How do internet forums make money?

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BabyMilo

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Just curious, how do active internet forums make money?

Like the ones with many active members/ guest, page hits...

Advertisments?? How much do they pay??

What are there main income sources besides ads and donations?

Vbulltin charges $160, also you got to pay hosting fees and you got overheads.
 
fuji said:
Advertising. How much? Depends on the forum. I hazard a bet that an escort review board charges more for advertising than one devoted to My Little Pony
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do they advertisment companies pay per month/ year?
how much do you think they pay for an ad on:

1) TERB

2) Forum.bodybuilding.,com

3) boards.ign.com

4) allhiphop.com
 
fuji said:
Advertising. How much? Depends on the forum. I hazard a bet that an escort review board charges more for advertising than one devoted to My Little Pony
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"Your picture of Stalin riding a Year3 Limited Edition Starflower inside a German concentration camp was both upsetting and historically inaccurate."

That is deep for a My Little Pony forum.
 
For one... not posting penis pictures in a predominately straight forums or have threads about being a racist.
 
AHHHH the Dredead Question for Fred Zed.

Escort forums are little and far between the norm.
I`m a member of many Sports Gambling forums i have
to tell you tons of offshore sportsbooks are advertising
on each and every one of them.

Its all advertising. Yes https://terb.cc has alot of advertisments
but it can`t compare to sports betting. https://terb.cc has Local
advertisers.

Just think of one city compared to the world.
 
rayfinkel said:
AHHHH the Dredead Question for Fred Zed.

Escort forums are little and far between the norm.
I`m a member of many Sports Gambling forums i have
to tell you tons of offshore sportsbooks are advertising
on each and every one of them.

Its all advertising. Yes https://terb.cc has alot of advertisments
but it can`t compare to sports betting. https://terb.cc has Local
advertisers.

Just think of one city compared to the world.
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forum.bodybuilding is huge.

lots of active members, world wide, excellent niche, plus they own a store.

The company is worth $100mill...

I wanna start an internet forum. I got a good niche(or so I think)...
But I need to study this business a bit.

1st its not really good to start a forum if you wanna make money.
Also gotta do it for da luv....

What about copyright issues???
Can someone for example just start a playstation 3 forum?
 
hunter001 said:
For one... not posting penis pictures in a predominately straight forums or have threads about being a racist.
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hhaha thats just comedy..gotta bring sum live into the forums...im over that....
 
Advertising/affiliation, donations, and subscriptions is how most major boards stay afloat. I don't know of any message boards that turn a substantial profit.
 
cypherpunk said:
Advertising/affiliation, donations, and subscriptions is how most major boards stay afloat. I don't know of any message boards that turn a substantial profit.
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Basically most people start a website/ forum for the love..then when the website start kicking it, they just make money...
 
BabyMilo said:
Basically most people start a website/ forum for the love..then when the website start kicking it, they just make money...
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And yet the oldest forum I know of, a popular forum with advertising and merchandise, has been struggling to survive for years. It's clear to me that you don't know what you're talking about. You can make money with a website, but a forum is unlikely to be central to that.
 
BabyMilo said:
Just curious, how do active internet forums make money?
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Milo you are asking the question in the right place but the wrong people. Now , donate a couple grand CAD to Terb and I'm sure Fred will let you in on a couple useful tips on the topic.
 
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