I will build you a simple joomla site and give you some basic info on the cms that way you can learn to manage. PM me for info. Thanks
how much does it cost to have a site with forum, and several pages where I can add articles? Just inquiring, no plans yet
There are many forums that offer a variety of features such as vBulletin, Fireboard etc. Prices start from $200.
Well joomla is free, phpbb is free. You can learn in one day to install those, but if dont want to mess with it, i think ppl would do it for 150$. I know i would. But if you want forum to be integrated into joomla site, then you have Kunena,fireboard etc..but it takes a little more to setup and run these then phpbb.
The biggest expense is your time. Then you need hosting. From most hosting accounts you can 'one click' install Joomla and PHPBB forum. If you are not fully experienced with Joomla or PHPBB forum software it will take you time to learn. I don't know your experience level with software so I am not able to tell you how much time it would take to learn all this. If you are basically new to it, it will take you are least a month of 8 hours a day to wrap your head around it. How much? Could be as little as 5 dollars a month but I personally don't offer these cheap hosting deals. I work with clients who have small businesses and don't have time to mess with software and hosting. They just want their business online. They may or may not do a bit of adding articles.
I have site, which need to be added jomsocial and use same template like my site. How much that cost ?