I went on a bit of a buying spree yesterday - stuff unrelated to the bum marketing project, but stuff that should be useful for other things. I picked up scripts, softwares, graphics packages, website templates, design services and quite a few other things… and then discovered I had a bit too many.

One of the things I’m always on the lookout for is cheap vBulletin licenses - new ones retail at $180 and when you can get ones that are second hand for $80, well… it’s hard to turn them down. I picked up one yesterday which I later (after about ten seconds) realised I didn’t need, so I’m going to ask you guys for help.

I love the act of flipping… it’s easy. I’ve flipped niche websites, blogs, proxies, image hosts… but the thing I haven’t flipped yet is a forum, as the only big one I’ve had so far has been Blog Premiere. Now, I’m not looking at selling BP, and I will not even consider the idea until all tshirts are sold (just for an inkling… there are around 85 left, with me selling 3 in three months and giving away the rest) so it’s not going away from my possession anytime soon. :razz:

However, I’ve always wanted to flip a community as it has more potential value (especially if you can get your users creating content…) and a forum is one of the best ways for your users to get content. Run a small contest or two, get some people on board and bang, you have a community that you need to spend ten minutes a day on interacting with and moderating.

I currently have three vBulletin licenses - one is in use for Blog Premiere, another in use for a project of mine, and the last one is open… so I’m going to ask you guys which niche you think I should have a go at. :razz:

Personally I’m thinking aim for the webmaster niche, as well… that’s where most of my contacts are in, that’s where I know how to make the most money (hosting sales are easy…) and that’s where I could drive the most traffic. I’m starting out with a small contest, nothing large but a small cash prize for the highest poster. I will let you guys know more about this soon, but if you have any ideas of other niches you’d like to see a forum in… let me know :razz:

I launched a couple projects today that I think will do fairly decent - will let you guys know about them soon. Do not worry, I’m still doing the whole bum marketing thing; the football tournament is almost over so will start seriously when it finishes :)

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