Would you sell your forum if you got a reasonable offer?

[Bawse]

My forum is bigger than money. I'd turn down big offers for my poker forum if I receive any in the future. I want to see my goals through, and always own my community. I also have a huge vision, and I know there is a ton of potential in my community.

How about you? Would you ever sell your forum?

 

[Ravenfreak]

I would only sell my forums if something was going on in my life and I couldn't be an administrator anymore. Other than that no I would keep my forums.

 

[Cpvr]

Absolutely not. I wouldn’t sell my forum.

Many things may be for sale in life like clothing and goods, but not my forum.

 

[exlur]

Nope, my forum is “my baby” that is bigger than money.

 

[1stop]

I sincerely understand that some people are so attached to their forum but I won't hesitate to sell off my forum if I had a good offer but I would have to consider the potential benefit of selling it first. A reasonable offer could possibly give me financial security and the freedom to pursue another project.

 

[Nomad]

I have sold forums multiple times. But I don't think I will be selling the one that I am running currently. That's because I am looking forward to building a forum that will give me a sheer pleasure of running a forum and I would no longer look for money. Until now I have been mostly running forums for money, either through monetization or through selling. In the last 3 months, I sold my two forums. Well, the effort I had invested to build those forums wasn't paid well but the money I received was good.
Apart from the one that I am running currently, I am planning to start two more forums and this time I plan on running them for the passion for running forums.

 

[Cedric]

I think it well depends on the money that's on the table.

I get that many of you say your forum isn't for sale. I'd agree completely. Realistically you'll never get what you want/deserve.

But what if someone offered you a life changing amount, like let's say a million dollars. Would you still not sell?

 

[Cpvr]

I think it well depends on the money that's on the table.

I get that many of you say your forum isn't for sale. I'd agree completely. Realistically you'll never get what you want/deserve.

But what if someone offered you a life changing amount, like let's say a million dollars. Would you still not sell?

Nope. I’ve touched a lot of money in my life time and money isn’t something that would force me to sell.

I’m not a money hungry person, so I wouldn’t care if someone offered a million or 100k for my forum. They can keep it as nobody can run my forum better than I can.

Working in the oil field when I was younger taught me that money isn’t everything and making bank all the time.

 

[Cedric]

Nope. I’ve touched a lot of money in my life time and money isn’t something that would force me to sell.

I’m not a money hungry person, so I wouldn’t care if someone offered a million or 100k for my forum. They can keep it as nobody can run my forum better than I can.

Okay, I'll put my million offer away.

 

[fdk]

I do struggle a bit with the idea that there's "no price" on any website, especially one as "small" (in relative scale) as a forum. I mean, seriously - if you were offered $1m or even $10m for your forum, which you could then use to invest in building & significantly advertising a new project... duh?!

I sold my biggest forum (for a significant chunk of change, at least to a teenager!) but I definitely regret it. I got a decent amount of money for it at the time, which allowed me to buy a few things and have a few experiences a lot of teenagers don't get, so I was thankful for it in that respect - but man, if I hadn't gone through with the sale I have no doubt I'd still own that community today and it'd be a thriving family business.

Live and learn, as they say!