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5 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Start A Forums!

(Mar 31, 2013 08:16 PM)Red-Panther Wrote:  Sorry, but a theme doesn't costs 300$.

Tell me what is costs and provide links.
COUGH FAGKORNER.com/.org/.net haha

Philly can't keep the site up for more than 24 hours now.
(Mar 31, 2013 08:32 PM)Y U N G Wrote:  *COUGH* FAGKORNER.com/.org/.net haha

Philly can't keep the site up for more than 24 hours now.

That is what happens when you combine a newer webmaster and a site with a larger user base.

That's why I stay on here and a few other big ones, the owner of HF has years of experience and sitepoint, digital point and like two others have experience combined with management teams.
This is a great thread. Hopefully this will stop idiots from saturating the web with pointless forums.
(Mar 31, 2013 07:24 PM)Encodes Wrote:  Just leave.. Show me a professional studio that will do a theme for 20, a custom one.

SEO: If you mean adwords, adwords is not SEO you fucking retard.

Hosting: For some shitty hosting off of here sure, but if you want real hosting try 10 a month.

Domain: If you use a coupon, for the first year sure.

SEO: No, they hire out 3rd parties to optimize your site and list on search engines
Hosting: iPage, BlueHost, FatCow ect.
Domain: NameCheap or you get it with your hosting.

So shut the fuck up you little prick before you think you know everything.
You've been fairly harsh with this. Your sitting on people's hopes and dream's, who are you to question someone's dedication and knowledge? Your ignorance show your idiocy, as the saying goes "It's not what you know, it's who you know". I've seen people start off with shit all and achieve and maintain a quality forum.
(Apr 1, 2013 07:42 AM)Wires Wrote:  You've been fairly harsh with this. Your sitting on people's hopes and dream's, who are you to question someone's dedication and knowledge? Your ignorance show your idiocy, as the saying goes "It's not what you know, it's who you know". I've seen people start off with shit all and achieve and maintain a quality forum.

Please link some of those forums, until then I will have to take it as this is some cruel april fools joke.


(Apr 1, 2013 07:36 AM)Marijuana Crops Wrote:  SEO: No, they hire out 3rd parties to optimize your site and list on search engines
Hosting: iPage, BlueHost, FatCow ect.
Domain: NameCheap or you get it with your hosting.

So shut the fuck up you little prick before you think you know everything.

All those hosts are 3.50 if you buy like 3 years in advance, and namecheap domains are 10 dollars..
(Apr 1, 2013 07:49 AM)Encodes Wrote:  Please link some of those forums, until then I will have to take it as this is some cruel april fools joke.



All those hosts are 3.50 if you buy like 3 years in advance, and namecheap domains are 10 dollars..

Hackforum's started from nothing, into something. Simple as that. I take that your whole thread is reflected upon your past experiences.
(Mar 31, 2013 05:39 PM)Marijuana Crops Wrote:  Your pricing is way off bro.
Domain: $1
hosting: 3.50 a month
theme: $20
SEO: good hosts bring 300 free credits
Advertising: hosts normally have $100 ad word credit for free

$3.50 a month? What kind of shitty hardware would that server have in it.

Good domains are not $1 and good SEO costs a large amount of money. Nothing is free.

Your prices are 100x worse than OPs.
(Apr 1, 2013 07:53 AM)Wires Wrote:  Hackforum's started from nothing, into something. Simple as that. I take that your whole thread is reflected upon your past experiences.

Is this a joke, the owner had years of experience and was started in 2007. Omni was already a skilled webmaster when he started this site up, with experience in online communities. Not to mention internet forums where so much easier to get going back in 2007 as there where less of them and the people creating them knew what they where doing.

Your point in invalid, please list another one. Any successful forums, that is still running had a experienced management team or a very experienced owner.
(Apr 1, 2013 07:53 AM)Wires Wrote:  Hackforum's started from nothing, into something. Simple as that. I take that your whole thread is reflected upon your past experiences.

Yes. So did Google, Twitter, Facebook, the internet itself...

That doesn't mean it's a good idea for people to try and copy it...
I agree with point 2 and 3 mate
The person needs to be knowledgeable and he needs to be dedicated.
For other points i don't agree
Tbh you can go with third party services from other people like i do who can teach every aspect of forum management.
Forum Theme, most of the people sell for 100-150$ and i do for 50-100$
Hosting is not 10$ per month until you are hosting big site.
For SEO you don't have to buy it of course, you can always learn from people and free tutorials man. Check HF and you will see tons of quality tutorials starting from basics
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=2830592
Thanks and i will suggest everyone to try having a forum for once but if you aren't dedicated then forums not for you, go with blogging. Words from my experience
(Apr 1, 2013 07:58 AM)Han. Wrote:  Yes. So did Google, Twitter, Facebook, the internet itself...

That doesn't mean it's a good idea for people to try and copy it...

All three of those had experienced web developers behind them.
(Mar 28, 2013 04:14 PM)ↂ Rozyn ↂ Wrote:  But... but... I want to make a forum and be 20x bigger than HF! I am negative in paypal but I have SPAM! let's get started!

Logic of 35% forum owners.

Bitch please, lets start a business site on webs.com.
(Apr 1, 2013 08:07 AM)Raz3d Wrote:  Bitch please, lets start a business site on webs.com.

This made me laugh.

On other notes: this guide was leeched by a retard to a leaking site and then he called me a leecher.


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