[SouthernTn]

^ 10 - 12 Months is a good start but there are other things to consider also..

I bought my forum for $1,000.00 from someone who really didnt have the time. During the first month, I made $400 - $500 selling ads.

Did alot of work and developed a fully functional website and Im just now starting to advertise the website and build links. Traffic is also increasing because of this.

Now, with the small traffic the site has 600 - 800 Uniques a day, Im making $800-$900 a month by the means of Casale and YPN.

Now, If I were to sale now, 10 - 12 Months revenue would not be enough simply because someone could easily take it up to 3,000 Uniques a day and double - triple their money invested. Plus, on top of the forums, they're getting a fully functional website with over 200 pages and adding more everyday. Not to forget, days after buying the forum, someone who helped me move the database over to the new server offered to purchase at $7,500 right off bat.. Thats when I knew, I had something I could turn into a powerhouse..

Normally, alot of forums people try to sell nowdays aren't even worth the price... I know alot are "attached" to their forums. but being attached isn't what determines price for someone else. Traffic/Potential/Revenue is what it'll sale for..

When buying forums, Design hardly ever becomes a factor in the sale.

Also, my forum stats are

Threads: 50,513, Posts: 698,173, Members: 6,607

Since adding vBSeo, all of our posts are just now starting to get re-indexed in the search engines, and I predict a big traffic boost soon.