Warrior forum sold for 3.2 million US dollars

[ITraffic]

get rich quick schemes are evergreen. popular and good times and bad.

[crockett]

I've yet to find any mainstream forums that were decent. Most including WF are just filled with get rich quick spams or people trying to screw noobs out of money with per made useless shit. Wicked fire is about the closest to anything that could be useful, but warrior forum is shit.

[deltav]

Originally Posted by sandman!

there are a ton of ways for the owner of that forum to make $$$ 3.2 does not seem all that high.

Yup, aside from gambling addicts I'd say that technology challenged get-rich-quick types are one of the most lucrative demographics out there.

[ITraffic]

since it was bought by freelancer.com there is plenty of synergies to be made.

[Just Alex]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

both

LOL Look whos talking - our racist baboon

[Just Alex]

Originally Posted by blazin

India is a huge market for the IM niche... are you really that racist and ignorant that you think all those brown people have no money?

Let me guess where you mommy and daddy are from Raj?
It has nothing to do with your skin color, you idiot.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Just Alex

LOL Look whos talking - our racist baboon

yeah im a racist

[just a punk]

Originally Posted by adultchatpay

GFy vs. Warrior Forum.

GFy wins!

This is not a joke actually. This is TRUTH. GFY is a real professional board (yeas still it is). Here you won't be asked to pay for an ad thread, because all-sufficient. Also, as I guy who sells scripts for internet marketing, I can confirm that lots of my customers are GFY members. The guys that have enough money to pay a couple hundreds bucks for a professional tool and who really understand how to use it to make money. On the other hand, I had just a few sales at Warrior Forum (almost everyone there is begging to give him something for free). Unfortunately even among those few customers I have those "successful internet marketers" that have no clue how to make money online. Some even don't understand what WordPress is and how it works.

Just my

[Just Alex]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

yeah im a racist

And an idiot representing 95% of blacks who use their race as excuse for failure

[just a punk]

Originally Posted by blazin

India is a huge market for the IM niche... are you really that racist and ignorant that you think all those brown people have no money?

99% have no skills and knowledge. This has nothing to do with their brown skin, however. This is a complex problem of a weak education system and total poverty there

[pegginglovers]

Originally Posted by MrTrollkien

A. They have no Idea the mess they're getting into.

B. Things will change real soon

Couldn't agree more, it's ripe for massive problems.
Gotta love their constant censorship unless you're part of the 'circle'.

Very few real business threads unless you want to believe that buying this wso and pressing one button will make you a millionaire. Buy a brain...

Pathetic.

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by TheSquealer

My view on that (or any business) is that value matters a great deal over the long term. If it was a massive community full of useful people and useful discussions and a great place to learn specific topics then there is value there. If its just "get rich quick" schemes, which have no value then i think that fickle crowd can easily flee and go anywhere. The "get rich quick schemes" all have time limits. Just as most of the information there, has an expiration date... where sites, links, images etc are dead in most discussions.

I think forums are super tricky to run. GFY was once among the largest forums online.... let a few idiots in, ban a few of the wrong people and you totally upset the dynamics and unwittingly throw things into a tailspin... as GFY has done many times as they drove it into the ground. Of course mainstream is not the same as this industry and other factors also helped run this place into the ground.

It's hard to imagine a forum having much value (for me anyway)... or methodically increasing that value over time in what is really a fickle environment... but likely the value really depends on how the new owners intend to monetize the traffic. It might be a great deal for someone with an affiliate network or product that can benefit from that crowd.

Just like there are people to poison themselves buying cigarettes, there will be people who get hooked on buying get rich ebooks. I do not seem this model going away in the near future. naive people are there and naive people buy those books.
And again it is not only that, there are some honest products being sold. If new buyer would see fit he could steer towards good products. In case people would magically stop being naive, which would not happen.

[MrTrollkien]

Originally Posted by pegginglovers

Couldn't agree more, it's ripe for massive problems.
Gotta love their constant censorship unless you're part of the 'circle'.

Very few real business threads unless you want to believe that buying this wso and pressing one button will make you a millionaire. Buy a brain...

Pathetic.

[Matt 26z]

Originally Posted by sandman!

there are a ton of ways for the owner of that forum to make $$$ 3.2 does not seem all that high.

It comes down to the users.

Flippa and 99designs were originally popular sub-forums on SitePoint. There was legit business being conducted there. They had the vision to break them off onto their own standalone services for expansion. Then they got $35 million in VC for 99designs.

The question is, what kind of serious business is being done at WarriorForum? All I see are the get rich quick scams and the low end work being bought and sold in conjunction with implementing that crap ($2 articles, $20 SEO services that will get you banned from Google, $10 logos and so on).

Just look at the mental state of their users......

"Is It Possible To Attract Money Using Mind Power?"
The poll currently has 72% voting yes.
http://www.warriorforum.com/mind-war...ind-power.html

Most of the people in the "mind warriors" sub-forum believe in that supernatural Law of Attraction concept where if you think about being rich, you will be rich. Stop and ask yourself what type of person believes this nonsense? Probably the same type of person who thinks "$500,000 Per Year With No Skills And Little Work" is a viable source of information.

[mineistaken]

^ That is why it was only 3.2 million and not 35 million....
And 35 million only for design contest subforum in a nutshell. WF has more than that, I mean even if you remove ebooks you would have more to work on than just design contests..

ps: WF is all "legit business" as well.

[Klen]

This must be some mistake,i felt stupid every time when i visited that forum.

[crockett]

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

It comes down to the users.

Flippa and 99designs were originally popular sub-forums on SitePoint. There was legit business being conducted there. They had the vision to break them off onto their own standalone services for expansion. Then they got $35 million in VC for 99designs.

The question is, what kind of serious business is being done at WarriorForum? All I see are the get rich quick scams and the low end work being bought and sold in conjunction with implementing that crap ($2 articles, $20 SEO services that will get you banned from Google, $10 logos and so on).

Just look at the mental state of their users......

"Is It Possible To Attract Money Using Mind Power?"
The poll currently has 72% voting yes.
http://www.warriorforum.com/mind-war...ind-power.html

Most of the people in the "mind warriors" sub-forum believe in that supernatural Law of Attraction concept where if you think about being rich, you will be rich. Stop and ask yourself what type of person believes this nonsense? Probably the same type of person who thinks "$500,000 Per Year With No Skills And Little Work" is a viable source of information.

What if I told you, that YOU could make $500,000 Per Year With No Skills And Very Little Work? I can tell you how I did just that and more, but I'm not giving away my wealth of knowledge and this valuable information for free, but for just $49.95 I'll sell it to you! But wait, there is more, if you act fast I'll throw in this handy set of Tupperware like storage bins FOR FREE!

[johnnyloadproductions]

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

"Is It Possible To Attract Money Using Mind Power?"
The poll currently has 72% voting yes.
[

Make 75%, 15% are unsure.

Shortcuts and easy money can be had sometimes in life, but it's rare and only in rare opportunities.
It's unsettling how easy it is for people to fall in to shortest path of this or that; learning or making money.

[pimpmaster9000]

warrior forum is a gold mine of information if you completely disregard the get rick quick methods and have half a brain...I think its a smart acquisition from freelancer because of how much targeted traffic the forum gets for IM services...it was sold a bit on the cheap side but then again the whole board concept of sell get rich schemes to idiots is on shaky ground legally speaking...this was the best way to give the site a new direction IMO..

[johnnyloadproductions]

Numbers don't have to be mentioned and it is foolish of me just to lump it, anyone here make any serious ROI on what they've pushed over there?

I get dizzy thinking about looooooonnnnngggg as webpages that have testimonials littered throughout, reassuring me I'm making a good buy.

[Shap]

Originally Posted by Sid70

Shap at work, I guess )))

You know it

[$5 submissions]

Originally Posted by crucifissio

warrior forum is a gold mine of information if you completely disregard the get rick quick methods and have half a brain...I think its a smart acquisition from freelancer because of how much targeted traffic the forum gets for IM services...it was sold a bit on the cheap side but then again the whole board concept of sell get rich schemes to idiots is on shaky ground legally speaking...this was the best way to give the site a new direction IMO..

Some of the Income claims made by WSOs are really borderline. Still, WaFo is WaFo and Gfy is Gfy precisely because they cater to different AUDIENCES. WaFo tends to attract (at least according to Alexa), an older crowd. While BHW, GFY, and WiFi attract a younger crowd with intermediate to advanced skills. Sure, there are a few really adept people on WaFo but they're usually the ones making money off the newbs.

What I find most disconcerting about WaFo is the GROUP THINK. For example, there are some 'well respected' members who actually believe that posting the SAME CONTENT on your blog and on Free Ezine articles will actually result in you getting traffic Talk about a warped perception of SYNDICATION. Sure, news sites syndicate content all the time...but pay attention to their DA. They can get away with that and Google gives them slack. Not so much for some news thin content Amazon product review blog..

[Mediamix]

I made one post there... I just said "GFY ROCKS".

Got banned. They can't handle the truth.

[mopek1]

Originally Posted by $5 submissions

Some of the Income claims made by WSOs are really borderline. Still, WaFo is WaFo and Gfy is Gfy precisely because they cater to different AUDIENCES. WaFo tends to attract (at least according to Alexa), an older crowd. While BHW, GFY, and WiFi attract a younger crowd with intermediate to advanced skills. Sure, there are a few really adept people on WaFo but they're usually the ones making money off the newbs.

What I find most disconcerting about WaFo is the GROUP THINK. For example, there are some 'well respected' members who actually believe that posting the SAME CONTENT on your blog and on Free Ezine articles will actually result in you getting traffic Talk about a warped perception of SYNDICATION. Sure, news sites syndicate content all the time...but pay attention to their DA. They can get away with that and Google gives them slack. Not so much for some news thin content Amazon product review blog..

Many of the well respected members are fakes (eg: Alexa Smith) but so many of the newbs follow her like lost puppies. When people call her out they get banned immediately. The forum owners know she/he is fake but protect him (he was outed on another site posing as this woman) because he is good for member retention and therefore $$$ ...

[Klen]

Originally Posted by Mediamix

I made one post there... I just said "GFY ROCKS".

Got banned. They can't handle the truth.

I wonder what number of those 730k users is banned.

[$5 submissions]

Originally Posted by mopek1

Many of the well respected members are fakes (eg: Alexa Smith) but so many of the newbs follow her like lost puppies. When people call her out they get banned immediately. The forum owners know she/he is fake but protect him (he was outed on another site posing as this woman) because he is good for member retention and therefore $$$ ...

I wonder if that tolerant policy (tolerant of fake accounts) will survive the transition in ownership.

[mopek1]

Originally Posted by $5 submissions

I wonder if that tolerant policy (tolerant of fake accounts) will survive the transition in ownership.

I guess it depends on whether or not Freelancer even knew and if they did will they care.

[alaxedk]

Waw. An awesome amount of money for the owner lolz.

[$5 submissions]

Originally Posted by mopek1

I guess it depends on whether or not Freelancer even knew and if they did will they care.

Good point. They probably have bigger fish to fry. For example, making sure WF's WSOs live up to FTC or other relevant regulatory scrutiny. A lot of the income claims out there are..well.. unbelievable. Either way, early word on the street is that a comprehensive affiliate program for WSOs is in the works. This would open up lots of opportunities but also might mean the end for WarriorPlus.

[anexsia]

Originally Posted by crockett

What if I told you, that YOU could make $500,000 Per Year With No Skills And Very Little Work? I can tell you how I did just that and more, but I'm not giving away my wealth of knowledge and this valuable information for free, but for just $49.95 I'll sell it to you! But wait, there is more, if you act fast I'll throw in this handy set of Tupperware like storage bins FOR FREE!

WHAT!? TUPPERWARE!? SIGN ME UP FOR TWO! How much is shipping & handling??

[Matt 26z]

Originally Posted by $5 submissions

early word on the street is that a comprehensive affiliate program for WSOs is in the works.

I recall reading somewhere that PayPal forced WarriorForum's hand in banning any mention of affiliate opportunities for the WSO within the WSO itself. Like "Click here to promote this WSO as an affiliate." Apparently PayPal didn't like WSOs being sold that taught how to sell WSOs to still more people that wanted to sell WSOs and having affiliates involved essentially selling air. They viewed it as a potentially illegal pyramid.

Could be a rumor, but then there is this recording of PayPal banning one of these get rich quick guys....
https://soundcloud.com/user39526148/...e-money-online

[blazin]

Originally Posted by Just Alex

Let me guess where you mommy and daddy are from Raj?
It has nothing to do with your skin color, you idiot.

lol.... not from India... not even close...you racist bigot.

My exposure to Indians has been through various IT companies that I have been involved with... and I've worked with some talented ( and not so talented) developers that probably earn more than you...

[1215]

there's a lot of indian brains on that board. there's a lot of boners here.

wonder what gfy would sell for.

[Matt 26z]

Originally Posted by blazin

My exposure to Indians has been through various IT companies that I have been involved with

When people talk negatively about Indians it's moreso referencing the stereotypical case of someone working out of an internet cafe with broken english and just wanting to make $5 USD per day. They are the people who destroy forums.

The owner of DP has to be shitting himself right now thinking about the demographic shift that happened on his forum, preventing him from ever getting $3.2m for it.

[clickhappy]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

a marketplace for the modern snake oil salesman

"make $500,000 in your sleep in 30 days!" only $99.99!!! 29th day they are on a flight to some island

exactly.

[Just Alex]

Originally Posted by blazin

lol.... not from India... not even close...you racist bigot.

My exposure to Indians has been through various IT companies that I have been involved with... and I've worked with some talented ( and not so talented) developers that probably earn more than you...

LOL punk Considering my involvement with non-adult biz and having to fly to Kolkata at least twice a year Im sure you know a lot more about typical Indian IT prick with his 3 month-express BS (do not confuse with bachelor of Science) degree from Eastern Bengal Technical University
And Im sure some Indians do make more than I do, but non you know in person
Punkass

[Just Alex]

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

When people talk negatively about Indians it's moreso referencing the stereotypical case of someone working out of an internet cafe with broken english and just wanting to make $5 USD per day. They are the people who destroy forums.

Im off to India in June. Want me to snap few pictures of typical offshore Indian?

[mineistaken]

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

DP has to be shitting himself right now thinking about the demographic shift that happened on his forum

Elaborate.

[L-Pink]

Originally Posted by Just Alex

Im off to India in June. Want me to snap few pictures of typical offshore Indian?

I would.


.

[Alice22]

All those "get rich quick scams" make tons of money to the forum.
Each WSO bump it's 40$, and there is a huge amount on them.
+ they sell advertising , paid forums and more.
I can see why it sold for that much.

[CPA-Rush]

good money

[blazin]

Originally Posted by Just Alex

LOL punk Considering my involvement with non-adult biz and having to fly to Kolkata at least twice a year Im sure you know a lot more about typical Indian IT prick with his 3 month-express BS (do not confuse with bachelor of Science) degree from Eastern Bengal Technical University
And Im sure some Indians do make more than I do, but non you know in person
Punkass

Alex, judging from your typical display of ignorance, I'm guessing a typical one armed pan-handling beggar makes more than you and your mom turning tricks in her trailer. Punk ass bitch.

[PiracyPitbull]

Originally Posted by crockett

What if I told you, that YOU could make $500,000 Per Year With No Skills And Very Little Work? I can tell you how I did just that and more, but I'm not giving away my wealth of knowledge and this valuable information for free, but for just $49.95 I'll sell it to you! But wait, there is more, if you act fast I'll throw in this handy set of Tupperware like storage bins FOR FREE!

[pamon]

the place gets a ton of posts and makes $20 per post in services. dude took his $$ and ran. a nice $3mm for a successful site. congrats to him.

[Just Alex]

Originally Posted by blazin

Alex, judging from your typical display of ignorance, I'm guessing a typical one armed pan-handling beggar makes more than you and your mom turning tricks in her trailer. Punk ass bitch.

Raj, you are so adorable