teens have no money Teens have lots of money. At least my daughter does (she has a part time job). Your problem is that even when teens do have money, they wo

teens have no money Teens have lots of money. At least my daughter does (she has a part time job). Your problem is that even when teens do have money, they won't spend it on your forums. E.g. if my daughter already has four swimsuits, why does she need to buy a few more? And does she need to spend $4 on a sugary drink several times a week? The "free" website is more valuable to a teenager than the one charging $1. There's not much you can do to change that. As you say, "It's just how it is". If I asked my daughter if she would be willing to spend $1 (per month?) on a website, she'd probably find that laughable. Most teenagers would. The Freemium model for phone apps does work in extracting money from teenagers. Perhaps you can do something along those lines?