How much does it cost to put up a Tube site?

You won't be able to make it successful because you have no idea about traffic so it doesn't really matter.

Quoted for truth.

I appreciate that it's an open ended question, still I have a lot of content to use for full length. Can probably get a lot more, hosting I have and unless I get a lot it will do fine. As someone said there are people submitting themselves. As for design,

I know it's not a lot of money seeing some who have done it, so probably not going to break the bank.

just got an idea that might make a Tube slightly different than the norm. So fishing around for some budgets.

So whats this "slightly different" tube? A limited paytube with your content? Good luck

well you have the hard part done, the great content. now it's just the easy part, the traffic. good luck.

Paul,

Barefootsies broke it down not to long ago, here is a copy and paste, I'm sure if you hit him up, he can elaborate more on the numbers.

"$1500.00 MechBunny CMS

$500-1000.00 Design + Integration

With MB you can do both traffic tube sites, as well as Pay Sites if need be. There are also some different little add on's provided by da Konrad if interested. The cost will vary from a few hundred to $500.00. You can also have Keyston do a custom player for something like $500.00. "

under $3000 for all you need. Talk to Konrad

It's less then that now - $999 cms, and you can get even a non-exclusive template for like $50-200 nowadays, $500ish for a custom design

Thanks guys, that is a bit lower than I was quoted on ICQ.

Nicky if your thinking goes as far as a Tube with only or even with my content. You don't think very hard.

If you think I will tell everyone, then you're not thinking at all.

The prices it's coming down to seem to show why so many can afford one.

Can't wait to hear all your excuses when you fail.

the problem is there are soooo many tube sites.

I have seen the same said about TGP's and paysites for years now. lol

But people still launch them every day! However it isn't overnight things succeed.

Who said anything about thinking? Please don't flatter your self thinking I did that for you. I was simply making a joke about your content surviving a paytube model...

But I'm sure your idea is grand. Talk to Sleazy he might need a traffic partner for YesSignals.

1K for the script, 500 for the design... and then?

Now you need someone who knows what they are doing to provide quality exclusive content, video player improvements, on-page SEO work for the site, backlinks, along with a lot of other work if you intend to actually build any traffic to the site. Posting 'sponsor content videos' that use duplicate titles and text with little or no SEO work done on your site makes it no better than 10000s of other partial tubes and is not going to rank you for much.

If you do not intend to do *all* the work needed to build a successful tube, I'd strongly recommend you go with a HostedTube.com site instead. There is a huge difference between a properly made full tube and a hostedtube, there is almost no difference between a partially made full tube and a hosted tube.

1) A Well made full tube will run you 5K and up (unless you do much of the work yourself)
2) A Partially made full tube that has no real chance of success is 1-3K
3) A HostedTube is $7 for the domain and no BW or management costs

You are looking to outsource all the work, correct?
Build a full tube the right way, or get a hostedtube instead and save your money.