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Old 12-24-2007, 09:43 PM
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Default How much money has been spent on your forum?

Let's see...

$160 vB license
$8.00 domain
$5.00 monthly hosting on a little server (September to November, didn't pay for December yet) = $15
$20 in advertising since September


Total = $203
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Old 12-25-2007, 06:21 PM
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$160 vB license
$149 vbseo
$150 skins
$9.95 domain
$25 hosting

Total = $358.95
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Old 12-28-2007, 06:08 AM
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I get to be the oddball here:

MyBB Forum $0
Advertising $0
Web site $0
Domain $1.99 for the first year, will be $9.95 to renew.
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Old 12-28-2007, 08:37 PM
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vBulletin License - 160
Hosting for a year - 60

Money I made so far 38 with ads.
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Old 01-02-2008, 12:19 PM
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For the new one I'm developing, its just hosting/domain name costs. However, because I tried a few hosts before finding the one I use now, it ended up being fairly expensive. Like $200 at least :(
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600.00

vb license
host for 5 years
domain for 10
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Old 01-30-2008, 02:39 AM
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phpBB3: Free
Webhosting: Free
Domain registration: Free
Advertising: Free
Total: $0000.00
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About 230 dollars I think.
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$8.99 - Domain
$19.99(Monthly) - Hosting
Free - My Own Coded Forum Script

w00t!
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IPB License: $149.99
Domain : $22.00 (roughly)

Thats it really
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Domain name - $12
Hosting - $5 per month

I use SMF, free.
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Who do you use for your hosting?
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Old 07-04-2008, 07:45 PM
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This will be the maximum amount spent on this project this year not because i cannot afford it far from it,its just a project that i want it to work.Promotion will be by SEO as it is free.

Website and url £1.99
Hosting for the year £20.00
Forum free phpBB v3
Adding the Forum to the site £20.00
Total spend £41.99
Am i happy with it you bet.

Object of exercise to get a PR3 status within 12months.
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Old 07-07-2008, 12:47 AM
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$99 for lifetime wowULTRA license
$60 a year for my hosting (but that is for 10 domains hosted under same account)
Have spent over $300 on custom script we use on The Biggest Boards
Have spent about $100 on advertising so far.
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Old 07-07-2008, 09:47 AM
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Well i wont put this forum yet because i havent done much to it but here are my others

qdoos.com
url came with the site when brought
Hosting for the year around $60
Forum :VB, already with the forum when i brought it
VB Seo : $150
Advertising : around $150 so far
Competition Around $250
Custom design $300
Total spend : More than i wanted lol
But its now starting to work out and its getting busier every day so hopefully its worth it.

My other forum

Tottenhamhotspurs.tv

url $15
Hosting for the year $60
Forum free phpBB but then upgraded to VB 2 months ago $150
Added VbSEo $150
Addverting/seo , nothing done everything on this site with no cost.
This is my baby and my first real success in SEO to, its a site that i will always have and will never sell unless it was for stupid money lol
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