Best hacks that add Value to a paid forum
 

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well not a hack but Hivemail could be used to give users extra punch
give them larger ammounts of attachment space, avatars,mroe pm storage.

I'll have some feature hacks done throughout the coming months that you could use as paid-only additions. A majorly comprehensive Journal system is one, and I know that there'll be an Arcade coming up for vB3 that you could use...

These are all great but in my opinion, the only true way to get people to pay, is to have a unique hack that either you coded, or paid someone else too.

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Ok calm down mate i didnt understand fully, sorry. Your best bet is not to add Large hacks unless you feel they are nessacary as they can be a strain on your forum and BW etc.

What is the topic of the forum?
What common wants and needs do your members have?
Which of these could you fulfill with a hack or service?

Don't look to technology, if you want them to pay, then you have to provide value in exchange. Basic marketing 101.

Technology is a value. A place where people can come together to share opinions and ideas is valuable. It becomes even more valuable with features like private message, attachment posting, e-mail, interactive games, etc. These are all desired commodities that are built with technology and fueled by people.

A forum with many additional features from hacks is a valuable commodity in and of itself.

theirs a great thread somewhere buried in the lounge where people were saying what they'd offer, that might help :)