tbh i think i stopped really going on habbo in like 2008 or something, i was just on here arguing with dan about politics. im 26 now so think im probably a bit too old to be on these sites now lol but i guess there's a lot of people on here about the same age judging on the join dates...
goodbye.
I've been on and off since I joined - but I am one of the guilty ones. I think quite a few of the 'old timers' are about the same age, if not older.
It's not a game, it's a lifestyle choice
bella ciao
lol i never really made mates on here like some people did but was always about... i know there was at least 2 people from my college who were on here lol
im just shocked that someone is still paying the bills nearly 15years after it started. no way is this thing profitable.
goodbye.
I might be able to answer this for you.
Hosting - £90 a month (This may have changed but Habbox has a dedicated server)
cPanel Licence - £10 a month if that.
Domains - Depends how many years they get renewed for, but around £13 a year. So that's £39 a year for the 3x main domains if they only renew it for 1 year each every time.
vBulletin - Was paid as a full licence when vBulletin 4 was released, no further payments are needed I believe.
Note: While the server costs seem expensive the server I believe is used more than just for Habbox purposes.
Donator/VIP sales have not been high for a while, unless that has magically changed since I have left but they haven't been covering costs to keep the sites running for a long time. With many people now blocking ads, I think the same can be said with the Google adverts as well.
Last edited by xxMATTGxx; 19-04-2018 at 05:21 PM.
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does sierk pay this? he must be well into his 30s?I might be able to answer this for you.
Hosting - £90 a month (This may have changed but Habbox has a dedicated server)
cPanel Licence - £10 a month if that.
Domains - Depends how many years they get renewed for, but around £13 a year. So that's £39 a year for the 3x main domains if they only renew it for 1 year each every time.
vBulletin - Was paid as a full licence when vBulletin 4 was released, no further payments are needed I believe.
Note: While the server costs seem expensive the server I believe is used more than just for Habbox purposes.
Donator/VIP sales have not been high for a while, unless that has magically changed since I have left but they haven't been covering costs to keep the sites running for a long time. With many people now blocking ads, I think the same can be said with the Google adverts as well.
goodbye.
ouchy! I definitely don't believe there'd be enough VIP/donator purchases purely for the lack of usage, especially to cover that cost. It's a shame, if enough users were here and purchased it could pay for itself. :/I might be able to answer this for you.
Hosting - £90 a month (This may have changed but Habbox has a dedicated server)
cPanel Licence - £10 a month if that.
Domains - Depends how many years they get renewed for, but around £13 a year. So that's £39 a year for the 3x main domains if they only renew it for 1 year each every time.
vBulletin - Was paid as a full licence when vBulletin 4 was released, no further payments are needed I believe.
Note: While the server costs seem expensive the server I believe is used more than just for Habbox purposes.
Donator/VIP sales have not been high for a while, unless that has magically changed since I have left but they haven't been covering costs to keep the sites running for a long time. With many people now blocking ads, I think the same can be said with the Google adverts as well.
bella ciao
Yeah, Habbox hasn't been paying for itself in a long while. It's been Jin and Sirek who have been paying for the running costs.
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He was back in 2016 so I assume he still is doing now. So it's Sierk and Jin who are paying for this.
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Co-Owner of Habbox | General Manager | Assistant General Manager (Staff) | Forum Manager | Super Moderator | Forum Moderator
one day youll log on and get a 404 and that'll be the end of that.
goodbye.
Wow - unless other things are on that server that they use. In which case, there's probably enough donator/vip to cover the domans each year. Then again, if I'd made a site similar to this, I'd probably keep it going to if it was still in use.
If it was failed I would have jumped ship.
bella ciao
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