My Forum Finally Started Making Money — Here’s How It Happened
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2025 6:27 pm
I can’t even lie, I’m still shocked. After months of running my forum and thinking “maybe this just ain’t gonna work,” I finally made around $50 last month. It’s not life-changing, but it feels amazing just seeing something come out of all those long nights tweaking stuff that no one seemed to care about.
What really did it for me was when I added Microlikes. Bro, I swear, that one thing made people start actually engaging again. Before that, it was like talking to myself half the time. But when people can drop little likes, reactions, or whatever, the whole vibe changes. It’s like the place came alive again.
And then, a small brand reached out asking to pin one of their posts for a week. I charged something small, but honestly, seeing money hit my account from my own forum felt so good. Like, it’s not a “get rich” moment, but it’s real.
Funny part? I used to stress over SEO, designs, plugins… all that. Turns out, people just wanna connect. Once they started showing up daily, everything else fell into place — AdSense clicks, engagement, all of it.
If you’re still grinding and thinking it’s not worth it, just chill and keep building. It took me longer than I thought, but it’s starting to move now. That first $1 hits different when it’s something YOU built.
Anyone else here finally making some income from theirs? I’d love to hear how long it took y’all.
What really did it for me was when I added Microlikes. Bro, I swear, that one thing made people start actually engaging again. Before that, it was like talking to myself half the time. But when people can drop little likes, reactions, or whatever, the whole vibe changes. It’s like the place came alive again.
And then, a small brand reached out asking to pin one of their posts for a week. I charged something small, but honestly, seeing money hit my account from my own forum felt so good. Like, it’s not a “get rich” moment, but it’s real.
Funny part? I used to stress over SEO, designs, plugins… all that. Turns out, people just wanna connect. Once they started showing up daily, everything else fell into place — AdSense clicks, engagement, all of it.
If you’re still grinding and thinking it’s not worth it, just chill and keep building. It took me longer than I thought, but it’s starting to move now. That first $1 hits different when it’s something YOU built.
Anyone else here finally making some income from theirs? I’d love to hear how long it took y’all.
I’m in that “no money yet” phase right now. Planinng to added Microlikes when I migrat my forum to Xenforo. Hearing this got me fired up again. Congrats, seriously. That $50 is just the start.