Forums vs. Blogs
Someone on DigitalPoint asked a question about blogs vs. forums. The general impression is that forums are harder to start than blogs, but are easier to keep going once they are started. I ran a quick analysis to see if that holds true. The graph below shows monthly revenue for a given level of monthly visitors. Interestingly enough, they earn about the same revenue per visitor (at least, for the sites we have indexed so far).
The second picture is of final sales price for a given revenue level. As you will notice, once you pass $500 a month in revenue, forums sell for about 15% more than blog.
So to answer the question which is better, it depends. If you see it as a long term revenue source, then do whichever one you enjoy more. If you see it as something you are building to sell, a forum will give you a higher return.
Site Update
Finally, finally, finally. We are almost ready to launch new functionality for our website valuation tools. The graphs will include regression values that make it easier for you to interpolate a site value. The search results are color coded so that rows alternate, making them easier to read. And we have added much more information to site data. It will launch in the next few days, so be sure to login early next week and check it out.
One Million Dollar Site for Sale on Sitepoint
I don’t think I’ve seen a site for sale on Sitepoint for $1,000,000 before. I can’t imagine this site is actually worth that unless you have other gaming sites to tie into.