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Flipping Websites ? Should I add a Forum to Site

by jharr53301
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I'm building a new website to flip - would adding a forum to the website increase its value. Or would it be a downside if no one yet uses the forum once its posted for sale?

I didn't really want to wait very long to sell it once its finished.
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  • Profile picture of the author BlondieWrites
    I would not add a forum if you are planning to sell soon. Having a forum that's new and empty might look more like a dead forum to a potential buyer.

    If you plan to hold off on trying to sell for a while and have time to build up a forum, then it might be good to have.


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  • Profile picture of the author mandark
    I would add it as a "buy it now" bonus. So if someone buys it at your set price (not just through the auction), offer to add the forum for them if they want it.
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  • Profile picture of the author jharr53301
    WOW! Thanks Guys for all the great advise!! I won't add it and I will just do as you suggested and offer it as a bonus if the customer wants it added.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mike McAleer
    Adding a forum would be a good way to increase the price however it would be even better if it was active
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  • Profile picture of the author aaronngoh
    I would just add the forum to the site and sell them as a package, people look at that as extra values for the sites that you sell
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  • Profile picture of the author chrisyates
    Originally Posted by jharr53301 View Post

    I'm building a new website to flip - would adding a forum to the website increase its value. Or would it be a downside if no one yet uses the forum once its posted for sale?

    I didn't really want to wait very long to sell it once its finished.
    If you are selling the site as a "turnkey site" it might help a little because the buyer would have the option to use it.

    If the rest of the site is more established, adding a forum and selling before it has some activity wouldn't make much sense in my opinion. You could also just give the buyer the option to have you add the forum as a bonus if they buy it. Hope that helps!
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  • Profile picture of the author krjewellers
    Add a blog, not a forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author bestIMtools
    My take on it is, unless you have a real active forum with tons of user, it's actually a hindrance to add a forum that is completely dead.
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  • Profile picture of the author krjewellers
    It's okay to add a website to a forum, but never add a forum to a website. Word.
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