$2,000 to spend on your forum(s)

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  1. cpvr

    cpvr Regular Member

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    Let's say you came across some extra money - with that being $2,000 - what would you do to your forums? What would you spend this money on?
     
  2. Trombones13

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    This will include some non-forum stuff, but for the site as a whole:
    • New DJ automation panel that would improve the quality of the station when there isn't a live DJ
    • WordPress/XenForo bridge from XenScripts
    • Music for the radio station
    • Themed liners, sweepers, etc. for the radio station
    • Run some contests with prizes for the members
    • Save the rest of it for future ideas
     
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  3. Juice

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    Buy an awesome custom theme.
    Buy some custom add-ons to make my forum more awesome. :]
    Buy a few databases to get my forum more active.
     
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  5. Dan Hutter

    Dan Hutter aka Big Dan

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    I'd buy 4 XF licenses. Convert my main board to XF and start a couple new boards. Have a custom style made for the DJ board. Donate to some vB.org devs who's mods have made my forums better over the years and donate to some XF modders who are making cool plugins.

    Have someone design media kits and such to sell ad space and that's about it. That'd probably soak up $1500 the rest would go in the bank for unforeseen expenses.
     
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    Well I guess if I was to have 2 grand to spend on this forum and my gen forum it would be as following.
    • continue re-branding AT
    • would spend about 700 on a few custom tools that I want to have made for AT
    • would hirer a few tech writers for GF and AT
    • submit press releases
    • purchase several rights to nicely designed wordpress styles to give away with our links
    • if there was anything left over I would drop it in the contest pot.
     
  7. cpvr

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    I guess I'll answer my thread now.
    I'd hire writers for my community.
    Launch an advertising campaign on various game sites - so we can get some new members from those games
    -Launch more posting contests because I have a goal of 100k posts and more
    ~Possibly get a customized skin made
     

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