what does it cost to run a forum like this for a year

[nauc 10+ year member]

just wondering???????????

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[Ken448 10+ year member]

really doesnt cost that much. I used to help run a successful paintball forum (Impulseownersgroup.com), and aside from the initial software purchase (or pay by month) All you need is TIME and prolly $25-50 a month for bandwidth depending on the size and traffic. It adds up, and for every one thats successful, there are thousands that have 3 or 4 members...

 

[nauc 10+ year member]

really doesnt cost that much. I used to help run a successful paintball forum (Impulseownersgroup.com), and aside from the initial software purchase (or pay by month) All you need is TIME and prolly $25-50 a month for bandwidth depending on the size and traffic. It adds up, and for every one thats successful, there are thousands that have 3 or 4 members...

i see, thanks.........

 

[blackbonnie 5,000+ posts]

so end thread?

 

[crunktimes.com 5,000+ posts]

When a forum first starts it does not use much diskspace or bandwidth, you can get a

A server such as CA.com has millions of posts you would need a dedicated server, good is a cheap *** so I believe he is running it off one server, best idea would be running a dedicated mysql box and a dedicated box just for loading the http pages.

My guess would be two decent boxes, leased at a decent datacenter would cost you about $600-1000 a month and probably based on what Goob pays to run this place looking at the datacenter he is in and knowing the prices they charge fairly well.

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

and the mods dont get payed, they just waste thier time

 

[Pl8er 5,000+ posts]

The forum my wife admins for has a member base of around 133,000 members. They get over 500,000 unique visitors per month and something like 10 million page views.

It costs roughly 35,000 a year to run it.

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

And I only see one advertisement. So goob just got some good money to throw away, or he knows some people in high places.

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

This isn't his only forum; he's got a slew of **** websites to make money off of.

 

[Johnny Drama 5,000+ posts]

He has his own dedicated server. Not sure about anything else.

 

[faulkton 5,000+ posts]

i think it cost about $12.

 

[billabongcr 5,000+ posts]

goob is teh pron god?

 

[UberAudio 10+ year member]

And I only see one advertisement. So goob just got some good money to throw away, or he knows some people in high places.

Are you blind?

 

[AllStar1500bd 5,000+ posts]

Are you blind?

No, he's smart. Firefox + adblock + filterset.G FTW!

 

[jer_stud56 10+ year member]

i havent seen ads on this site in a few years. Or any other site. Hmm. Not makin a dime off me.