How do you earn from forums?

[goodboy133]

Except google adsense and footer && header advertisements.
I never found out how.

 

[xpl0iter]

Affiliate marketing will be a good idea on several forums. But that too rarely works on forums under webmaster niche!

 

[Jerlene]

I earn by offering membership upgrades. With the right audience it really works.

 

[Sam1]

I earn by offering membership upgrades. With the right audience it really works.

What sort of things do you offer for those upgrades Jerlene?

 

[Jerlene]

A bigger PM storage, bigger attachment quota, a sexy userbar(lol), custom user title, etc. It works.

 

[Jordan]

I don't.

The only forum I own is Gaming Section. At which I only just started placing 2 advertisements on it and only to help cover the cost.

VIP payments will be going to wards game servers that users have been waiting and wanting for so long now, and the help of the website server as well.

I put more money into the forum Then I take out.

 

[Sam1]

I don't.

The only forum I own is Gaming Section. At which I only just started placing 2 advertisements on it and only to help cover the cost.

VIP payments will be going to wards game servers that users have been waiting and wanting for so long now, and the help of the website server as well.

I put more money into the forum Then I take out.

Not that I'm complaining but that's probably the biggest reason forum owners find it so hard to earn money from a forum- because there are always other forums with no ads or premium membership options which are just as good..

I suppose having member gaming servers would be a huge boost to your site Jordan?

 

[Jordan]

Not that I'm complaining but that's probably the biggest reason forum owners find it so hard to earn money from a forum- because there are always other forums with no ads or premium membership options which are just as good..

I suppose having member gaming servers would be a huge boost to your site Jordan?

Ya, I did not plan to put any ads on it. & I still plan to take them off as well. However, at the current time I'm unable to. We have had users already buy VIP and advertising spots, but not to much.

For the game servers, thats the general idea. I plan to fund several game servers such as a minecraft server, planet side 2, batlefield 3, and a samp server just to name a few.

Also, we are currently in the works of implementing a system that will allow our users to buy steam games with the money they earn from GS.

That is the reason why I have put the money system in the forum is for users to earn and generate while they post and stay active. This will allow them to actually buy real games with that they got. As far as i know we will be the first forum to implement this. This is going to be a custom mod.

 

[LiquidServe]

Get your site listed on Publicity Clerks or Buy Sell Ads.... that is the best way to earn money from your site according to me.

 

[Zaiva]

Yeah I would agree with LiquidServe, Selling adspace to me is the best, via sites like BuySellAds, Forums canmake good enough money from that. For my forum, I don't display any ads on it currently, but I'm just working on content and traffic at the minute.

 

[wasi90lk]

You can try to offer paid membership, in return you can offer certain benefits.

You can also sell products as an affiliate.

 

[Jason1]

I am trying to sell ads, but due to low traffic nothing seems to work

 

[Jerlene]

I don't like to run ads on my forums. I mostly depend on "VIP" memberships to pay the bills. lol

 

[draco99]

I do not earn much from my forum other than fun and enjoyment for everyone. Kinda like Christmas but everyday.

 

[Beverly]

I've sold link space in my signature line and that works as a way to fund the forum. Currently, ads are only shown to guests and people who are not logged in, so members are not bothered by ads. However most large forums with an active membership has ads which are shown to everyone. So, I don't really see why a forum owner couldn't just as easily choose that route.

 

[lludawg]

If your forum is popular and is one of the best in your specific niche, you will be surprised how many people will donate. That is exactly how one music forum I am a part of runs. People like a clean forum without ads.