dvduval - 10:12 pm on Aug 22, 2002 (gmt 0)

I'm curious how much work you are putting on yourself, Brett. As any company grows, it is important to hire people to help. I'll bet there are some people here who would volunteer to help you. You didn't really reveal the limiting factor.
1) Is it money for hosting?
2) or is it time?
3) or server load?

In any case, it seems important that you build a part of your site that is dedicated to making money--not necessarilly the forums. Here are a couple of ideas:
1) Sell consulting time - for $75/hour someone will view your site and discuss it with you on the phone. You get half and the consultant gets half.
2) Have a section devoted to web building tools such as WPG, Dreamweaver, and other software. Charge these companies a small fee to place their ad.
3) Build a section devoted to webmasters for hire. You could split it into sections by expertise - PHP, ASP, multimedia, etc. Charge for the listing. A well done Yahoo-like directory would be a benefit to many people and would also help your site continue to grow.

In any case, best wishes,
David