How to make money with a forum?

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Hello,

I have always been passionate about forums and message boards. Just love the communities and the chit chat. I havent created any forums yet but I hope to soon. My question is...

How do people make money from a forum?

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Anna
#forum #make #money
  • Profile picture of the author Aliasjackjones
    You can create a huge forums about a topic then sell upgraded memberships.
    The people who upgrade could have special privileges and some special sections that can be accessed by them.
    Then you could also sell advertisements on your forums.
    Create a good marketplace on your forums and you can sell stickies in that section.
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  • Profile picture of the author Nathan6
    You just make you website and publish in forums. I do hope it will work.
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  • Profile picture of the author schttrj
    How do you normally get traffic to a forum? Creating the initial membership is what matters, right?
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    • Profile picture of the author Skywriter
      I run a popular writers forum at www.mywriterscircle.com. New members are always welcome, by the way!

      There are AdSense banner ads at the foot of every page, which don't make a fortune but cover the hosting costs and other administrative expenses.

      Other than that, the forum has prominent links at the top of the page to my blog and other sites owned by my sponsors, The WCCL Network. Some of these sites are monetized in other ways, e.g. by product sales and affiliate sales.

      In my experience forums aren't great money-making tools in themselves, as people don't like being sold to on them. A successful forum can attract a lot of visitors, however, a proportion of whom may click through to other, monetized sites you may own. It may be best to view a forum as part of your sales funnel, therefore.

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  • Profile picture of the author Terry Kyle
    Selling banner advertising, classified ads (like WSOs), banners with aff links, subscriptions to private sub-forum/s, possibly AdSense.
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