How much to start a forum???

PM Me I can tell you how to start a forum with minimum investment

 

Hi, The forum has been running for 2-3 days now with minimal advertising
I am hoping to advertise this forum over the next week

Thanks

 

When using something like hostmatrix, would you be able to use Adsense?


Thanx
PCfuzz

 

If you really want to start a good one I will lay it out for you:

Domain: About $8
License: 70$ (IPB yearly) or $180 (vB Owned)
Hosting: Atleast $5.00 /month to start off
Design: $100-$200 If you cant design your own
Advertising: $100+

Thats just starting off, that will get you going with a good site, now all you need to do is put your own work into it such as posting and referring people and possibly buying posting packages.

 

I started a website for 0$

All you need to do is make a post called I need sponsors and why you need them and you will get some posts for a free domain and hosting.

 

Here is a good site for forum administrators:
http://www.theadminzone.com/

It has good articles & resources.

 

Just get a vbulletin installed with vbseo and your sorted.

 

Hi i own a forumwww.simplelance.com i started with a free forum script but was getting no were so i switched to vbulletin leased license and i am doing better so i recommend you get vbulletin.

So far i have spent in the region of $1,000 securing all domains, vbulletin, hosting, marketing, etc

I did design and all mods myself so these cost me nothing.

If you want to start a forum be prepared for a long road without much success.

 

OK, I just have to say it. I mean absolutely no offense, but the reason you have no success is because you are doing what literally thousands of other people are trying to do. That is making a forum on a topic that already has the forum leaders. Look at your site. It's almost an identical category clone as Digital Point. Why on EARTH would anyone want to visit your site when they have DigitalPoint? We would all like a forum like DP. But it's been done. People visit a forum to converse with other members, get feedback from other members. Why would anyone go to your forum? It's like your opening a tiny little shop selling soda on a street full of supermarkets. SUPERMARKETS SELL SODA TOO!

When creating a forum, make sure you create it on a topic that does not have a lot of competition. Make yourself a leader in your field. THEN start a forum when you have a following.

 

Get a Free Forum without ads hosted at forumzclub.com

 

If you want to do it right, I suggest a minimum of $1,000 per forum. That way you can do some advertising right away.

 

I second that.

 

You can get hosting for with primehost
and use there fantastico to get a phpbb
forum. Domail would cost you $10 or
whatever so thats $30. No big deal there.

Everyone is saying that it costs no money
to get a forum and that is pretty much
true. I mean if you really want a forum,
it is almost free.

BUT

If you think you can spend nothing and
advertise it in forums and on other social
internet places, you are not going to go
very far. Forums are hard to populate.
Most of the time, you will get 40 visitors
all the time that read and never post and
that is good but not great when you wan
that content.

I had a forum and I never did anything
with it. Nothing really happend with it.
I got spammed by porn a lot. I bet its
packed right now actually

If anyone thinks differently and knows a
way to get a busy forum going simply
with no money and little effort let me
know. I mean you can do all the
advertising and posting work yourself...
make 50 usenames and post by yourself...
but that will take forever and those things
will only cost about maybe $100 for a
freelancer at scriptlance...

Thank You,

George Christodoulou

 

If you are serious about your forum, get Vbulletin.
I know it costs, but IMO it is the best forum software available.

 

Not necessarily, I know it's your opinion, but there are different forum products out there that can be used for different audiences.

I have a niche travel forum and since I converted FROM VB to Vanilla, member signup has increased and general activity increased 5 fold. The members are NOT net savvy and find it MUCH more intuitive.

 

Point taken, but I just feel VB has a more professional theme about it, not to mention the features it has.

 

to be honest i prefer phpbb, its easy to tweak and free

 

little money for domain n hosting and important a head with brain lol

 

Thanks for all of ur opinions.. but iam started my forum with just these below steps,
1) SMF or Mybb ( botrh are free and good)
2) Domain - 7$ ( Just 7$ - or use coupon codes )
3) Hosting - 22$ ( dreamhost offers good offers and coupons so u can go for just 20$ per year also..)
4) Posts : 0$ (I have some of good friends online for posting..)
5) Advertise : Just go to yahoo chat and select ur forum related room.. and introduce ur forum there ...submit to searchengines.. and directories .. and go to ur competitor foum and just do posts in ur free time .. and set ur forum as a signature there ...
6) Design : there are so many free skings and themes for ur forums...

So Just start with 30$ per year ...

If my post is helpful please give me some greens...
Thankyou

 

a few things vbulletin is not $100

many of the free forum softwares have way too MANY exploits

frankly when i started my forum all it cost me was the vbulletin license fee and about $5/month for hosting

+ the time put in, other than that forums (IMO) are not hard to start or run financially