scenesone
10-28-2003, 11:18 PM
Things are looking up at my site, but here's the thing. And I will be completely blunt in telling you this. I have run a very successful Hotline server (file sharing software, for those who don't know) for the last few years, and from it's conception, I made up my mind to use this medium as a means of connecting with other digital graphic/web designers, as they were the ones who frequented my server often, and from who i learned a lot. My dream was to have an open forum where designers of all sorts could come to "comment, chat and share". I spent oodles of time exploring endless possibilities of ways OTHER than Hotline to connect. My project took many manifestations, including a page where members could choose one of 5 things to do...chat, on a simple flash chat I made, message me via email, connect to my computer via FTP (through a web browser, ugh!) and some other "cool" things.
It has gone through many changes to get to where it is now. I have a few "core" members, but I desperately want to get away from Hotline, and develop a larger community away from that.
What I need to know, from you all is this: Is marketing to my Hotline server members the wrong thing to do? And where would I go to try again? My site might seem a like a spin-off WebProWorld, but really, I just found this place, and have been at my site for three years...of course, it hasn't always LOOKED the way it does now. ANY tips will be greatly appreciated, I hate begging people to use the site. Some have said, "It's too much" and "Can't you make it so it's dummie-friendly?"
Thanks, and hope to hear from you all soon!
Billy
It has gone through many changes to get to where it is now. I have a few "core" members, but I desperately want to get away from Hotline, and develop a larger community away from that.
What I need to know, from you all is this: Is marketing to my Hotline server members the wrong thing to do? And where would I go to try again? My site might seem a like a spin-off WebProWorld, but really, I just found this place, and have been at my site for three years...of course, it hasn't always LOOKED the way it does now. ANY tips will be greatly appreciated, I hate begging people to use the site. Some have said, "It's too much" and "Can't you make it so it's dummie-friendly?"
Thanks, and hope to hear from you all soon!
Billy