Setting up a small forum - software, costs etc.
I've been thinking of setting up an internet forum for the people living in our estate, but have no idea of the set up/running costs (if any), good templates to use, etc.
I would estimate up to about 500 users (not all at once).
Has anyone any experience of:
- good forum templates to use
- cost of set up, running costs etc. (I'm assuming that I will do most of the typing stuff in boxes)
- setting up a forum restricted to a certain group of people (e.g. club members) does this make it much more expensive?
- targetted advertising - is this appropriate to a small forum to cover running costs or would it be better just to pay a regular fee?
- choosing and managing moderators - is this a minefield?
- what legal liability might the forum initiator be accountable for?
Last edited by Mechta; 10th February 2012 at 18:16.
Reason: Didn't make sense!