Costs at the moment:
Server: $130 a/mnth
Forum Skins: $30ea a/yr
Vbulletin - Owned Licence $160 1ce off then $30/yr
Domains - $9.95 x 6 i think a/yr
Misc things - $30 a/mnth
My vbulletin licence is about to expire so I need to spend $160 on that. When the forums are upgraded i need to buy the new skins since my account at extremepixels has expired (yes i know you can get illegal copies easily but I keep d2s legit) and the server Is $130 a month. As you can see the Monthly / yearly things all add up
Current ads cover it with a tiny bit of profit, but as anyone can understand why not try to make a better profit when the opportunity is there
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Plus 50% of any extra money from the new ads i'm hoping will go towards buying things for competitions here on d2s.
The new ads are the only way i could think of incorporating more without them being to annoying. Your lucky i dont put big flashy things and popups everywhere
Anyhow, if no advertisers contact me about the ads there within a couple of weeks they'll be removed.