Help Me To Start A forum

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Hi everyone!
I want to start a forum. So What is needed to start. I mean foum software cost(vBulletin), hosting, licence, advertising etc. I would be happy if anyone tell me step by step process.
#forum #start
  • Profile picture of the author Rich Struck
    Have you tried using Google? Nobody is going to sit here and type out a 30 page response.
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  • Profile picture of the author Amir Kostic
    If you are going to use vBulletin it's going to cost you from $195 to $285, depends on which licence you are going to purchase. But if you would like a free platform take a look at Simple Machines, myBB and phpBB.

    For web hosting I would recommend you HostGator, which cost less then $7 per month. Then you need a domain name, where I would recommend you to use GoDaddy, and you can get .com domain name for $7.49 with coupon code: cjc749fat, or use Google to find other coupon codes.

    After that you have to market your forum, get active members, maintain forum, add content, manage reports, and deal with all other side tasks.
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  • Profile picture of the author nicolas simpson
    This is basically what you need in a nutshell, so if you are serious these are the actions that you need to be start talking .

    If you are going to use vBulletin it's going to cost you from $195 to $285, depends on which licence you are going to purchase. But if you would like a free platform take a look at Simple Machines, myBB and phpBB.

    For web hosting I would recommend you HostGator, which cost less then $7 per month. Then you need a domain name, where I would recommend you to use GoDaddy, and you can get .com domain name for $7.49 with coupon code: cjc749fat, or use Google to find other coupon codes.

    After that you have to market your forum, get active members, maintain forum, add content, manage reports, and deal with all other side tasks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael71
    I run a forum related to html/css/js on myBB base.

    Installation is done in less than 30 minutes...
    Customization of a theme is something else, that takes some time

    I implemented a jQuery slider, I have modified the myBB info bar plugin (so now you can CLOSE it) and did several tweaks.

    Running a forum takes a lot of time... think of all those spammers
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