Hey,
This is actually a situation I am in right now.
I am putting $7000 towards the development of one of my sites,
www.DeuceAce.com
The site is a poker forum mainly with a few extra things, articles, reviews, directory etc. but nothing else major.
The forum isn't exactly new, there are 200+ members and just under 3000 posts, but I would still consider it as very new and will be working on it as if I just launched it.
I am starting to budget what I will use the $7000 on.
I just sent off a payment of $800 to vbulletinskinz.com for a new custom design - I think they are one of the best in the forum design industry.
So..you have just over $6000 to build up a poker forum, it?s a highly competitive industry but I feel there is still space for another, quality forum.
The money can be spent on development, content advertising/marketing or anything you think would help improve and develop the community.
So...what are your first steps and what do you use the money for?