Hi friend i'm planning to start a new PTP forum ,so i need your suggestion about post rate and thread rate and any other things which you know can be useful ,like restrictions of threads ,posts etc...pl share.Thanks
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Hi friend i'm planning to start a new PTP forum ,so i need your suggestion about post rate and thread rate and any other things which you know can be useful ,like restrictions of threads ,posts etc...pl share.Thanks
Nice to know that you are going to start your own forum site.your site should be simple not much complex and what would be the price its depends on you because one should have look at his own profit if you will get good profit from ur forum then you can give better value for forum posting.You should take necessary action to stop spamming or to stop spam flooding.If you need my help then feel free to ask me at any time.Quote:
Originally Posted by satyakam
I have a bunch of good licensed forum script i can provide you the forum script.
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Sounds good, another paid to post forum. About the pay rates - well it will depend on your monthly budget, how much will you be willing to spend each month for payouts. The pay per post should be at least $0.03. If it is more, members will join the forum more easily and the forum will have many members after a shorter period of time!Quote:
Originally Posted by satyakam
1. The rate. I think the favourable rates for members are at least 3 cents per post and 4-5 cents per thread. The more, the merrier :P
2. Detailed and easy-to-understand rules, so there won't be any misunderstanding between admin/forum staffs and members.
3. Smooth loading page. I do not like slow loading page (who does?).
4. It is better for you to set the thread and post limit to be more sustainable, as long as the rates are not low.
5. If possible, do not make requirement to only cash out through new payment processor(s) if there is no significant advantage for the members.
Those are my 2 cents. More to come (if any):P
I think what you should to worry is about how you can earn from PTP sites.
Adsense really don't works with PTP site.
Get profit from ptp site is very hard anyway
did you register domain , hosting and purchased a script .. etc ?
I suggest that focus on marketing your forum first so that it will be already well known before the launch. A starting rate of 0.03 cents per post would be good and you should have limit in posting, 20 a day would be fine. And since the forum is new, you can start off with low payout of $5.
ya alec you have raised a good thing here actually the adsense is not much effective because no earning coming from it and there is a chance of banning of account. I also agree with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by alec11
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Dear artagnan you are absolutely right the price you are talking about is good and its a genuine rate per post And The price setting is depends on the owner that how much he is getting from his site if he will get good profit he can also increase the pay rate in future which will be good for the members.Quote:
Originally Posted by artagnan1978
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you can start with high rate like 0.05$ per post or more and when you start gaining more and more visitors you can decrease it to 0.03$
yes you are right earning is always important for any site ,i'll never use adsense ,i hate that publisher program always uncertain ..i'll use any CPM ads ,if you know any you can advice me.ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by alec11
Thanks for ur tips ,i always prefer PayPal as it is acceptable by most countries ,i may add another one that is alert pay and baout rate as most members suggesting 3 cents i may start with 3 cents but 4 to 5 cent per thread will be high rate for me,i can't afford that much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drowned
Well the members before me have given to you good suggestions and I do agree with them. However, I feel that to start with if you can keep 5 cents per thread and 4 cents per post, it will be better. The activity on the forum will increase fast. Later on you can bring to 4 and 3 cents for thread and post respectively. Paypal would be most welcome payment processor.
Low payout to start with. If you can keep it 3$ to start with (say for first 10 requests or so) it would be excellant. That will earn a reputation of PAYING forum as many new members ask "Show the payment proof".
I think people will like it if you pay with PayPal. About the rate, I think threads are usually worth a little more than posts.Quote:
Originally Posted by satyakam
I think you should also think about the sections you are going to make, and maybe you can set different rate for each section or each group of section, I think it can help if you cannot afford to pay high rate. But make sure that you state it clearly so that members are not going to wonder the rate per post in each section. I mean, for instance, in section A, you will pay x cents per post, in section B, y cent per post, etc.
And make sure you have a working credit system, otherwise, it will suck badly for the members.
Nice suggestion ,i'll do that ,i think i'll keep fixed rate for all sections but limitations will be there per day so that spamming can be controlled and i can pay also.Mainly i'm searching for good advertiser.Quote:
Originally Posted by Drowned
I think u can try with low promotional payout offer, after someday you can increase the payout .U can also try with premiuim membership .
WEll if you really want a successful site I would say at least to have .03 cents a post. Most people will not post on a site that has less than this. Also have a referral program of some sort.
But you really have to have a way to stop spam and it maybe good to idea to have a limited amount of posts a day too. After a short amount of time. And have a min. payout rate too.
You want to use CPM? that's not a good idea for ptp site.Quote:
Originally Posted by satyakam
You know that CPM just paying for unique visitors (1 visitors will be counted as 1 even that advertiser visit your site 100 times in 24 hours).
CPM just pay $0.35 for 1000 impression usually, so how much is the post rate suitable for this? $0.0001 per post ??
No alec it is a misconception ,CPM ads generally comes with CPM plus CPC ads ,one advantage with cPM ads is wew ill get paid for visits but in cpc like adsense one has to completely depends on clicks which is uncertain.just think about one thing take our case when we are giving post on different forums how many ads we generally click ,we go there ,post and come back .So i'll rely on CPM ads,lets see .Quote:
Originally Posted by alec11
Isn't there away for you to have google ads and than ask everybody to click at least one or two of theme ach time they come to the site.. Wouldn't that make it more profitable.
I heard Google Adsense is bad for Paid to Post forums. I think CEO's Adsense account was frozen because he used it on MMK and some members clicked it and I heard the admin of EMP's Adsense, too. I do not really know why Adsense did that, but I do not think it is a good idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeededHope
if you want to be good at CPM programs then you should be able to get many traffic cheap ads to promote your link.Quote:
No alec it is a misconception ,CPM ads generally comes with CPM plus CPC ads ,one advantage with cPM ads is wew ill get paid for visits but in cpc like adsense one has to completely depends on clicks which is uncertain.just think about one thing take our case when we are giving post on different forums how many ads we generally click ,we go there ,post and come back .So i'll rely on CPM ads,lets see .
for example some people build a ptr site and run paid to promote program and it can get many traffic.
No, this will not work. If satyakam forum allow GPT sections there, google adsense will not approve it. Even the new forum is no GPT sections, but asking members to click the google ads is also violating their rules, it will eventually risking his google adsense acccount to be blocked. So, the best way is still finding advertiser and sponsorships.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeededHope
Hello satyakam, nice to hear that u also going to start ur own forum..
My suggestion is -
The rate. I think the favourable rates for members are at least 3 cents per post and 4-5 cents per thread. The more, more if u gave us then its supper... The rate is depends on u only... If anybody scam in ur forum then - their points also..
But the minimum payout should be low.. like $2 to $10 ... not more than that.. and whenever anybody request for payout... then don't take so much time dear... as soon as possible do it.. Quick payment gives u lots of members as well as raputation also... :wink:
I agree with paramita that the rate per post is not so much important as the payment conditions. Like low rate per post and low payout at 2$ is also acceptable to the members.Quote:
Originally Posted by paramita0101
Secondly, the delay in making payments creats bad impression in the minds of the members and they become inactive which in turn affects the reputation and earning of the forum.
of course it will make some profit but i dont think it will last long because it is easy to be detected.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeededHope
if one of you are detected then all of them parteners will be banned.
Ya now a days many forum owner making this premium membership offer. But i want to know about it i heard this facility in PTC site But now a days forums are also having this thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by manmade76
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The minimum Payout should be $ 10 and the minimum rate per thread should be at least $0.02 Or $0.03 if higher it should be depends on the owner.Quote:
Originally Posted by paramita0101
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Paramita i can't afford 5cents ,this is very high rate ,we should look to larger perspective ,site owner should look to permanent things ,members will always ask for better payment but site admin should look for revenue site.Quote:
Originally Posted by paramita0101
I think $2 is too low even though it is for promotional payout. The normal minimum payout can be set to $10 while the promotional is $5. The members might complain for a while, but I think they will still go for it if the rate is 3 cents or there are other things that can benefit them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Devesh
But I think in the meantime, you should have enough money to start with and try to find out all possible ways to get money to pay the members.