Hello,
Although I haven't been very active on here over the years, I was one of the first people to join this site before it officially launched as I knew and worked with the original founder of Final Fantasy Forums as I was a fellow webmaster of a Final Fantasy fan site of my own.
About two to three years ago, I decided to give it another shot by launching a social platform for a Final Fantasy website, a vision I had for the project many years ago but didn't have the skill sets to build it back then. I managed to bring my vision to life, however, due to my busy life running a business, I've found myself with a social network that has nobody running it and only a few active members. To further explain, I am a Creative Designer, Developer and Online Marketer. I guess to some degree, an online jack-of-all-trades with over 15 years experience. I relaunched my site because I started working from home and was online all the time, but things got super busy and even though I am online all the time, almost all that time is focused on work.
I've wanted to approach this site a few times, connect with the new owner and discuss a potential merger or perhaps that I hand over my project for a discussed and agreed amount. If I sell, I'm not looking to get rich and I am not greedy, I would rather agree on a low amount and give the project to the right person/people to manage it.
Out of respect for this community and the people running it, I am not here to advertise and will not give out the name of my site or links as I do not want to cause problems or shift the attention of this community's audience. I will give a brief idea as to the setup I have, then, whoever is in charge can determine whether or not it's of interest.
So whether the focus is merge or sale related, if there's even an interest, this is more a webmaster reaching out, hoping that a project can be kept alive by a dedicated group of people.
- - - - - - -
- Website is not vBulletin powered
- Website is PHP and Database Driven
- Website's Social Networking Platform
- - - Advanced custom profiles (unlimited custom profile field options)
- - - User Avatar and Cover Photo
- - - Complete and customizable user permissions
- - - User Photo Galleries
- - - Video Galleries (YouTube, Twitch, etc...)
- - - Activity Stream (Message, Video, Links, etc...)
- - - Status updates supports use of Hashtags and User Mentions
- - - Built in link crawling (Post a link, video or music source and a unique card will generate with detailed info)
- - - Groups - Users create fan groups (manage group image/video galleries, discussions, events and more)
- - - Pages - Users create pages (manage page image/video galleries, discussions, events and more)
- - - Events - Users can create single or scheduled events with customizable event information
- - - And much much more
- Discussion Forums
- - - Complete Non-vB Forum with everything you need (front-end and back-end management)
- - - Custom RPG Stats and Level Up Algorithm
- - - New replies will notify other members via Global notification (perfect for keeping up forum activity wherever you are)
- - - And much much more
- Advanced Blogging Platform
- - - Pre-Loaded blog templates (Blank, News, Video, Event, Reviews, etc...)
- - - User created blog templates (users can create and share custom blog templates)
- - - Team Blogs (This is for site staff to manage official blog channels for the site)
- - - User Blogs (Members have front-end access to creating and publishing blog posts)
- - - Blog Drafts and Auto Saving (Never lose your written content... ever)
- - - Blog permissions (control who can see the article)
- - - Multi-Commenting System (Built-in User Comments via Profile, Facebook Comments, Disqus, and other social comments platforms)
- - - Scheduled publishing (write countless articles in advance and schedule when they get published, making it look like you're always keeping active)
- - - Auto post articles to a default Facebook Page (Site's Official Facebook Page with option of author specific Profiles and/or Pages)
- - - Auto post articles to default Twitter Channel (Site's official Twitter Channel with option of author specific Twitter Channel)
- - - Notify other users on the site of new post via Global Notification
- - - Users can subscribe to any aspect of the blog (author, category, all, etc...)
- - - Built-in Ping-O-Matic
- - - And much much more
- Integrated Twitch System
- - - Completely integrated Twitch API (Experience Twitch on the site)
- - - Any live streams on Twitch will display on the site as well as comments (great for Twitch viewers, never have to leave the site to tune into your favorite streamers)
- - - Dedicated Final Fantasy Section to display ONLY Final Fantasy related streams
- - - Create a dedicated member's list of members from the site who are registered on Twitch (great for member highlights/featured status)
- - - Access all past streams when viewing users profiles
- - - All Twitch graphics are loaded from a CDN and made possible via API
- - - Much more
Integrated Arcade System
- - - Complete games library, browse list and install games as you want. Great for weekly or monthly game releases-
- - - Game ratings
- Global Features
- - - Complete Front-End and Back-End Management
- - - Achievement/Badge System (Social Network Platform and Blog)
- - - Complete Advanced SEO Suite (Full site-wide optimization, data review, recommendations, sitemap and more)
- - - Complete Security Suite (Firewall, Brute Force Protection, Added Layers of Security, Back-End protection and more)
- - - Facebook Login (Login and Registration)
- - - Twitter Login (Login and Registration)
- - - Users can connect via Friendships and/or Twitter equivalent Following/Followers
- - - Live Front-End Global Notifications for users in real time (Social Network, Forums and Blog)
- - - Live Private Messaging and Notifications in real time (Send/Receive messages in real time and receive notifications wherever you are on the site)
- - - Live Friend Requests and Notifications in real time
- - - Complete access to RSS feeds site wide (Perfect for automation)
- - - Global Admin Announcements (Notification popup will show up regardless of where users are on the site)
- - - Built-in and fully integrated Crowdfunding/Donation Platform (log donations, users) / Currently disabled as it needs some upgrades
The list literally goes on and on.
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If I end up selling this site, everything's included and depending on agreement, I will stick around to ensure for a smooth transition and offer any technical assistance I can. I love the project but I'm not the one to manage it anymore simply because of my limited time due to work. The project has a lot of potential, it just needs the right group of people to manage it on an ongoing basis, a requirement of any community in order for it to be successful.
Additional items that would be included with the sale
- Website Domain
- Complete Website as is (list above)
- 829 Members (A lot of them casually come and go while there are a few ongoing regulars)
- Facebook Page (4,058 Likes / 4,039 Follows)
- Organic Facebook Insights (Average Reach 960 / Average Post Engagement 280 / Average Page Views 53)
- Twitter Channel (533 Followers / Average Impressions 34,764)
- YouTube Channel (No Activity)
- Google+ (111 Followers - This was more to reserve the name, wasn't focused on as much as other Social Channels)
- Twitch Channel (No Activity - This was more to reserve the name with intentions of eventually streaming)
- Brand Intro Video (Logo Reveal with Sound Effects)
- Any and all available graphics
- Complete project roadmap and bug report
I think that's pretty much it. This was a spur of the moment decision to post this up here.
I love Final Fantasy and I've always enjoyed providing fans a place to hang out, hopefully this will work out to be a good opportunity for everyone as I feel my goals are not that much different than the goals of the people running Final Fantasy Forums.
The intention of this post is not to spam/advertise, it's to provide an opportunity for two communities to look at a bigger picture and provide fans with something new and exciting. If forum management is not interested in this post, please do with it as you will and I will not re-post it again.
Thanks for your time and I look forward to any response I might get from this post.
Although I haven't been very active on here over the years, I was one of the first people to join this site before it officially launched as I knew and worked with the original founder of Final Fantasy Forums as I was a fellow webmaster of a Final Fantasy fan site of my own.
About two to three years ago, I decided to give it another shot by launching a social platform for a Final Fantasy website, a vision I had for the project many years ago but didn't have the skill sets to build it back then. I managed to bring my vision to life, however, due to my busy life running a business, I've found myself with a social network that has nobody running it and only a few active members. To further explain, I am a Creative Designer, Developer and Online Marketer. I guess to some degree, an online jack-of-all-trades with over 15 years experience. I relaunched my site because I started working from home and was online all the time, but things got super busy and even though I am online all the time, almost all that time is focused on work.
I've wanted to approach this site a few times, connect with the new owner and discuss a potential merger or perhaps that I hand over my project for a discussed and agreed amount. If I sell, I'm not looking to get rich and I am not greedy, I would rather agree on a low amount and give the project to the right person/people to manage it.
Out of respect for this community and the people running it, I am not here to advertise and will not give out the name of my site or links as I do not want to cause problems or shift the attention of this community's audience. I will give a brief idea as to the setup I have, then, whoever is in charge can determine whether or not it's of interest.
So whether the focus is merge or sale related, if there's even an interest, this is more a webmaster reaching out, hoping that a project can be kept alive by a dedicated group of people.
- - - - - - -
- Website is not vBulletin powered
- Website is PHP and Database Driven
- Website's Social Networking Platform
- - - Advanced custom profiles (unlimited custom profile field options)
- - - User Avatar and Cover Photo
- - - Complete and customizable user permissions
- - - User Photo Galleries
- - - Video Galleries (YouTube, Twitch, etc...)
- - - Activity Stream (Message, Video, Links, etc...)
- - - Status updates supports use of Hashtags and User Mentions
- - - Built in link crawling (Post a link, video or music source and a unique card will generate with detailed info)
- - - Groups - Users create fan groups (manage group image/video galleries, discussions, events and more)
- - - Pages - Users create pages (manage page image/video galleries, discussions, events and more)
- - - Events - Users can create single or scheduled events with customizable event information
- - - And much much more
- Discussion Forums
- - - Complete Non-vB Forum with everything you need (front-end and back-end management)
- - - Custom RPG Stats and Level Up Algorithm
- - - New replies will notify other members via Global notification (perfect for keeping up forum activity wherever you are)
- - - And much much more
- Advanced Blogging Platform
- - - Pre-Loaded blog templates (Blank, News, Video, Event, Reviews, etc...)
- - - User created blog templates (users can create and share custom blog templates)
- - - Team Blogs (This is for site staff to manage official blog channels for the site)
- - - User Blogs (Members have front-end access to creating and publishing blog posts)
- - - Blog Drafts and Auto Saving (Never lose your written content... ever)
- - - Blog permissions (control who can see the article)
- - - Multi-Commenting System (Built-in User Comments via Profile, Facebook Comments, Disqus, and other social comments platforms)
- - - Scheduled publishing (write countless articles in advance and schedule when they get published, making it look like you're always keeping active)
- - - Auto post articles to a default Facebook Page (Site's Official Facebook Page with option of author specific Profiles and/or Pages)
- - - Auto post articles to default Twitter Channel (Site's official Twitter Channel with option of author specific Twitter Channel)
- - - Notify other users on the site of new post via Global Notification
- - - Users can subscribe to any aspect of the blog (author, category, all, etc...)
- - - Built-in Ping-O-Matic
- - - And much much more
- Integrated Twitch System
- - - Completely integrated Twitch API (Experience Twitch on the site)
- - - Any live streams on Twitch will display on the site as well as comments (great for Twitch viewers, never have to leave the site to tune into your favorite streamers)
- - - Dedicated Final Fantasy Section to display ONLY Final Fantasy related streams
- - - Create a dedicated member's list of members from the site who are registered on Twitch (great for member highlights/featured status)
- - - Access all past streams when viewing users profiles
- - - All Twitch graphics are loaded from a CDN and made possible via API
- - - Much more
Integrated Arcade System
- - - Complete games library, browse list and install games as you want. Great for weekly or monthly game releases-
- - - Game ratings
- Global Features
- - - Complete Front-End and Back-End Management
- - - Achievement/Badge System (Social Network Platform and Blog)
- - - Complete Advanced SEO Suite (Full site-wide optimization, data review, recommendations, sitemap and more)
- - - Complete Security Suite (Firewall, Brute Force Protection, Added Layers of Security, Back-End protection and more)
- - - Facebook Login (Login and Registration)
- - - Twitter Login (Login and Registration)
- - - Users can connect via Friendships and/or Twitter equivalent Following/Followers
- - - Live Front-End Global Notifications for users in real time (Social Network, Forums and Blog)
- - - Live Private Messaging and Notifications in real time (Send/Receive messages in real time and receive notifications wherever you are on the site)
- - - Live Friend Requests and Notifications in real time
- - - Complete access to RSS feeds site wide (Perfect for automation)
- - - Global Admin Announcements (Notification popup will show up regardless of where users are on the site)
- - - Built-in and fully integrated Crowdfunding/Donation Platform (log donations, users) / Currently disabled as it needs some upgrades
The list literally goes on and on.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
If I end up selling this site, everything's included and depending on agreement, I will stick around to ensure for a smooth transition and offer any technical assistance I can. I love the project but I'm not the one to manage it anymore simply because of my limited time due to work. The project has a lot of potential, it just needs the right group of people to manage it on an ongoing basis, a requirement of any community in order for it to be successful.
Additional items that would be included with the sale
- Website Domain
- Complete Website as is (list above)
- 829 Members (A lot of them casually come and go while there are a few ongoing regulars)
- Facebook Page (4,058 Likes / 4,039 Follows)
- Organic Facebook Insights (Average Reach 960 / Average Post Engagement 280 / Average Page Views 53)
- Twitter Channel (533 Followers / Average Impressions 34,764)
- YouTube Channel (No Activity)
- Google+ (111 Followers - This was more to reserve the name, wasn't focused on as much as other Social Channels)
- Twitch Channel (No Activity - This was more to reserve the name with intentions of eventually streaming)
- Brand Intro Video (Logo Reveal with Sound Effects)
- Any and all available graphics
- Complete project roadmap and bug report
I think that's pretty much it. This was a spur of the moment decision to post this up here.
I love Final Fantasy and I've always enjoyed providing fans a place to hang out, hopefully this will work out to be a good opportunity for everyone as I feel my goals are not that much different than the goals of the people running Final Fantasy Forums.
The intention of this post is not to spam/advertise, it's to provide an opportunity for two communities to look at a bigger picture and provide fans with something new and exciting. If forum management is not interested in this post, please do with it as you will and I will not re-post it again.
Thanks for your time and I look forward to any response I might get from this post.