Did you build a forum to make money, or because you have a passion for the niche?

[Baw$e]

For me, it's both. My niche involves gambling, so a lot of the topics are about money. I'm very passionate about the niche I've chosen for my forum (poker). How about you?

 

[zappaDPJ]

With almost every forum it started out as a passion but many ended up providing an income.

 

[Debashis]

The first and last forum I ever created was for sharing mods for THQ WWE Impact PC game. It was made purely because I was passionate about that niche.

 

[Allenafaith]

Back when I had my own forum, I made made it because of a passion for learning how to run a forum. It was just a general discussion type. I never earned any money off of it.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I've always built my forums for the love of the niche. I think forums are still the best way to communicate with other likeminded people, I also look at owning a forum as a hobby. I never really thought about trying to earn money off my hobbies.

 

[Gizmo]

It's a hobby of mine. I get no money from my forums.

 

[leangreen76]

It's always been about a passion for the subject and sense of community over money.

 

[Felly]

Always just the niche. I never had the knowledge to monetize my forums during the years I ran them and honestly never even really considered it as an option. I just enjoyed being able to converse with others about topics I cared about.

 

[jweb]

I've done it for both reasons, but my most successful was a passion project.

 

[cpvr]

Passion for the niche.

 

[Shawn Gossman]

I make money with my blogs, freelancing, and my hiking brand.

Forums are just for fun to escape the grind of my side hustles.

 

[Maya]

I have posted on forums for money but creating my own forums is basically my passion.

 

[Phun]

Not for money, for the passion of the niche...really. Something to keep people coming back or visiting it. 🙂

 

[Page]

Hubby more than anything, and at the time when I starte,d wasas in school studying and learning the niche