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How many of you have seen somebody make helpful comment after helpful comment, or release great hacks/code, and then head over to their site because you were impressed with what you had seen of them on other sites?

Probably most. :)

The converse applies...I know of a few people whose sites I would have to literally stumble across before I would actually go there, simply from what I have seen of their posts on various fora.

So, instead of focussing solely on spamming..getting your site known through direct advertising, think about the simple act of being a good contributor, and the people will come to you.

Kall's thought for the day. :)

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A simple way to think about indirect promotion is that reputation is currency. started the thread with that exact idea: sustained, useful contributions create interest far more reliably than overt advertising. A few practical gaps worth filling here are where contributors should focus their effort, how to convert helpful posts into controlled traffic, and how to keep promotion acceptable to community owners like .

Best-practice sequence contributors can follow:

  • Pick communities whose audiences match the site’s niche (echoing ). Relevance beats volume every time.
  • Post self-contained solutions: show the problem, outline the fix, and include a minimal reproducible example or clear troubleshooting steps when appropriate. Short, repeatable wins build credibility fast.
  • After several strong answers, consolidate those solutions into a single, clearly organized resource on the site (a short guide or FAQ). Link to that resource from profile/signature only when forum rules allow and where it directly helps the thread.
  • Use a dedicated landing page for forum visitors (a small, obvious “from the forum” section) so referrals can be measured and the page can be tailored to expectations.

Cautions and etiquette: keep in-thread links directly relevant, avoid mass cross-posting, never use private messages for unsolicited site invites, and don’t harvest signatures—trust must be earned. Contributors who share resources (as and discussed) should still respect ownership and attribution.

Long-term payoff is steady: community-first behavior attracts higher-quality visitors and better retention than short bursts of advertising. The easiest next step is a disciplined habit of helping first, consolidating later, and measuring the impact with a simple landing page.

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Kall your always thinking up the good stuff! Keep up the good work.

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How many of you have seen somebody make helpful comment after helpful comment, or release great hacks/code, and then head over to their site because you were impressed with what you had seen of them on other sites?

Probably most. :)

The converse applies...I know of a few people whose sites I would have to literally stumble across before I would actually go there, simply from what I have seen of their posts on various fora.

So, instead of focussing solely on spamming..getting your site known through direct advertising, think about the simple act of being a good contributor, and the people will come to you.

Kall's thought for the day. :)

:) Good thought... I had kept one cool mod just to myself till now ( and on vb.nl). After reading your post, i am inspired to release it on .org too.

(So that Rex can also chip in and rease the mod he made for my hack ;) )

Member Avatar for Mighty_Squid

That's an exellent way to put it.

It's sometimes hard when you have a new forum and you are desperate for people (*cough* ;) ) but it doesn't make me or my forum look good just to spam random begging.

I like helping people. I am by no means an expert on anything but I do think I can offer some good advice some times. I don't generally find the right place where I can feel I can do that but this place looks like it. :)

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With that said, where is your forum signature advertising your site, Kall? ;) Hehe.

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With that said, where is your forum signature advertising your site, Kall? ;) Hehe.

Actually that doesn't seem to be working right now. I'd certainatly like to check out Kall's site.

Edit:

Whoops. Just figured out how do that. Sorry. n00b. :o

Really awesome site BTW Kall!

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There is a 10 post minimum to have a signature. Both you and Kall have 10 posts ;) Hint hint nudge nudge.

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That is an excellent suggestion Kall, spamming will never get you good members, Usually people who will follow you to your site because you made a good post or helped them will end up being your friend or atleast on good terms with you and thus make good members on your site.

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I say being a good member on *any* random forum isn't good enough. You need to be a good member on a similar forum with people of similar interests as your own forum and you'll get better results.

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There is a 10 post minimum to have a signature. Both you and Kall have 10 posts ;) Hint hint nudge nudge.

But...but...I *have* a signature...it just ain't showing up in any posts!

*wonders if it will show up now*

Well, it's there now.

UPDATE post set showsignature=1 where userid=20928 ? :)

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I agree completely --

Proving yourself to be a diligent responsible, and respected member of ANY community will attract visitors to your profile links, and as an owner of a community myself, I couldn't agree more that spamming has an adverse effect.

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