Gotta be somewhat vague here regarding what the topic of the site would be but it would potentially similar to a BBS.
The topic would be construction related, however unlike Shag², no branching out into a wide variety of topics, no material or equipment sales, nothing related to even trade news, etc.
What is gonna be the best way to get revenue:
• Membership only with tiers
• Menbership monthly ($ 5.00?) & maybe an annual subscription w/ discount ($ 50, so a $ 10 discount vs. $ 5×12=$ 60)?
• Advertising only?
& Of course there is the site architecture, hosting, maintenance, etc. & obv. I'm not qualified to do that stuff.
Again, the big question is comparing ad only & bring in a higher volume of users (what FB does, obv... no membership fees)
- vs -
Membership tiers (think dating sites).
- vs. -
A blend between ad + tiers where ad only gets viewing of basic info but paid gets unlocked, more detailed information.
& I will go ahead & make the joke about "roofers dating roofers" / "roofers looking to nail hot shingles", etc.).