Subj : BBS Population
To   : Warpslide
From : Ogg
Date : Sun Nov 27 2022 09:24:00

Hello Warpslide!

 Og>> Advertising within the medium that you want to attract people too
 Og>> (eg. BBS AD echos) is not going to reach people outside the realm.

 W> I had an ad up on Kijiji (kind of like a Canadian Craigslist) for my board
 W> once-upon-a-time.  I got at least one new user out of it, it also helps
 W> you reach people in your own area.

I remember you mentioning that.  Perhaps people could also  
include a simple block of text in their email signatures when  
using email day to day.  Never know who might like to check it  
out.

Even placing a simple postcard-size ad on a physical bulletin  
board in one's own area (laundromat, grocery store, post  
office, dental office, etc) could be a good outreach.

But one thing is for certain, if one just goes online with a  
BBS, there is no surefire way that the *newly arrived online*  
status will reach the myriad of laptop/desktop users (not to  
mention perhaps the even greater myriad of smartphone users) if  
there is no ad or announcement campaign. Just relying in  
ipingthereforeiam or telnetbbs guides is not going to cut it.


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