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Old 03-22-2007, 12:45 PM
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Default Ways to make business, free forums?

New business giving free forums, add-free ... and getting the profit from selling domains, adding special mods, etc?

It's true... just launched two months ago.. and a huge popularity at the moment. Hope they don't disappear as fast as they came ...

http://forum.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?t=83
and the main site:
http://www.freeforums.org/

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P.S: The server seems quite fast but will see after growing a bit more...
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Old 03-22-2007, 01:27 PM
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Default Re: Ways to make business, free forums?

I heard of them, I'm about to launch something like this but instead of a phpBB forum hosting will be a IPB 1.3 forum hosting. I've prepared a dedicated server for this here in my house with more than 3 terabytes and 4 GB Rams. Also it is core 2 dual. As soon as this project is launched I will add the link in my signature so you guys can go and check it out and if you want a free IPB forum ads free you can go over there
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Old 03-22-2007, 02:14 PM
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Default Re: Ways to make business, free forums?

Looks like a fairly good racket. Get forums running, then start charging the popular ones a fee to continue hosting. Not a bad way to make money.
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Old 03-22-2007, 06:59 PM
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Default Re: Ways to make business, free forums?

Hey Serra I don't think they will do that, probably they will start later on the ads campaigns like all the other free forum hosting ;-)
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Old 03-22-2007, 07:25 PM
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Default Re: Ways to make business, free forums?

I understand what he says about its more satisfying to have a popular site then make money off it. My personal site is the largest resource hog on my server, http://www.theaquariumwiki.com, its nearing the nessisity to get it its own server.
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