>>58259754Case in point with the cost:
registering the domain:
Pokesize.com is 11.28/yr
If we utilize Xenforo Self hosting, the initial cost depends on what bells and whistles you want.
The license in and of itself is $195
Additives:
Enhanced search: $60
Resource Manager: $70 (Must have)
Media Gallery: $70 (Must have)
Installation Service: $60
Branding Removal: $350
So the Xenforo upfront can range anywhere from 195 to 805, not including taxes and other services. (This is for a self hosting service)
In a self hosting service, aka, a Dedicated Server Hosting through Namecheap, you have a price range from $49.88-$262.88 per month; ultimately depending on the traffic and needs in that.
There are other methods to go about this, but the estimation of 100-200 a month for basic operation still stands true in a dedicated server; and if you want to do some other things as per what you want the forum programming to be, you can slash the upfront cost as well.
Realistically, you should be going in with $2000 cash in hand to play safe in that. Normally I would charge about $250 per week in design, but since this community is one of my babies, I'll design and oversee foundationals for free, and if a good community that is self regulated can arise from it, I don't mind being a long term engineer for free either, just as long the community can be a good place.
So; that's my offer on the table. If you can come up with the money and gameplan, I'll show up with the hard hat and the discount work.
If and when you're ready let me know and I'll drop an obscure contact method of how to find me, since I sincerely enjoy being relatively unknown and anonymous is all that I do.
Cheers, and I look forward to what your ambition will be in that, and if the community is ready for a new stage of civilization.
