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advice on niche forums

by apocalypsejay
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would anybody like to share whether or not money can be made by building forums. Obviously most are not as succesful and bustling as WF, but I see potential in owning a small forum. I have seen forums that charge 5-25 bucks for affiliate marketers to have a place to post AL's.
#advice #forums #niche
  • Profile picture of the author MDSOPerandi
    Hi, it depends on the niche e.g. A forum geared toward college students (who by virtue of being at college do not have a lot of money) may not return as much as a forum geared towards "Soccer moms" who probably have more disposable income.

    Also, start a forum on something you enjoy as well as something that may return you money.

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  • Profile picture of the author iwankurniawan
    i think at the forum we just sharing each other about our strategies, i mean forum just for build networking or relationship. one thing great valuable from forum is we could gotta highly targeted visitor for our niche site/landing page. so..for cash or money..we'll offer our great valuable product at our niche site / our email list. just in my humble opinion :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author iwankurniawan
    just go to google.com then type {your niche} forum, then you'll see what forum for your niche. just sign up for most active member forum
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  • Profile picture of the author origin
    There are many ways you can make money from a forum. Even a small one. You can sell advertising for a start if memberships are not an option.

    You can also sell helpful products to your captive audience.

    If all else fails, incorporate adsense.

    If you can get a forum going you can do well with it, so just be creative in monetising it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mindz
    ^^ I agree with the above statement. It can work, you just have to work it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom Addams
    Forums can be highly-lucrative. You're going to find a generally high EPC from a quality forum. Growing them and running them is not a walk in the park, however. Part of your business plan at this stage, perhaps more than anything else, should be concerned with growth.
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    • Profile picture of the author joshril
      Originally Posted by Get Rich Methods View Post

      Forums can be highly-lucrative. You're going to find a generally high EPC from a quality forum. Growing them and running them is not a walk in the park, however. Part of your business plan at this stage, perhaps more than anything else, should be concerned with growth.
      Although you can certainly do well with a forum, they are not easy to get going...

      If you don't have enough users, your forum will be a ghost town and no one will want to come to it...

      If you have a solid user base, moderation takes time to ensure a quality experience.

      I have seen some small niche forums work really well... I used to be part of one in the real estate arena. In fact, I believe they had a paid option for premium content and he didn't have a massive user base, but I assume (based on what I could see as a member) that he was doing high 4 figures per month with the forum... possibly more with coaching, etc. on the backend.

      Like everything else... research your target market and find what they need... if that's a forum of some sort, you should do quite well.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adie
    Starting a forum is more difficult than starting a niche/authority blog so I would prefer the latter.
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