Referral contest, free t-shirts and decals to winner(s). That's what I did for a 2nd site that I'm starting. The first one took about 3 years before it started to take off. This one took less than a month and I have a over 5000 posts already. Plus, it helps when you have a group of close friends that are willing to put in the time and effort to help out.
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lol that works.. now.. I have a idea for my g/f to do she ways trying to think of a hobby!
Quote:
All Hail The Mighty {Guest/Visitor/Some Other Catchy name} (make this h1 or h2)
Welcome to {insert name} where we offer {insert product/service}. Our service provides you with {some fancy details, list your 3 best} all for {price}. To enjoy our wonderful service, {registration/signup instructions} is all you have to do! Doing so will entitle you to enjoy the most wonderful of features such as {different then the first 3 you listed/minor features/hosting plan details/whatever}
{Something Cool Here}
{Something Cool Here}
{Something Cool Here}
{Something Cool Here}
{Something Cool Here}
We look forward to having you join our great family of {Guilds/Webmasters/Whatever You've Got} today!
Replace whats in between the {} with actual information...obvisously Be sure to run a spell check, as having spelling/grammar errors will give the impression of some 5yr old running the show.
Try to populate your forums with members, Make some yourself, post under different names, find other webmasters to trade posts with, whatever you've gotta do.
Dude! you are awesome for taking the time to write that out for me! thanks!!