Playing With Profits

When your forum start getting a steady stream of decent traffic then you can make money with your forum. There are many options available.

Private ads:
You may sell advertising space through private ads, private ads on high traffic forum are price highly. A header from a medium range forum can fetch $1000 a month.

Adsense:
Most webmaster are familiar with Adsense. You can put some adverts like Google Adsense on your forum in such a way that it does not affect the forum navigation. This is by far one of the most popular advertising companies online today. If you’re generating enough traffic on a daily basis, then this very profitable. Forums are known to have low CTR (click through rates).

Kontera:
A contextually relevant keyword that is discovered in real-time on a web page from within Kontera´s vast network of publishers, and is automatically turned into a link to the most relevant ad from among Kontera´s thousands of advertisers. With ContentLink™ publishers generate incremental revenue while advertisers reach their most targeted audience on a Cost-Per-Click basis. Kontera requires a site have a minimum 500,000 page views per month before being accepted into the program.

Bidvertiser:
Bidvertiser, a CPC ad network that competes with Google AdSense. It main advantage over AdSense is its low $10 payout. You only need to make $10 in order to be paid.
Sign up for BidVertiser here

AuctionAds:
AuctionAds serves ads that link to ebay. You sign up, insert ad code on your web site, when users buy products they’re interested in and you make money. Auction ads work really well with forums that are related to hardwares, such as mp3.
Sign up for AuctionAds here

WidgetBucks:
WidgetBucks is simliar to AuctionAds . You earn money each time someone clicks on a WidgetBucks ad widget on your site, also called. You can also earn money by referring people to WidgetBucks. When you sign-up with WidgetBucks, you’ll automatically receive a $25 bonus into your account to get the ball rolling. This means you are half way to your first payout with WidgetBucks.
Sign up for WidgetBucks here

These are quickest and easiest ways to make money with your forum. What other ways can your think of?