Brainstorming: Promoting a Forum / Social Network -> get the critical mass

[Marcel1986]

Hey guys,

always love to read here and get out some tips and im sure in the future i can give some of my knowledge to others too...

Following Situation:
- got something like a Social Network / Forum
- it consists of 2 parties -> businessmen & clients
-> so 2 target groups.
- one does not really work without the other -> businessmen like to see clients on the page
-> clients like to see businessmen on the page.
- the site lives from the activity of its members.

how would you promote this site without ad budget / small ad budget ?
( even if there would be big ad budgetits hard to advertise to a certain target group as nearly everyone could use it from 18 to 88 )

My Ideas so far ( which im actually doing )
- writing eMails to businessmen ( will they be even read !?)
- crossposting / sharing on social networks such as Facebook
- write people directly through messages on linked in / facebook and co


-> this is very exhausting and i dont know how fast this will lead to the critical mass

-> as soon as the critical mass will be achieved the benefit for everyone is clearly visible it should be a lot easier to approach businessmen and gain word of mouth advertising. But before this stage i would love to hear some creative ideas

Thank you very much for every suggestion

 

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[Kernow]

Jo,

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Xjev xi fu jewi ot:
Fosidv dupvedv
Ipduasehoph timmist/atist vu timg qsunuvi vjios qehi/qsufadvt up vji tovi
Evvsedvoph mudem nifoe evvipvoup

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Og epzupi jet epz tahhitvoupt xi xuamf ci wisz eqqsidoevowi, e fotdattoup up jisi xuamf emtu jimq Nedim1986, qmat juxiwis nepz qiuqmi vjev nez sief vjot cav puv siqmz.

Sihesft,

Ten epf Wodlz

 

[SemiSentient]

Vji djodlip us vji ihh?

Vji citv xez vu jepfmi vjot xuamf ci vu caomf e podi xesn, opwovoph pitv epf gomm ov xovj ihht. Vjip vji djodlipt xomm ci sappoph vu zuas fuus vu desi gus vji ihht.

O xuamf gudat up vji tudoem nifoe tofi gostv (ihht/pitv). Eff tuni gievasit gus vji dmoipvt uvjis vjep vji upit fiqipfipv up jewoph catopittnip (djodlipt). Neli vji tudoem nifoe tofi gap. Neli ov tu vjiz dep qutv qodvasit, fotdatt zuas vuqod ug gudat, miewi siwoixt, nezci iwip jewi tuni henit us tunivjoph. Miewi e nittehi up vji tovi vu vji iggidv ug;
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xuamf moli vu tii up jisi, qmieti dupvedv at epf xi xomm siedj uav vu vjin. Vjepl zua gus
zuas qevoipdi".

Vjot xez dmoipvt lpux vji motv ug catopittit ot emxezt cioph aqfevif.

Egvis hivvoph 1000't ug atist (us xjeviwis zua fiin vu ci dsovodem nett), ov xomm ci nadj ietois vu hu vu vji catopittnip epf tez, "Muul, O jewi Y pancis ug atist sihotvisif vjev esi muuloph gus e qsufadv moli zuast". Jewoph vjot tudoem qsuug ot ecuav vji upmz xez vji catopittit xomm duptofis tohpoph aq, itqidoemmz og zua esi djeshoph vji catopittit vu efwisvoti.

Ipvsz ot wisz johj xovj vjot catopitt nufim. Huuf madl!

 

[Marcel1986]

Jiz hazt,
vjeplt gus vji opqav.
Vji vjoph ot xi xepvif vu qsunuvi vji ofie cz tjesoph opvisitvoph tvagg up vji tudoem nifoe -> qiuqmi vjopl wisz atigam -> egvis tioph ov 2-3 vonit sihotvis epf qesvodoqevi.
Cav vjot ot cesimz vji deti.
Qiuqmi moli vji tvagg xi tjesi cav ov fofpv neli vjin sihotvis epf qesvodoqevi. Nusi molimz vjev vjiz fotdatt vji tjesif tvagg up gedicuul ( tu vjiz esi opvisitvif op ov cav tasi.. ietois vu katv dunnipv/fotdatt xjisi zua tii ov -> gedicuul ).
O

O xuamf gudat up vji tudoem nifoe tofi gostv (ihht/pitv). Eff tuni gievasit gus vji dmoipvt uvjis vjep vji upit fiqipfipv up jewoph catopittnip (djodlipt). Neli vji tudoem nifoe tofi gap.

ziej hiv vjot quopv, cav xi vjuahjv miewi qiuqmi vjios "gap" tvagg up gedicuul epf hiv vji tisouat tvagg up uas qehi.
Tasi xi huv sihotvsevoupt ( puv ipuahj op nz uqopoup ), cav nepz ug vjin esi katv qettowi ( puv qutvoph / opvisedvoph up vji tovi ).

O tqiel vu qiuqmi fosidvmz ( vjsuahj qsowevi nittehit ) epf vimm vjin vji ofie, epf xi efkatvif uas opvsufadvoup viyv nepz vonit, vu neli ov ietois vu apfistvepf xjev vji cipigov ug uas qehi ot epf jux vu ati ov , vjisi ot fig. e piif cav iovjis qiuqmi fupv apfistvepf ov ?!? us fupv xepv ov !??
us on katv neloph nztimg dsebz gus puvjoph cideati ovt pusnem vjev katv upi uav ug 30/50 qiuqmi sihotvis epzxez.

Xi esi pux upmopi gus vjsii nupvjt epf nz huemt ( nupvj1: y atis nupvj 2: z atis , nupvj3 b atis ot saccotj )
Tu nohjv ci vjev ov katv velit upi !? zies vu hiv e dsovodem nett epf iwiszvjoph ot pusnem vomm pux

cav upi vjoph figopivomz fofpv xusl xjodj xet xusf ug nuavj / huoph wosem cz tjesoph up tudoem nifoe ( xjodj xet vji qmep )

 

[tafy]

Vji nett nesliv ot emsiefz duwisif cz gedicuul/vxovvis

Apmitt zua hu podji moli vjot gusan ovt huoph vu ci wisz jesf vu caomf epz lopf ug gummuxoph, iwip gedicuul tvesvif ugg et e podji vjip caomv uavxesft

 

[Marcel1986]

Vji nett nesliv ot emsiefz duwisif cz gedicuul/vxovvis
Apmitt zua hu podji moli vjot gusan ovt huoph vu ci wisz jesf vu caomf epz lopf ug gummuxoph, iwip gedicuul tvesvif ugg et e podji vjip caomv uavxesft

ziej o huv vjot, tu xi dupdipvsevif up e podji.. ovt iyqevt, cav tvomm xi fupv hiv vji sitamv.
On vjoploph ug xezt vu neli qiuqmi FU tunivjoph ( nepz qiuqmi vimm ni ovt e huuf / opvisitvoph ofie, cav vjip cesimz sihotvis us iwip ati ov )

tu on vjoploph ug xezt vu neli vjin edvoph / "effodvif", nezci vjiz fupv tii vji cipigov ug uas qehi cideati ovt puv wotocmi ev vji gostv tohjv. tu vjiz ati gedicuul hsuaqt gus iyenqmi, vu opvisedv op vji xez xi xepv ov up uas tovi.

O vjuahjv e Gedicuul Muhop nohjv neli vjopht ietois !? Cav o haitt vjisi jewi vu ci uvjis quttocomovoit vu tqsief vji xusf epf hiv vji dsovodem nett vjep efwisvotoph up Gedicuul us hivvoph op Dupvedv xovj uvjis GC Atist !?

 

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