How much do you need to make?

[Shawn Gossman]

Let's get real - forums being a full-time job paying you everything you need to not work is nothing but a dream.

But how much do you really need to make from your forum to meet your goal? Realistically? What is the amount you'd like to be making right now?

 

[Heatman]

I don't think an average forum is going to ever pay someone enough money for him to depend and work on it as a full time job. Unless it's something as big as Reddit or others like it in that size that's going to ever pay enough that's going cover for a full time job.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

For me, if I were to ever monetize a forum, I'm going to go for an amount to let the forum pay for itself.

Anything extra, I'll put into a contest fund or something like that to give to the community.

 

[JWeb]

When I had a forum, I was content with just breaking even. Enough to cover costs of hosting, licenses, domains, themes, etc.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

When I had a forum, I was content with just breaking even. Enough to cover costs of hosting, licenses, domains, themes, etc.

That's really all I'd want. That keeps it a fun hobby that doesn't cost a lot.