how much has habbox earned sierk?

[Asher]

just wondering?

does he pay any of his staff? i imagine he gets a bit from sponsorship as well.

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[Neversoft]

Wrong section.
Managers and higher staff get paid.
Aparrently all the money goes towards Habbox.

[Charlie]

Wrong section.
Managers and higher staff get paid.
Aparrently all the money goes towards Habbox.

Seriously? I thought most of the money made from habbox would just go into hosting and stuff and all the staffs work would be because they wanted to help and stuff.

[Asher]

i'm pretty sure 'discuss anything' implies just that.

[Neversoft]

Seriously? I thought most of the money made from habbox would just go into hosting and stuff and all the staffs work would be because they wanted to help and stuff.

Assistant Managers, Managers, General Managers, Admins and (I think) Super Moderators get paid. Not too sure on the last one, might be missing a job or two aswell. Thats how it was when I was a manager anyway.

Managers got like £1 or £2 a month and General Managers got like £6 a month. :P


i'm pretty sure 'discuss anything' implies just that.

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[Ostinato]

Assistant Managers, Managers, General Managers, Admins and (I think) Super Moderators get paid. Not too sure on the last one, might be missing a job or two aswell. Thats how it was when I was a manager anyway.

Managers for like £1 or £2 a month and General Managers got like £6 a month. :P



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Smods don't get paid.

[Slowpoke]

Assistant Managers, Managers, General Managers, Admins and (I think) Super Moderators get paid. Not too sure on the last one, might be missing a job or two aswell. Thats how it was when I was a manager anyway.

Managers got like £1 or £2 a month and General Managers got like £6 a month. :P



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got? why past tense?

[Charlie]

Assistant Managers, Managers, General Managers, Admins and (I think) Super Moderators get paid. Not too sure on the last one, might be missing a job or two aswell. Thats how it was when I was a manager anyway.

Managers got like £1 or £2 a month and General Managers got like £6 a month. :P



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Wow, I didn't realise that. That's actually pretty good haha. :P

[Asher]

Wow, I didn't realise that. That's actually pretty good haha. :P

oh, i was actually thinking it was quite dire payment.

[Pat McGroin]

got? why past tense?
Because it could of changed?

[Sammeth.]

Smods don't get paid.


They do at the moment! :eusa_sile

[Neversoft]

You could also choose VIP instead of money.



Smods don't get paid.

Ah, ok. Wasn't too sure on that one. :P


got? why past tense?

Because I'm not sure if it's still the same or not... =/

[Sammeth.]

oh, i was actually thinking it was quite dire payment.

Considering we dont have to get paid at all, its very appreciated.

[Asher]

Considering we dont have to get paid at all, its very appreciated.


oh, i wouldn't spend hours of my time modding some forum for a couple of quid. i'd probably get a paper round or something ;SSS

[Sammeth.]

oh, i wouldn't spend hours of my time modding some forum for a couple of quid. i'd probably get a paper round or something ;SSS
Are you assuming the staff on this forum dont have real life jobs? :S!

[mat64]

oh, i wouldn't spend hours of my time modding some forum for a couple of quid. i'd probably get a paper round or something ;SSS

It's something to do, Quite a nice little thing to be doing aswell. Generally alot of "Internet work" is volunteerary, I'm sure most staff didn't sign up to be payed it's just something we enjoy doing. The fact that management / higher staff get payed is just a nice little bonus I'm sure :).

[BlueTango]

Sierks a million-aire from Habbox..

Jks.

Its quite good considering they dont have to pay you

[Uwe]

Smods don't get paid.


Super Mods do get paid - or they did when I was a Super Moderator. £1 a month.

[Grimmauld]

id think workers of habbox would atleast get free vip..

[Ekalb]

id think workers of habbox would atleast get free vip..

Habbox has a lot of staff. If they gave VIP or 1pound to everyone they'd loose a lot of money. When I was a manager I had the option of 1 month VIP or 1pound. I took the VIP because I didnt have much use for the money. So you can get VIP. The rest of the money made by the sites would go to paying for hosting services. This costs a lot as there are quite a few sites relying on it.

To be honest with all the extra tasks you do and responsibilities you have as a manager or higher the little payment is a nice little bonus.

[Nixt]

Super Mods do get paid - or they did when I was a Super Moderator. £1 a month.

They didn't when I was a Super Moderator. They had a thread but it disappeared after a while... Although £1 a month was hardly very appealing to me anyway, so I really didn't care. I didn't moderate for money.

[NMULLEN]

Lol £1 a month thats pathetic.

[Bomb-Head]

They didn't when I was a Super Moderator. They had a thread but it disappeared after a while... Although £1 a month was hardly very appealing to me anyway, so I really didn't care. I didn't moderate for money.
Same :P

[Nixt]

Lol £1 a month thats pathetic.

Only if you are in it for money, Moderators never are.

[Elkaa]

From what TomLegend told me, the income from Habbox Ads and Habbox VIP barely pays for the server costs, which are in excess of £250 per month. So very little, if anything, is made from Habbox.

[L!nK.]

wheres habbox hosted from?

[Catzsy]

From what TomLegend told me, the income from Habbox Ads and Habbox VIP barely pays for the server costs, which are in excess of £250 per month. So very little, if anything, is made from Habbox.

How on earth would it that much? I did notice that the radio caters for 400 listeners which seems very excessive - quite a few are just people clicking on the .com home page and in any event they get nowhere near that many. Costs could be trimmed I would think. Anyway I don't personally think it is our business to ask - its Sierk's personal information.

[JackHb]

When I worked here, Sierk was still having to pay his own money towards running it as the income didnt cover the costs.
And he never pocketed any for himself.

So before any of you start accusing him of anything, check the facts and think about how much it actually costs to run a forum and site as big as this.

[flux]

I never got paid once when I was manager lololol.

[Catzsy]

When I worked here, Sierk was still having to pay his own money towards running it as the income didnt cover the costs.
And he never pocketed any for himself.

So before any of you start accusing him of anything, check the facts and think about how much it actually costs to run a forum and site as big as this.

To be fair Jack I don't think anybody is accusing him of anything but it's his own personal business and not really anything to do with us as I see it. :)

[Nick-]

Assistant Managers, Managers, General Managers, Admins and (I think) Super Moderators get paid. Not too sure on the last one, might be missing a job or two aswell. Thats how it was when I was a manager anyway.

Managers got like £1 or £2 a month and General Managers got like £6 a month. :P



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Admins don't get paid either. ;) (At least I don't)
Then again I wouldn't want to be paid for what I do, I do it because I enjoy it and I worked hard to get to this position through volunteer work.

[The Professor]

I glanced at the payment thread in the staff forums but haven't bothered claiming anything, I don't have any form of internet-money account and I quite like my maroon staff username :P But I know its there if I want it, and am very grateful for the opportunity. To the person who said "its only £1," I signed up the job originally on the premise that it was voluntary, so anything is far better than nothing!

[Pirrom]

Cool, but how much does sierk actually make?

[Neversoft]

Wrong section.


i'm pretty sure 'discuss anything' implies just that.


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Ouch..


Admins don't get paid either. ;) (At least I don't)
Then again I wouldn't want to be paid for what I do, I do it because I enjoy it and I worked hard to get to this position through volunteer work.

You're a super moderator before an admin, and if smods get paid, admins should aswell. :S Are you sure?

[Sammeth.]

I havent claimed a penny either. Its a voluntary job. But having said that Ive had my VIP for like ages when Ive only paid for a month. One of the options of payment is 2 months free vip, so I guess Im not doing any harm -innocent-

[GoldenMerc]

I took the free VIP option when i was a manager but im still owed like 4 months VIP

[Nick-]

Ouch..



You're a super moderator before an admin, and if smods get paid, admins should aswell. :S Are you sure?
SMods were never paid for the entire length of my service as a Moderator. :)

[--ss--]

Nothing , Habbox+HabboxForum costs too much to run to make money out of it.
Anyway £1 is actually more than enough seeing as not many sites pay their staff let alone Habbo related one , All the money will be comming out of sierk's pockets and I doubt anyone actually applied for a job so they could make some money out of it.

[fitcovboy]

Sierk never started this site to make a profit. Sierk has pumped his own money into this site for several years, and i have to agree with Catzsy, it is Sierks personal business, but suffice to say if staff were to be paid, then the money would come out of Sierks pocket, if the site makes financial gain i am sure Sierk will put the money to good use, whether he gives staff a treat or makes improvements, but trust me he does not have this site for any financial gain!

Anything i got offered when i was staff here i declined! I did not do the jobs that i did for gain either!

[WarezKid]

god knows how much he earns lol

not much i suppose

[GoldenMerc]

I doubt Habbox makes any money,if it did you can imagine it goes back into Habbox.

[---MAD---]

Forum's are the worst way to make good amount of money. The costs are simply too high.

[Slowpoke]

Forum's are the worst way to make good amount of money. The costs are simply too high.

and we have two of them.

[sierk]

The first few years I had to pay every month for the host etc, but I never minded that as I have a job, and see Habbox as a hobby. Now we make a bit of profit every month, mostly from the google ads. Since I have a job I don't really need the extra money at the moment, so I keep it in the Habbox paypal account.

[Orangeesh]

The first few years I had to pay every month for the host etc, but I never minded that as I have a job, and see Habbox as a hobby. Now we make a bit of profit every month, mostly from the google ads. Since I have a job I don't really need the extra money at the moment, so I keep it in the Habbox paypal account.

kool....

[nvrspk4]

I don't think that's the right question to ask. The question is how much has he lost to Habbox ;)

Sierk never takes the money out to pay for himself, he's paid out of his pocket before. Honestly, none of us would mind if he did, because he really does deserve that much, but he never does. I can personally confirm that :P

As for the managers payments, for those who say "its pathetic", its obviously not as a paid job. Its just a little thank you. Its the equivalent of working at a fundraiser and getting a little goody-bag with candy in it for your help. Nobody works here for the cash.

Oh and super moderators and administrators don't get paid. There was something in place a loong time ago to give SMods 1 pound a month and admins two pounds a month (I believe it was when Baving was here) but that never came through, and if it did, it wasn't for more than one month.

[W1zzy]

It seems to be all about the money these days. :(

What ever happened to community? Lol. J/ks. I want money too.

[abcd]

Some of that is actually true w1zzy..

[Cypher-]

When i worked here it was definitely never about the money, im sure that hasnt changed now with guys like sierk and nvr at the helm!

[PaulMacC]

How much would Habbox have in it's Paypal account!?

[Cypher-]

according to dnscoop.com the habbox.com site is worth $193,593 and habboxforum.com is worth $4,241 these may not be entirely acurate but they give you an idea of the worth of the sites and of how much money is likely to be passing through.

[--ss--]

Habbox also own/run Habboxworld.com , Habboxlive.com & Uploadpicz.com so that'll add up onto more money coming out of sierk's wallet.

[Cypher-]

Habbox also own/run Habboxworld.com , Habboxlive.com & Uploadpicz.com so that'll add up onto more money coming out of sierk's wallet.
aye but depending on ad's placed on them and money grabbing schemes it may mean more coming in also, main thing is habbox is secure financially otherwise it wouldnt of been running, hes just priviliged that its such a success so it can pay for itself.

[jrh2002]

How much would Habbox have in it's Paypal account!?

That would depend on if its just before or just after the bills are paid each month ;)

Over the past few years when Habbox has had some spare cash build up there has been a donation to charity :o
I am sure the last 2 or 3 xmas's Habbox donated all of Decembers VIP money to a chosen charity (It was a registered charity last year if I recall and not a fund Sierk's Xmas charity). This might happen this year but I guess it depends on the state of the Habbox Finances and what bills need paying.
I am not sure the reason for charity donations but but Sierk could have kept all the money for himself with no questions asked.
This could be just to give something back or it could be a tax reasons but that is sierks business.
Its not good idea to make a profit without informing the tax man and also think of those massive forms they expect filling in.

If you look in the 'Habbox' part of the navigator on www.habbox.com (http://www.habbox.com) you can see the charity donation or follow the link below.
http://www.habbox.com/site/content/view/1590/213/

Habbox has been through some Great times but also some difficult ones in the past over certain issues :o Sierk has always done what he believed was right and will continue to do so.
In my opinion if Habbo followed Habbox's example of how to deal with things they would have a lot more respect.

[Smits]

So basically he doesn't actually make a profit, or if he does, he doesn't use it for himself, he uses it to keep all the sites goingm, and make them better.

[msb.]

To all those people that says sierk loses more than he makes, then why does he carry on to keep all his sites he own?

[--ss--]

To all those people that says sierk loses more than he makes, then why does he carry on to keep all his sites he own?
Read what he said....
Habbox is his hobby and he enjoys owning it.

There is no other Habbo site more dedicated than Habbox and sierk.

[H0BJ0B]

No one has answered the question xD He asked how much it earned, not if it goes back into stuff or if more needs to come from sierk's bank.

[jrh2002]

No one has answered the question xD He asked how much it earned, not if it goes back into stuff or if more needs to come from sierk's bank.

The site pays for itself at the minute I think but Sierk would put more money in to make up for anything that could not be paid for by income fom VIP and Google ads.
The big question is has he put more in than hes got out? and quite clearly he has put more in :)


To all those people that says sierk loses more than he makes, then why does he carry on to keep all his sites he own?

In the beginning Sierk paid for everything out of his own pocket.
I remember he was unsure about the risk in buying a VB and if it would be worth it. In the end I purchased the VB and domain habboxforum.com and became forum owner before agreeing a nominal fee to pass it over to Sierk, I dont want to disclose the fee he paid but that came out of his own pocket and it was a bit more than a VB license.
Back then the only VB habbo forum was HF but after how well HxF and HF were performing everybody rushed to get one.
I am not sure if Sierk is in profit or not from what he has spent on Habbox over the years but I doubt he is but only buying checking 4 years worth of ins and outs he would know. There is enough money to keep site running without him paying out his own pocket then its great news.

[Smits]

Yes people have answered the question, then the debate and discussion goes on, try reading all the posts.

Sierk is indeed dedicated, and i respect him for that, i know i probably wouln't be able to keep a site going like this

[nvrspk4]

When i worked here it was definitely never about the money, im sure that hasnt changed now with guys like sierk and nvr at the helm!

Its Neil! And thanks :)


How much would Habbox have in it's Paypal account!?

Classified :8


So basically he doesn't actually make a profit, or if he does, he doesn't use it for himself, he uses it to keep all the sites goingm, and make them better.

Spot on!


To all those people that says sierk loses more than he makes, then why does he carry on to keep all his sites he own?

Because he did it as a hobby and was able to support himself with his real job.


No one has answered the question xD He asked how much it earned, not if it goes back into stuff or if more needs to come from sierk's bank.

We're not going to give specific numbers obviously :P

[today]

Its Neil! And thanks :)



Classified :8



Spot on!



Because he did it as a hobby and was able to support himself with his real job.



We're not going to give specific numbers obviously :P
Rough figures? (H)

[Orangeesh]

The first few years I had to pay every month for the host etc, but I never minded that as I have a job, and see Habbox as a hobby. Now we make a bit of profit every month, mostly from the google ads. Since I have a job I don't really need the extra money at the moment, so I keep it in the Habbox paypal account.

hmm so what you gunna save the profits up for?

Like Charity donations?

[jackass]

hmm so what you gunna save the profits up for?

Like Charity donations?

I think they do that towards christmas/red nose day, I seem to remember?

[Orangeesh]

I think they do that towards christmas/red nose day, I seem to remember?


hmmmm ok.