I've run a webforum, www.sotsyndicate.com for over 3 years now. I guess my first mistake was creating a general, off topic forum not centered around a centralized theme or niche. I get around 20,000 unique visitors a month and the site stays fairly active. I've tried several advertising options to generate income, but none have worked out. I've tried Adbrite which I was getting pennies a day in profit. I was black listed from Google Ads for what I think was inappropriate site content, but they never gave me an explanation. I'm just trying to figure out what direction I should go in to be able to attract forum members interested in a specific field of interest. At the moment, I just rely on forum donations to pay the server fees, but I'd really like the site to be self sufficient.