How much does your site cost you?

[rnmcd]

So most eveyone loses money on their site each month? What about you Kathy?

[Kathy]

I do not lose money. I have managed to monetize the site through various sources (sponsors, google adsense, upgraded memberships, direct store sales) to cover all costs including webhosting, salaries, contract labor, office space, etc.

[rnmcd]

I do not lose money. I have managed to monetize the site through various sources (sponsors, google adsense, upgraded memberships, direct store sales) to cover all costs including webhosting, salaries, contract labor, office space, etc.

You own adminzone? Nice.

[Steve Machol]

My site has been making a steady profit since 1997.

[rnmcd]

My site has been making a steady profit since 1997.

Is that the one related to spectacles and such?

[Steve Machol]

Yep: www.optiboard.com

I've had the same primary sponsor since 1997.

[Kathy]

You own adminzone? Nice.

Nope, I'm an admin and the owner is The Sandman.

[Vtec44]

So most eveyone loses money on their site each month? What about you Kathy?

yeah, basically I do it for the peeps below

[Lenni]

My forum costs me ~4 € per Month. We had some months when the traffic went up to 80 GB per Month. Now we restricted access to only registered Members and we are again around the 50 GB level. (50 is my webhosts limit, each GB costs me 0.5 €)

[Erwin]

I don't even want to discuss how much my site costs me to run. It's a lot. But worth it in the end.

[Shining Arcanine]

So most eveyone loses money on their site each month? What about you Kathy?

I was looking at rising bandwidth usuage (soon my site will cost $182.30 per year) and I decided to show advertisements to Guests to help pay for things and to encourage them to register. So far I have made 8 cents. Only 9992 cents left to go before I get a check from Google.

[Onimua]

I have a thing against ads on my site... but I am considering using the subscription manager in vBulletin to place in extra features for members in the future.

[tgillespie]

I don't even want to discuss how much my site costs me to run. It's a lot. But worth it in the end.

Personal satisfaction or the fact that your spreading the word?

[Dark Zero]

$150 per month in dedicated server

[rnmcd]

$150 per month in dedicated server

So your site doesn't generate any income?