Just out of curiosity, I asked what something like this is worth. This was the reply.

"A forum's value comes from a combination of page views, revenue, and monthly post count, usually going back 24-36 months. Now, I might be stepping out on a limb here, because I'm not sure what your revenue looks like, but I'm guessing we might be talking about something in the range of $30,000 to $60,000. How does that range sound for continuing our discussion?"

Seams pretty low to me. I need to post more.

I would have assumed a lot more than that but maybe they know James is a member here.


Couldn't help myself James

Don't sell it outright.

Take a piece of the action going forward.

If I were selling it and/or buying it- I’d look at a 12-month net profit average for valuation and then times that by a multiple. For Trapperman a rule-of-thumb multiple will range between probably around 10-15x. Just a quick Kentucky Windage calculation to see if it's worth progressing the conversation.

When you are 2-3 years out from retirement let us know and we can really ramp it up with views and posts.

Profit? What profit? There are so few ads on t-man you can actually navigate and see the posts without having to wade thru the clutter. I have quit forums cause i got tired of wading thru all the manure to find the content. The content wasn't worth the effort to find it.

look at one site evaluator that says teh site can generate about 3k in ad revenue per month based on 3 year old numbers

I would rather start sending you a check each year than have you sell it.

I am involved with another forum than was privately owned , then sold I don't blame the guy who sold it he is a bit of a globe trotter. then it went from media company to media company it landed with one

every time is an upheaval of membership and loss of people

it sucks the soul out of a forum.

basically their formula is buy everything on a subject matter , pile on the adds , want fewer adds charge annually , then spend as little time monitoring it and administrating it as possible.

I'm not a big poster here but I'm on here multiple times a day. That amount seems low. I'd be worried about the intent of the buyer. I hope this site keeps on the way it is. If not I don't know what I'd be looking at when I'm on the internet. I'm being serious Trapperman is over 50% of my time on the internet. Thank you for having this forum.

This right here for sure.

I'm probably at over 80% of my internet time on here

I think it’s worth what makes you happy Paul. 1 dollar or 1 million dollars it’s your baby and yours to do with what you want.
If and when you’re of a mind to go that direction I hope you get what you want.

Osky

Same here.

Just my 2 cents.

If you would sell, I hope you would consider the character and intent of the individual. Get an audit of this individual(s) for the last 5 years as to his activity, investments and political history.

Not just someone to buy and flip it to some liberal to shut the site down or shut us down as to what we say and discuss. That is what is happening in this country now. It is all about control of the narrative. We are one of the few sites left that has no controls basically.

If you plan to sell and are in that mind set, we can talk also. I wouldn't buy it for profit, only to maintain its spirit and the original intent. Then when my days are about over, hopefully we can have another like-minded individual or group with the same standards and values at heart to pick up from there, etc.

A websites worth is only as much as its future plans hold. If someone wants to take over and make a bunch of changes and get politically correct. Then looses participation and the members flee, it would be worthless. But if someone who shares the same interests and values leaves things be and makes themselves visible, the membership would remain strong. There is a formula for small business evaluation of around 2.3% X earnings, as always, variables exist.

Paul have you considered offering up trapperman to the trappers and creating a constitution and a governance that would help keep the integrity of the forum.

Let the Trapperman members buy it.EOC of Trapperman,set a share price with CPA/auditor.

Buying or selling, It's worth is entirely up to you, I would have though the offer was low for this forum. Myself, It's the only one I am on, got tired of all the bs on other forums. If it was sold, I think it would get just the same the others, not worth a s#!t.

Eagleye, for my own edification, is there a reason you would go to 10x-15x net yearly profit? I've always heard 4x-5x yearly net profit for a small business, and I'm curious if the higher valuation is based on the fact it's an internet site, or if there is other reasoning. Thank you.