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Originally Posted by Princeton

For starters:

• A design should be the last step in this process -- right now, you are throwing your money away. I gaurantee that you will need modifications/additions done to it later on.
• Products that you should have:
  • Dedicated Server
  • Custom Portal
  • Custom Articles System
  • A Sponsors System (a system that is simple and which a member has control over ... eg. options, etc)
  • Try to stay with vBulletin products (products run by vb core files/functions), adding 3rd-party apps will only increase your workload.
• Get yourself a good copywriter - this is where all sites fail ... without a message you will never increase conversion rate. Your message should pass the AIDAS Test:
  • A - Grab their ATTENTION.
  • I - Strengthen INTEREST.
  • D - Stimulate DESIRE.
  • A - Get them to take ACTION.
  • S - SATISFY them.

Only after you have done all of the above should you advertise. Advertising in a poker magazine will drive traffic to your site. You will be surprised on how much traffic advertising in the right place can do for a site.


Good Luck

nice recommendations princeton.