12-28-2009, 01:44 PM
Well, I don't have much of an issue with the domain itself - my main concern, shared by many other people here, is the lack of originality with your template. You're a new site, and as previously stated by other members, you're competing with some big names - therefore, your site has to "wow" people as soon as they see it. I'm also concerned with the price of VIP membership - $10, and we don't know what we're getting from an inactive forum. Even if there was a benefit in paying such a fee, we don't know how long that forum will last, how much content will become available, if it will expand, or if it will fold. You have to somehow justify the $10 expense to people if you want them to buy it.
Maybe you can try offering a "VIP forum" to everyone for your first few months, and then gradually phase in a "pay to access" system, so at least content will build up and you'll have an income? That way, people will know what to expect - $10 isn't much, but you're asking a lot from people as a newly established forum with very little (or no) reputation.
Best of luck!
Maybe you can try offering a "VIP forum" to everyone for your first few months, and then gradually phase in a "pay to access" system, so at least content will build up and you'll have an income? That way, people will know what to expect - $10 isn't much, but you're asking a lot from people as a newly established forum with very little (or no) reputation.
Best of luck!
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