i am thinking about setting up a web site of forums, so people can talk about different things, etc.
1. are there any free easy to use forum softwares?
2. can i use godaddy.com to get the domain? their site is the cheapest, i think.
but i am a single person, i wonder how hard that will be. can i also make some money by using google’s ad words?
If you don’t want to go through all the hard work, want to set it up fast and don’t mind having a subdomain, you could try out http://www.forumotion.com
It has alot of features for a free forum, and they host the forum for you.
Plus, the skins there are very easy to use and edit!
It also has a chatbox, portal, calender and various other mods that are very easy to install.
If you wish you can install any forum version at any time, like PHPBB2, PHPBB, Invision and punBB.
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You won’t make a penny from a forum as they are all to alike and none of them offer anything that isn’t already being offered by another more popular forum / website! You wouldn’t have to worry about managing your forum unless you have a forum that is unique and about something everyone likes but isn’t already a forum!
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Flash Programmer and Website Designer
http://www.astano.co.uk/
As Astano mentioned, almost every idea is currently in place for forums. If you do have a unique idea that will take off, the following information is for you!
Managing a forum is very simple. Forum software is readily available for free and for a cost. All of these softwares are easy-to-use and have modifications that are readily available to benefit you.
A few free forum softwares: phpBB3, myBB, SMF
A few paid softwares: IPB, vBulletin
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If you don’t want to go through all the hard work, want to set it up fast and don’t mind having a subdomain, you could try out http://www.forumotion.com
It has alot of features for a free forum, and they host the forum for you.
Plus, the skins there are very easy to use and edit!
It also has a chatbox, portal, calender and various other mods that are very easy to install.
If you wish you can install any forum version at any time, like PHPBB2, PHPBB, Invision and punBB.
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As you may know a domain name is just a name, not a real website. If you are going to create your website: 1- Buy a domain name. A domain name is a name you want to call your website (ex: http://www.yahoo.com). To get a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name. 2- Buy a web hosting service to provide your online space and enable you to get your website online at your purchased domain name.
If you want to start your website I recommend purchase your domain and hosting together. In this way it is possible to get your domain for free. Some hosting services offer this gift today.
You need a web host supporting forum software (phpbb).
As an experienced webmaster I recommend BH web hosting which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for hosting & I have used them for over 3 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.
Refer to:
http://www.threehosts.com/publish/phpbb.html
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Hope this helps.
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http://www.threehosts.com/forum