|
Welcome to the Australian Ford Forums forum. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and inserts advertising. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features without post based advertising banners. Registration is simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. Please Note: All new registrations go through a manual approval queue to keep spammers out. This is checked twice each day so there will be a delay before your registration is activated. |
|
The Bar For non Automotive Related Chat |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
21-02-2014, 05:58 AM | #1 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,752
|
https://flippa.com/2900672-aussie-ow...uniques-190-mo
LOL - the new owner is trying to sell because Quote:
LOL, yes we are a 'patriotic' bunch, thanks for your time
__________________
I reserve the right to arm bears
|
|||
21-02-2014, 07:07 AM | #2 | ||
Obsessed with wheels
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,298
|
Didn't know you could buy or sell forums, they are free to start.
|
||
21-02-2014, 07:42 AM | #3 | ||
Formerly ST170ish
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Down south
Posts: 1,672
|
What a joke...
__________________
My bad attitude escalates in direct proportion to the amount of stupidity I am presented with!!! |
||
21-02-2014, 08:49 AM | #4 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Gladstone Qld
Posts: 664
|
To tell the truth I never thought about Forums being owned. I wouldn't have thought an American owning it would be an issue though, look at Facebook, started with an American owner. Now very popular.
|
||
21-02-2014, 09:06 AM | #5 | ||
Pity the fool
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Wait Awhile
Posts: 8,997
|
I know of a certain other forum that had this issue...owned by a certain American chap...
__________________
Fords I own or have owned: 1970 XW Falcon GT replica | 1970 XW Falcon | 1971 XY Fairmont | 1973 ZG Fairlane | 1986 XF Falcon panel van | 1987 XFII Falcon S-Pack | 1988 XF Falcon GLS ute | 1993 EBII Fairmont V8 | 1996 XG Falcon ute | 2000 AU Falcon wagon | 2004 BA Falcon XT | 2012 SZ Territory Titanium AWD Proud to buy Australian and support Ford Australia through thick and thin |
||
5 users like this post: |
21-02-2014, 10:10 AM | #6 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,752
|
Quote:
One of the busiest forums in the world 'YellowBullet' was just sold by the original owner to AutoGuide for an alleged $3mil The original owner still runs the forum and has just clocked up over 100,000 posts - LOL, at any one time there is over 1000 people on there, either as guests or members There is money in forums, particularly in the advertising attached to them, the busier the forum, the more ads, the more they are worth
__________________
I reserve the right to arm bears
|
|||
3 users like this post: |
21-02-2014, 10:47 AM | #7 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 5,069
|
Quote:
|
|||
21-02-2014, 10:51 AM | #8 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Mornington peninsula.
Posts: 456
|
He would be selling the forum as it is with its members & possibly its url to the site. It's an already established site.
__________________
Proud owner of: 1970 Fairmont XW (waiting for restoration) & my daily Venom red 2003 BA XR6T Nick. |
||
21-02-2014, 10:59 AM | #9 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Mornington peninsula.
Posts: 456
|
Anyways im a webmaster to some sites so im kinda in the know. Mine are currently closed now, got no time & they aren't car related. Sites like that take time & alot of work to establish a healthy membership.
__________________
Proud owner of: 1970 Fairmont XW (waiting for restoration) & my daily Venom red 2003 BA XR6T Nick. |
||
21-02-2014, 11:08 AM | #10 | ||
Pity the fool
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Wait Awhile
Posts: 8,997
|
Not car specific (although it does have a car subforum) but Something Awful has anywhere from 5000-8000 users logged in at any given time, 185,000 users, 151 million posts in total and bans/probates anywhere from 10-30 users per day! How do you find out the value of these forums..?
__________________
Fords I own or have owned: 1970 XW Falcon GT replica | 1970 XW Falcon | 1971 XY Fairmont | 1973 ZG Fairlane | 1986 XF Falcon panel van | 1987 XFII Falcon S-Pack | 1988 XF Falcon GLS ute | 1993 EBII Fairmont V8 | 1996 XG Falcon ute | 2000 AU Falcon wagon | 2004 BA Falcon XT | 2012 SZ Territory Titanium AWD Proud to buy Australian and support Ford Australia through thick and thin |
||
21-02-2014, 11:20 AM | #11 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Mornington peninsula.
Posts: 456
|
Road warrior, thats a good question, i never sold one to even know. I take it they go by how many hits a site gets im not too sure. Any how hope this site helps.
http://www.communityspark.com/how-mu...-forums-worth/ I just noticed it being a power invisions forum aka ipboard, its a good forum software does need money to keep updating it though. Example yearly fee for updates & they'll do it for you on forum version software upgrades etc .
__________________
Proud owner of: 1970 Fairmont XW (waiting for restoration) & my daily Venom red 2003 BA XR6T Nick. |
||
21-02-2014, 11:20 AM | #12 | ||
Guest
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Gods Country
Posts: 16,258
|
I was offered to purchase the XR6 turbo forum from Chris Freeman 3 years ago he wanted 50K then the site is an absolute joke LOL...
Needless to say even though i financially did support that place for a couple of years it was just a kindergarten full of juveniles and the subject matter was more off topic and facebook page links than wealthy technical info i didn't really see what possible investment i could achieve without cleaning the place up and banning all the riff raff and the old owner could just start up another forum aka Yellowbullet-Turbo Bullet well done Brent Double LOLOL Bit hard to make money when sponsors are constantly 90+ days in arrears as well, i was privvy to a lot of sensitive information as this was definately going to happen as far as i was concerned, but the rank and file had other ideas and i went from a purchaser to the banned member list ... Oh and i still have all e-mails and correspondance as well as facebook messages saved for future enjoyment... |
||
21-02-2014, 11:25 AM | #13 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Mornington peninsula.
Posts: 456
|
I know that xr6 turbo site but 50k carmonnnn lol
__________________
Proud owner of: 1970 Fairmont XW (waiting for restoration) & my daily Venom red 2003 BA XR6T Nick. |
||
12 users like this post: |
21-02-2014, 11:46 AM | #14 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Mornington peninsula.
Posts: 456
|
forgot to mention the yearly forum update or support for ipboard is optional, if you dont pay just no support.
Good luck if any of you here end up buying it.
__________________
Proud owner of: 1970 Fairmont XW (waiting for restoration) & my daily Venom red 2003 BA XR6T Nick. |
||
21-02-2014, 12:00 PM | #15 | ||
Donating Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Morayfield
Posts: 28,091
|
It takes a special kind of crazy to start up a forum. The hours you plough into it. The hassle you put up with. I'd never do it……
I've got a lot of admiration for the guys who run AFF. Having to support the forums from a technical perspective is just one aspect.
__________________
I love Holdens.... |
||
8 users like this post: |
24-02-2014, 07:20 AM | #17 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,752
|
__________________
I reserve the right to arm bears
|
||
14-08-2018, 05:54 PM | #18 | |||
XB COUPE TOO!
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Sydney (Lower Blue Mountains)
Posts: 6,521
|
Quote:
__________________
BAWITHLOT Transformation BA Parts Forsale
|
|||
15-08-2018, 06:25 AM | #19 | ||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 7,752
|
No idea, I haven't been there for ages
__________________
I reserve the right to arm bears
|
||
15-08-2018, 07:13 AM | #20 | ||
The one and only
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Carrum Downs, Victoria
Posts: 9,053
|
There is quite a lot of money to be gained. I know of other forums being offered money by investors.
__________________
1992 DC LTDHO 360rwkw built by me Tuned by CVE Performance Going of the rails on a crazy train Other cars include Dynamic ED Sprint, Dynamic DL LTD, Sparkling Burgundy DL LTD, Yellow, Red & Blue XB sedan & Black XB Coupe
|
||