I’m the creator of kbin.social/m/bestof. I have been ‘advertising’ the subreddit of it to start getting traction. Despite all my efforts, I’m still the only contributor to my community. How do communities entice their subscribers to post content?

  • AvaddonLFC ☄️ 🤘@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hello there! Please edit your post title to include a question. In the meantime, i’ll try to extend this comment to help give some suggestions on growth. :)

    edit: Alright, so. If you want your community to grow, it HAS to hit the front page. Post things that most people will like. This is what will get you up & running the fastest. Grab a top content from other platforms if you have to.

    On lemmy.world, for instance, making a post with a catchy title on New Communities is a good way to get your community started. Find the counterpart on kBin or try posting it on the one we have here. You can also have it featured in bigger communities.

    Always have a pinned post that your members can freely participate on. Explain to them what your goals and views are regarding that community, and what purpose the community is supposed to serve. You might find some people willing to help boost your community activity. If you can’t, then openly ask for help. You can’t have a community alone; it wouldn’t be a community.

    Remember, you need content, quality or not, crosspost or not. It needs to be scrollable. While having said that, please don’t start out with scraper bots. Many people see it as a repulsive thing nowadays.