.namepros.com
Digital Point - www.digitalpoint.com

For Full Article You Are Please To Visit My BlogPost at :
http://0lgi.com/how-to-make-money-using-a-forum/

Thanks for your time

Sincerely

Olgi Zenullari
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Many thanks for all the wonderful tips of earning some money. Please let me know whether there is any genuine e-gold website in your list.I have lost a lot of money by investing in e-gold related websites.So whats the use of oldtalk website etc.

anthonyn, May 18, 2007 IP

dougadam Active Member

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#22

Very good post.

Thanks

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catyack Active Member

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#23

Great information. Thanks, checked out your site too.

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0lgi Notable Member

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Thanks for all your replies !

I really appreciate them !

Thanks

Olgi

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#25

Cool tips. Maybe I can try this later on too.

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I found the post really informative and useful. It gives some good tips, especially to those who start threads here asking for 'How should I market my forum, and How do I bring traffic to my new forum'...

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#27

Thanks, great article.

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#28

This is good to know
Thanks for sharing!!

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#29

nice tips will use this sure..

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#30

Great article and here is my make money online forum .. Onlinemoneyguild.
Thanks for your info!!

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silveraden Banned

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Now that you have chosen your forum niche , its time to install the board ! I would recommend you to install phpBB (its free , you can get it at www.phpBB.com).
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SMF is far better than phpBB in terms of security and features.

silveraden, Dec 14, 2007 IP