This post has been a long time coming.
It's time to hand the reigns at Silver Stackers over to new ownership.
I started Silver Stackers in 2009 (almost 14 years ago) because of a gap in the online community for Australian stackers. Several career changes, crypto cycles, international moves and personal circumstances later though, I just do not have the time or focus to give this community the attention it deserves, and I have not been otherwise personally involved in the bullion industry for several years.
As an FYI I'm now cofounder at a software startup building software to help local governments administer programs that help to people in need like disabled veterans and unhoused persons access housing benefits they are entitled to, but don't have the means, skills or ability to apply for. My real background is software architecture, and I finally have found a place where I feel like my skills are doing something positive in the world, rather than just being used to improve an insurance company's website performance, or write metal hedging scripts. It's a public benefit corporation, we've already created several local jobs, and it's going to make a real meaningful impact to mitigating homelessness which is a staggering problem here in the US. As a startup it is crazy levels of effort though, 12 hour days aren't uncommon, and there's just no time for Silver Stackers on top of that and everything else going on in life.
So - expressions of interest time. Over the past couple of years there's been a few members reach out that are interested in acquiring Silver Stackers. It is a viable business (but it won't be full time employment for anyone!), but a definite worthwhile side hustle for someone who can put the hat on and run the place. There's been zero focus on growing advertising for the past few years, which used to be the mainstay of the forum - the right person with the right ideas could do a lot with the place. Good bones.
Ideally the buyer will have some basic IT proficiency in managing a website - the site is open source forum software using PHP and MySQL, and hosted on a virtual server, but nothing terribly complicated. You certainly don't need to be a programmer.
If you are interested in having a conversation about acquiring the website - please send me a PM, and we can take it to email from there. I have an asking price in mind, but it will be reasonable, and recoupable. All enquiries will be treated in strictest confidence.
Ben (GoldPelican).
It's time to hand the reigns at Silver Stackers over to new ownership.
I started Silver Stackers in 2009 (almost 14 years ago) because of a gap in the online community for Australian stackers. Several career changes, crypto cycles, international moves and personal circumstances later though, I just do not have the time or focus to give this community the attention it deserves, and I have not been otherwise personally involved in the bullion industry for several years.
As an FYI I'm now cofounder at a software startup building software to help local governments administer programs that help to people in need like disabled veterans and unhoused persons access housing benefits they are entitled to, but don't have the means, skills or ability to apply for. My real background is software architecture, and I finally have found a place where I feel like my skills are doing something positive in the world, rather than just being used to improve an insurance company's website performance, or write metal hedging scripts. It's a public benefit corporation, we've already created several local jobs, and it's going to make a real meaningful impact to mitigating homelessness which is a staggering problem here in the US. As a startup it is crazy levels of effort though, 12 hour days aren't uncommon, and there's just no time for Silver Stackers on top of that and everything else going on in life.
So - expressions of interest time. Over the past couple of years there's been a few members reach out that are interested in acquiring Silver Stackers. It is a viable business (but it won't be full time employment for anyone!), but a definite worthwhile side hustle for someone who can put the hat on and run the place. There's been zero focus on growing advertising for the past few years, which used to be the mainstay of the forum - the right person with the right ideas could do a lot with the place. Good bones.
Ideally the buyer will have some basic IT proficiency in managing a website - the site is open source forum software using PHP and MySQL, and hosted on a virtual server, but nothing terribly complicated. You certainly don't need to be a programmer.
If you are interested in having a conversation about acquiring the website - please send me a PM, and we can take it to email from there. I have an asking price in mind, but it will be reasonable, and recoupable. All enquiries will be treated in strictest confidence.
Ben (GoldPelican).
