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Drumming Up More Members For Ab
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Has admin considered advertising and letting the world know we’re here?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.A copy-&-paste from one of my posts back in 2018:
"For a website that runs on advertising, the people behind AB seem to be remarkably poor at advertising.
If they put up a prize of, say, a hundred quid in a simple competition (open to all registered members) and then sent out a press release about it to the editors of Computer Active, Web User, Computer Shopper, PC Pro, Mac Format and Linux Format, including some blurb about what the site's all about, they'd get far more than a hundred quid's worth of advertising from it.
That would get lots of new people joining the site. (Obviously, some would only join to enter the competition but at least some would probably hang around to ask and answer questions).
[Actually, now I've thought more about the idea, the press release could actually be sent out to a far broader spectrum of magazine editors, including, for example, Compers News]"
"For a website that runs on advertising, the people behind AB seem to be remarkably poor at advertising.
If they put up a prize of, say, a hundred quid in a simple competition (open to all registered members) and then sent out a press release about it to the editors of Computer Active, Web User, Computer Shopper, PC Pro, Mac Format and Linux Format, including some blurb about what the site's all about, they'd get far more than a hundred quid's worth of advertising from it.
That would get lots of new people joining the site. (Obviously, some would only join to enter the competition but at least some would probably hang around to ask and answer questions).
[Actually, now I've thought more about the idea, the press release could actually be sent out to a far broader spectrum of magazine editors, including, for example, Compers News]"
I think the problem with AB is that people are led to believe that it is a site with professional people who can answer their questions (CB aside). It's not, it tends to be populated with anyone who just wants to 'have a go' at answering their question and a lot of people who want them to justify themselves or who answer their question with a question. There are professional people here but they have dwindled in numbers massively over the years.
I wouldn't think many people come here expecting free professional advice, 237SJ. As you say, they'll mostly go away disappointed if they do.
Non professionals who have been through similar experiences can offer good advice, explain procedures, sometimes reassure people, imo.
Anyway, I tend to stay out of serious topics. Stick mostly to News. ;)
Non professionals who have been through similar experiences can offer good advice, explain procedures, sometimes reassure people, imo.
Anyway, I tend to stay out of serious topics. Stick mostly to News. ;)
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