Mini (Niche) Affiliate Site using a Forum - Part 8
Posted on January 8, 2008 by
Adie 
Affiliate Marketing, Minisites 
4 Comments
Final update for sometime as I want to summarise what has happened since I started this case study and what will be planned for the future.
My Budget for this project is - $500
Total amount I have spent so far - $142.83
I have purchased services from the following websites:
Submit2Please - Submission in 500 Directories $99.95
SubmitEdge - 100 Article Submission Service with free Unique 500 word Unique Article $30
NameCheap - SSL Certifcate $12.88
Remember, I’m getting my foundations set out correctly for this little business. One thing I was having problems with was finding a good service that would start some posts for me. It seems after much difficulty I have found a seemingly decent looking service that does actually have staff and answers emails! ForumShock who I mentioned in a previous update is not running so do not try and contact that website.
The next thing to do is pay for the most important service:
Priced at $237.50
If you’re looking for more, search through these Forum Posting Services and be wary (send them an email first before payment)
Today I am going to Webmaster-Talk forum to start a competition to get a designer to do a unique design for me that will improve conversions and at the same time build more of a brand recognition into the business model. To get this done for free I will offer the designer and possibly a coder a Review here for them or a percentage of my business. Not sure yet, but I will work something out that will hopefully be lucrative for them.
This does work as I have seen it done before on other forums I visit.
I’m going to possibly change the forum software I use if I cannot get a web designer to skin my Phorum software. I’m still happy with my progress as a lot of it is learning new skills as you go along which I enjoy. One of my main strengths is organisation and I enjoy bringing the right people together to help me make this little online business a success.
If you haven’t read my Case Study from the beginning:
Mini (Niche) Affiliate Site using a Forum - Part 1
Mini (Niche) Affiliate Site using a Forum - Part 2
Mini (Niche) Affiliate Site using a Forum - Part 3
Mini (Niche) Affiliate Site using a Forum - Part 4
Mini (Niche) Affiliate Site using a Forum - Part 5
Mini (Niche) Affiliate Site using a Forum - Part 6
Mini (Niche) Affiliate Site using a Forum - Part 7
That’s it for now. The major thing now is my re-design and getting the service mentioned above to complete my content then I can really get stuck into Marketing the forum.
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“Today I am going to Webmaster-Talk forum to start a competition to get a designer to do a unique design for me that will imporve conversions and at the same time build more”
A small spelling error which you would probably want someone to point out to you.
Very nice read. Brilliant Case Study!
can’t wait till next part..I might start my own and follow your step..I got domain and already have Landing page, but no forum setup.
How about little competition? I will budget for $500 as well.
this could be fun and learn something from you.
Assuming you get the netbusinessblog forum up with a link to this series I’ll post my budget for my site fbappdevelopers.com for comparisons since I started my forum at about the same time. Facebook app reviews and developer interviews are helping generate content even if they are a bit time consuming on my part.
It’ll be interesting to visit your forum 6 months from now to see what how it’s shaping up. :)
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