• BBS promotion

    From Calvusrex #1@144.Wwivnet@11:1/101 to All on Wed Mar 4 10:12:42 2026

    Hey, How are you guys promoting your boards (or are you at all)?
    Seems like there are a few places to put boards these days (Telnet Guide, IPTIA, 8bit Boyz, etc) but other than mentioning it on a couple Facebook groups and the r/bbs subreddit on REddit, how else are you getting folks to get back into or discover BBS in 2026?


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  • From Mickey #1@141.Wwivnet@11:1/101 to Calvusrex #1 on Wed Mar 4 20:44:12 2026


    Hey, How are you guys promoting your boards (or are you at all)?
    Seems like there are a few places to put boards these days (Telnet
    Guide, IPTIA, 8bit Boyz, etc) but other than mentioning it on a couple Facebook groups and the r/bbs subreddit on REddit, how else are you
    getting folks to get back into or discover BBS in 2026?

    Please excuse this old sysop for jumping back in time.
    My first BBS opened (such that it is) in 1993 in a small town where all calls out of the town was long distance. In a country town with a population of 800 people. I used to fill out one of those 'notices' and pinned it up in the only local grocery store. I had around 6 people that dialed in on a regular basis.

    Loved that Commodore 64. Today, there are hundreds (maybe thousands) of bbs's, all with the same message bases and door games, all accessible anywhere in the
    world. I think I got one call last month.

    Today, be original and a board that has a specialized topic. Advertise that topic and those interested will visit you. Don't forget your Taglines. :-)

    Mickey
    http://centralontarioremote.net



    ...Music is the Eye to your Soul


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  • From Phigan #1@137.Wwivnet@11:1/101 to Calvusrex #1 on Thu Mar 5 11:14:30 2026

    Hey, How are you guys promoting your boards (or are you at all)?

    Yeah, I need some help/ideas for that one ;). Once in a great while I post an ASCII or ANSI to one of the networked Advertisement bases.. I'm not sure that anyone looks at those, though.

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