Creating a Fansite

[ChristopherH]

Hey There,
so you want to start a fansite eh,?

Most Fansites these days will have to have some good features to get hit's as thier are way to many around,
So This is what id do..

Hosting / Domain:
Get Your Hosting (I Can Give you Free Hosting but you have to buy domain with me. or google FREE Hosting)
Get Your Domain (I Sell Domains for $35.95us 2Years Registration or go to http://www.co.cc/ & get a yourname.co.cc)
.com , .net , .org , .biz , .info, .co.uk , .cc , .us , .tv

The Fansite:
1. Get Someone to Design Your Layout.. (Habbox Forum Web Market)
2. You Can Write your Content or you can pay some one (Web Market)
3. Hire Staff (Website Staff - Habbox Forum)
4. Buy / Download Your Goodies (HabboEmotion Goodies)
5. Get an Radio - Most Fansites Have Radio's These Days FREE: (http://www.listen2myradio.com/)
6. Get an Forum - People love chatting. So Why not download (PHPBB or IPB)
7. Get an News Publisher (CUTE NEWS)
8. Get an usersystem - Habbos Love Em (Habbo Emotion)
9. Competitions (HABBO GIVEAWAYS)

[Trinity]

I Sell Domains for $35.95us 2Years Registration

...Seriously? GoDaddy have an offer on at the moment for $1.49 domains for the first year, and then standard price (about $6 or $7, I think) for the next year/s.
Does anyone actually pay your extremely high price?

[ChristopherH]

Hey There,
Sorry Trinity but the Prices are Much Diffrent to Australian Server Compared to US Servers..

I Can Beat Go Daddy's AUD Price by Selling a Domain With 1 Years Rego for:
A$11.95 .com / net / org / biz / us names.

Cheers,
Chris

[Fiendly]

...Seriously? GoDaddy have an offer on at the moment for $1.49 domains for the first year, and then standard price (about $6 or $7, I think) for the next year/s.
Does anyone actually pay your extremely high price?

Around Christmas they offer for $1AUD..

Well awhile ago I bought a shoutcast lite package.
So I have 8 servers available, might decide to sell them and eventually upgrade.. if anyones interested.

[hamheyelliot]

I honestly don't think this needs to turn into a little market stall for domains, but good luck if you're off to make a fansite at some point. They're the most saturated type of website I've ever came across, so like mentioned- you'll really need an edge of some sort.

[lTraditional]

I recommend Mybb and not phpBB but it is upo to you which software you use for your forum.

[Arron]

I understand that in order for a fansite to be a success is a hard challenge as there is quite a lot! I don't plan to rush into anything. I'm currently designing a website now and hoping to come up with unique features. I want to believe that my fansite will do well because I can organise massive giveaways but it does take a lot of hard work for any fansite to be noticed. But like I said in the original post... I have a lot to learn yet before I even start about buying a domain name etc. I hardly know zilch about website formatting or anything so it may be next year until I feel confident enough in actually ask anyone to code the site.

Thanks for all your replies. I would like to ask if anyone could give me some form of Fansite Guide which contains all the aspects of developing your very own site. I just need to get familiar with all the sort of terms you lot use and how they work!

[Flumples]

Just make your fansite's design unique, get some dedicated staff on board and you'll have a winner. Every habbo fansite looks the same these days.

[Trinity]

Thanks for all your replies. I would like to ask if anyone could give me some form of Fansite Guide which contains all the aspects of developing your very own site. I just need to get familiar with all the sort of terms you lot use and how they work!

Have you read through this thread?: http://www.habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=341975