Note this is a subscription fee user based site which currently has over 18,000 members. Runs on a easy to use CMS
very busy forum >1,000,000 posts and gaining on average >20,000 posts per month ! approx 4,000 new members per year joining the site so lots of potential.
Income
£1000-£1500 income per annum derived from website banner advertising slots (Currently already have a single advertiser confirmed booking for 2010 for £480 (+vat)
Google Ads
2008 – (£3612.45:content + £119.33:search )
2009 – (£3438.35:content + £83.60:search )
Advertising / Marketing on Labradorforums is an avenue for revenue stream that has not been explored properly due to limited time available to spend on the site, obviously its target audience demographic is suited to many products and could bring in substantial revenue for banner advertising alone if used correctly. The site has a business directory that could also be monetised to bring in substantial income
Subscription Totals 2009:
January: 84
February:73
March:67
April:70
May:70
June:60
July:69
August:72
September:69
October:69
November:72
December:62
Total Subscribers 2009 = 837 @ £10 each = £8,360
Therefore the annual income derived from advertising, google ads and subscription fees totals >£13,000
Outgoings is a single payment per month of £114 +vat to cover server costs.
Our site is the market leader in its niche and has excellent rankings, 1st for "Labrador Forums"
Statistics:
The site receives between 30,000-50,000 unique visitors per month (depending on time of year) Busiest early part of the year
Listed in Dmoz Open Directory - Recreation: Pets: Dogs: Breeds: Sporting-Gundog Group: Labrador Retriever
Site has been registered since August 2004
Majority of traffic comes organically from Search engines and referrals / word of mouth
Reason for sale
I run a number of other online enterprises, one of which takes up the majority of my time, and so I have little time remaining to dedicate to this site. Someone with time to spare could do very well and improve the site for the members at the same time.
>34,000 pages indexed by google
Price
As this brings in a decent income (£>13,000 per annum in its current state) Only sensible offers please.
very busy forum >1,000,000 posts and gaining on average >20,000 posts per month ! approx 4,000 new members per year joining the site so lots of potential.
Income
£1000-£1500 income per annum derived from website banner advertising slots (Currently already have a single advertiser confirmed booking for 2010 for £480 (+vat)
Google Ads
2008 – (£3612.45:content + £119.33:search )
2009 – (£3438.35:content + £83.60:search )
Advertising / Marketing on Labradorforums is an avenue for revenue stream that has not been explored properly due to limited time available to spend on the site, obviously its target audience demographic is suited to many products and could bring in substantial revenue for banner advertising alone if used correctly. The site has a business directory that could also be monetised to bring in substantial income
Subscription Totals 2009:
January: 84
February:73
March:67
April:70
May:70
June:60
July:69
August:72
September:69
October:69
November:72
December:62
Total Subscribers 2009 = 837 @ £10 each = £8,360
Therefore the annual income derived from advertising, google ads and subscription fees totals >£13,000
Outgoings is a single payment per month of £114 +vat to cover server costs.
Our site is the market leader in its niche and has excellent rankings, 1st for "Labrador Forums"
Statistics:
The site receives between 30,000-50,000 unique visitors per month (depending on time of year) Busiest early part of the year
Listed in Dmoz Open Directory - Recreation: Pets: Dogs: Breeds: Sporting-Gundog Group: Labrador Retriever
Site has been registered since August 2004
Majority of traffic comes organically from Search engines and referrals / word of mouth
Reason for sale
I run a number of other online enterprises, one of which takes up the majority of my time, and so I have little time remaining to dedicate to this site. Someone with time to spare could do very well and improve the site for the members at the same time.
>34,000 pages indexed by google
Price
As this brings in a decent income (£>13,000 per annum in its current state) Only sensible offers please.
