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Pikachu3828 June 5th, 2004 10:05 AM

Advice on advertising
 
Hi, I'm the owner of the Pokémon RPG The Pika Club . It's been open for quite a while but I have a problem - it doesn't get many unique hits per day. I've tried a lot of things but I need advice from bigger sites on how to advertise it and make it a bigger site - how do I do this? I feel it has quite a few inticing features, and it already does have a handful of loyal active members, but it needs more. Anyone willing to sign up and become an active member, or offer any advice on how to achieve this?

pokemon706 June 5th, 2004 12:58 PM

Well for starters you don't rearlly seem like you want it to be big, if you did you would have a .com Having a great website isn't free you know, well for me it is, I actually make a lump of change from it. Well thats another story.

Pikachu3828 June 5th, 2004 1:09 PM

Registering a .com domain name is something I've been considering for a while now, but I'd rather not get one yet, there's no point paying for something if it's not going to get used much. I could always get a temporary .tk domain, though?

Rukario June 5th, 2004 1:34 PM

well a real domin will go a long way.. and it's worth the $10 - 15.00 in any case..

as for getting the word out.. word of mouth works best. Put a link / ad in your email sig. Visit and sign guestbooks, visit and post in forums (have a link in your sig, if allowed) buy ad space from related sites, affiliate with other releated sites, join a banner/button exchange. and most importantly, tell every one you talk to to visit.

Pikachu3828 June 5th, 2004 1:37 PM

The thing is I live in England so paying in dollars is out of the question, I'd need UK providers. But I can't really afford it right now with other things going on, I don't even pay for the host, a friend of mine does for me

Rukario June 5th, 2004 1:41 PM

UK money coverts to dollars fairly easily.. so it doesn't really matter where u live .. just a matter of getting together the cash

Simone June 5th, 2004 2:15 PM

I'm sure you can find a UK domain seller. Like there is alot of aussie ones and there is alot of American ones. I'm sure there is alot of Uk ones. Then you just have to buy hosting, which is like only $7-8/mo for basic.

Pikachu3828 June 5th, 2004 2:16 PM

Exactly, and when it's not getting _that_ many hits, is it really worth it? I think it would be a wiser investment when and if it got larger, in which case it would really NEED a domain name then, but it's still relatively small at the moment

HellishHades June 5th, 2004 2:42 PM

Having a domain name won't get him more visitors, but it couldn't hurt.

The only thing that I could think of that would help is increasing your search rank on sites like Google. It's based upon how many sites link back to yours. You could try to create fraudulant links by creating many other sites that link to yours, but I think the major search engines have caught on to this.

Edit: AS-Hosting can allow you to pay in GBP.

Simone June 5th, 2004 3:10 PM

basically, the only way you can get hits is if you do buy it, or you have a really good domain. You have to take the risk to get where you want to.

Pikachu3828 June 5th, 2004 3:16 PM

Ok, but once I get a domain name, I still need to find ways to advertise it to get it known

Simone June 5th, 2004 3:17 PM

Talk to webmasters, get affiliates. Go on IRC and get your site known. Its not that easy but if you have time and dedication good things come to those who wait ^^'

Purin June 5th, 2004 4:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pikachu3828
Ok, but once I get a domain name, I still need to find ways to advertise it to get it known

Word by mouth still works the best, as PPNSteve has said ;)

aRedMoon June 5th, 2004 6:17 PM

Way of mouth > getting a domain

If no one knows of the domain, what good is it? =/

pokemon706 June 5th, 2004 6:56 PM

well i domain is easier to remember and pass on to your friends than like www.longaddress.com/folder/topic/subject/index.html?id=index

aRedMoon June 5th, 2004 7:29 PM

A subdomain works okay, and you can always get a redirect like .tk or .cbj.net

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Simone June 5th, 2004 11:21 PM

Yeah, but then you get popups.. and no one likes popups. But if you get like e.g. www.pokemon-world.com/subdomain its not to big.

aRedMoon June 5th, 2004 11:29 PM

I have jessem.elixant.com, so that's not too big.

And there are free redirectors out there without ads... you just gotta find 'em.

Simone June 5th, 2004 11:46 PM

Yeah there is some ok ones. There is ones like uni.cc which i guess isn't to bad.

sableye June 6th, 2004 12:09 AM

if you ask me i can get you a http://yourthing.pichusb.com

Purin June 6th, 2004 1:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JKaizer
I have jessem.elixant.com, so that's not too big.

And there are free redirectors out there without ads... you just gotta find 'em.

DotTK has pop-ups, but you have the option to disable them if you don't want it, like mine.

Simone June 6th, 2004 2:01 AM

But i think you have to pay for it. Thats the only down side of the internet. Everything costs money.

Geometric-sama June 6th, 2004 4:12 AM

I don't see what all the fuss is about domains anyway, I never have. Remember that my Digimon site is Australia's most popular, and one of the most popular full stop, and we only have a .TK. But for some reason the popup doesn't show XD

Simone June 6th, 2004 12:10 PM

You should think about a domain. Sometimes domains make people think that the owner is more dedicated.

aRedMoon June 6th, 2004 1:43 PM

Not everyone can get a domain.

Bleh.

Simone June 6th, 2004 2:32 PM

yeah your right. But i'm sure if you just pay your parents $8 and ask if you can buy a domain.. they would say yes. But i know my parents were at first very hesitent to use there credit card on the internet. But its very safe ^^"

aRedMoon June 6th, 2004 2:46 PM

I've been begging over a year for a domain and the only way I managed to get PV was by using the Paypal account without their knowing...

As far as they know, someone "gave" me PV.

Geometric-sama June 6th, 2004 3:22 PM

*sigh* I don't know how many times I've had to point this out... SOME people have restrictive parents. SOME people aren't allowed to spend their money. ESPECIALLY online.

Strider June 6th, 2004 4:25 PM

Contents are what ultimately get people to your site. While domain might gives your site that professional feel, nothing beat contents.

TeamRocket June 6th, 2004 5:27 PM

KyleTech, Ltd. is now offering free advertising to promising sites. Please allow me to extend this idea to you. im me if you are interested.

Purin June 6th, 2004 7:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jedi_Amara
*sigh* I don't know how many times I've had to point this out... SOME people have restrictive parents. SOME people aren't allowed to spend their money. ESPECIALLY online.

True. Like me. (I'm supposed to be grounded as of now but I sneaked and used the comp =P)
And webhosting in Singapore is not absolutely trustworthy, I don't know (heard of it somewhere).

aRedMoon June 6th, 2004 7:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TeamRocket
KyleTech, Ltd. is now offering free advertising to promising sites. Please allow me to extend this idea to you. im me if you are interested.

Please read the new rule. =/

Geometric-sama June 6th, 2004 9:32 PM

I think that's slightly different, Greggy. Kyle, I assume that means that you will allow people to advertise on your site for free?

aRedMoon June 6th, 2004 9:35 PM

Oh, sorry, read it wrong. =/

Pikachu3828 June 13th, 2004 11:51 AM

I think I'll be getting a domain name pretty soon, my site was down for nearly 48 hours a couple of days ago because I am currently on a subdomain of my host and the DNS pulled the plug on it :confused:

Anyway, I also beleive that good content and fun features attract people to a website too. Which is why I've just added a feature that allows members to have their own garden. They can furnish this garden with whatever they want to buy from the shops and chose where they want to place it. Depending on the sort of item you go for, you could end up attracting wild Pokémon to capture or attract visitors who may donate money to you if they like your garden! There's a lot of depth to it, but I won't go into it, if you're interested, check out my website (link in sig), though you need to be logged in and a registered member to be able to use it.

Simone June 13th, 2004 1:29 PM

The DNS pulled the plug on it? DNS = Domain Name System.. DNS is what makes a domain or HOst site run.. not the hostee. You probably mean your Host pulled the plug on it.

Also, if your going to buy a domain, you will have to think about where to get the hosting from etc.. its a bit of work.. but its alot of fun ^)^

Pikachu3828 June 13th, 2004 1:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Simone
The DNS pulled the plug on it? DNS = Domain Name System.. DNS is what makes a domain or HOst site run.. not the hostee. You probably mean your Host pulled the plug on it.

Also, if your going to buy a domain, you will have to think about where to get the hosting from etc.. its a bit of work.. but its alot of fun ^)^

I know what I mean :wink: No, I do mean the DNS. They pulled the plugged on it, which is why no-one could access it. The files and such were fine, it had nothing to do with my host


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