Originally Posted by Rhino22

I will speak from my own experience. We started a exclusive paysite about 3 months ago. Here were the costs:

exclusive content: $18,000
3 page design: $1200
general programing and scripts: $2100
visa fees for: $1500
cascading software (one time purchase): $3000
general labor for screenshots and editing: $1100
1st month hosting: $600
1st month advertising: $1500

total cost to START the paysite (not including the reccuring cost of content, hosting, and advertsing): $29000