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Originally Posted by vol_freak

I think that is a great post, thanks. How would a peson go about getting a custom article system and a sponsor system?

Yeah, I'd like to know that, too.

Originally Posted by Princeton

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.

I really like these ideas, however, with the exception of Google AdWords, I would put a PR campaign OVER advertising in magazines.

A magazine or newspaper article 'about' you or your site...or even a quote from you with your web address will go FAR further when it comes to traffic (and credibility) than an ad. Plus PR costs WAY less than advertising.

My site has never advertised, but we've benefitted greatly from regular press mentions in national magazines and newspapers. Plus when it comes to people who want to advertise on your site, they are more likely to spend more on sites that get good press. Good press for you, is good press for them.

Getting good PR can only be helped by a nice-looking site. Of course, nice-looking is a subjective term, but if for your $800 you get the 'vision' you want to convey - I say it's money well spent if your entire site is built on vb 'portal'.

If, on the other hand your board is just part of a larger site, a prefab skin is fine (in my opinion).

Going back to the PR issue...it's an area worth looking into. You'll thank me later.:bunny: