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* this sale is also posted at s1tepo1nt's marketplace. the auction ends friday Novembr 30th 2007 (stats attached to auction details). DNForum bans any reference to s1itepo1nt therefore please view visit my blog entry about the sale here.
Basic Info
Online since April 2005, http://www.freerollforums.com is a poker discussion forum targeted towards newer poker players. Specifically those who are playing freerolls a lot. Therefore, it is incredibly easy to get a high level of sign ups.
The forum currently has
Threads: 2,499, Posts: 28,174, Members: 6,149
I have not run the site actively for more than a year however it still brings in cash through previous referrals and over $200 a month with text link ads.
The forum skin is completely unique and was designed by http://www.vbulletinskinz.com/. At the time it cost around $1500 - I paid a higher fee so that the copyright link was removed.
I am happy to pass on the owned vbulletin license for this forum (it needs renewed though - costs $30)
Reason for Selling : I have not had time to run this for some time. All my time is spent looking after other sites I have. I had someone try and buy this a few months ago but at the last minute they pulled out (pretty much they wasted my time).
The domain is hosted at enom so the transfer is free.
The site is currently hosted on my server and I am more than happy to keep it hosted there for a few months or until the new owner moves it to their server
I am happy to answer any questions a potential buyer may have. I would prefer if questions were asked in this sales thread and not via pm so that I don't repeat myself over and over. Of course, I will answer any questions you do not want to ask publicly.
I will accept payment via escrow and direct bank transfer. I had a buyer a year or so ago reverse a payment via paypal and I lost a lot of money so as a rule I never use them now.
I will split the escrow fees with the buyer.
The site needs an active owner to get it back on its feet but with it being online 2 and a half years and with 6000 members and a unique skin, all the new owner has to do is push traffic to it and possibly add content. I own another poker forum which makes much more than this one so I know how profitable poker forums can be
Revenue Details:
I am not very active with the site or with making money with the site - I lterally go weeks or months without even logging on, it's simply surplus to requirements. However, it still manages to make $2,640 every year through text link ads ($220 per month).
It makes me $75 or $150 every few months from pokerstars.
Since I do not personally run the site on a daily basis, I have allowed the staff to advertise and setup games themselves through poker companies and have allowed them to keep 100% of the money. Therefore, I am unable to determine the true earnings of the site. With a little work I believe any new owner could get monthly earnings over $500 within 2 months (not really too hard considering its true earnings are probably around $300 per month already)
Traffic Details:
search engines and direct traffic from members. The traffic is a lot lower than it once was but im sure an active owner would increase traffic very quickly. I have attached a screenprint of traffic. I would recommend the new owner to email members to let them know the site has a new owner etc
please note current bid is $6,000
Basic Info
Online since April 2005, http://www.freerollforums.com is a poker discussion forum targeted towards newer poker players. Specifically those who are playing freerolls a lot. Therefore, it is incredibly easy to get a high level of sign ups.
The forum currently has
Threads: 2,499, Posts: 28,174, Members: 6,149
I have not run the site actively for more than a year however it still brings in cash through previous referrals and over $200 a month with text link ads.
The forum skin is completely unique and was designed by http://www.vbulletinskinz.com/. At the time it cost around $1500 - I paid a higher fee so that the copyright link was removed.
I am happy to pass on the owned vbulletin license for this forum (it needs renewed though - costs $30)
Reason for Selling : I have not had time to run this for some time. All my time is spent looking after other sites I have. I had someone try and buy this a few months ago but at the last minute they pulled out (pretty much they wasted my time).
The domain is hosted at enom so the transfer is free.
The site is currently hosted on my server and I am more than happy to keep it hosted there for a few months or until the new owner moves it to their server
I am happy to answer any questions a potential buyer may have. I would prefer if questions were asked in this sales thread and not via pm so that I don't repeat myself over and over. Of course, I will answer any questions you do not want to ask publicly.
I will accept payment via escrow and direct bank transfer. I had a buyer a year or so ago reverse a payment via paypal and I lost a lot of money so as a rule I never use them now.
I will split the escrow fees with the buyer.
The site needs an active owner to get it back on its feet but with it being online 2 and a half years and with 6000 members and a unique skin, all the new owner has to do is push traffic to it and possibly add content. I own another poker forum which makes much more than this one so I know how profitable poker forums can be
Revenue Details:
I am not very active with the site or with making money with the site - I lterally go weeks or months without even logging on, it's simply surplus to requirements. However, it still manages to make $2,640 every year through text link ads ($220 per month).
It makes me $75 or $150 every few months from pokerstars.
Since I do not personally run the site on a daily basis, I have allowed the staff to advertise and setup games themselves through poker companies and have allowed them to keep 100% of the money. Therefore, I am unable to determine the true earnings of the site. With a little work I believe any new owner could get monthly earnings over $500 within 2 months (not really too hard considering its true earnings are probably around $300 per month already)
Traffic Details:
search engines and direct traffic from members. The traffic is a lot lower than it once was but im sure an active owner would increase traffic very quickly. I have attached a screenprint of traffic. I would recommend the new owner to email members to let them know the site has a new owner etc
please note current bid is $6,000
