Сreation of nonprofit tourism forum as a hobby

**massmailer** · Feb 7, 2012 03:17

Hello! I want to create a non-profit tourism forum like this one http://freedownshifting.com. Somebody tell me how popular forums in general, and whether there is in this sense and how much it will cost for me?

**paulvincent** · Feb 7, 2012 04:02

Actually freehosting sites that make you make a free forum site as well.

You might want to look it up in the internet.

**massmailer** · Feb 7, 2012 04:12

Ok, but if I don't have a good knowlege of php I had to hire somebody... his services to create a forum will be worth the money. How much does the installation and setup of the forum cost, so then I could self-administer it? phpbb or vbulletin for example.

**TechnoBear** · Feb 9, 2012 11:21

The site you linked to is using phpBB, which is free. You can download it and set it up yourself.

**ServerStorm** · Feb 9, 2012 11:31

Originally Posted by massmailer

Ok, but if I don't have a good knowlege of php I had to hire somebody... his services to create a forum will be worth the money. How much does the installation and setup of the forum cost, so then I could self-administer it? phpbb or vbulletin for example.

@paulvincent

You should think about going the 'already made route' like TechnoBear listed. Forum software can be quite complex to build with a full set of features, and you would most likely spend quite a lot to get such a thing custom built.

You will likely still have to hire a web-designer to brand the site for you, but your money would likely better be spent on branding rather than re-inventing the wheel.

Regards,
Steve