Topic: Do you have a hard time bringing new people to the forum? - page 3. (Read 1538 times)

The new TikTok-brain generations don't have the attention span to participate in a forum discussion. That's also something worth taking into consideration. They didn't grow up with a resource of information where you had to read 20-30 posts from other people before engaging normally. They don't want to do that. Their interests lie in short content with small amounts of text where a tweet is the perfect length. Attention-grabbing headlines, a few pictures or a video and that's it.

Bringing people from another platform to a completely new platform suddenly can be a challenge . Effective strategies such as marketing campaigns, creating engaging content and leveraging social media can help increase engagement and attract new users . Moreover, understanding the needs and interests of users about the features of Bitcoin and other coins can contribute to the growth of the forum .

That's how it has always been, but ~15-20 years ago (which was imho golden age of internet forums) retention was much higher because people didn't have much options like they do nowadays. But yeah, those of us who prefer forums are a dying breed.

As for me, I tried to talk few good irl friends into coming back to forum or registering for the first time. Those who used to be active didn't want to come back as in their opinion bitcointalk became one big signature campaign circlejerk, while those who didn't register before checked it out a bit and concluded that nothing important happens here and instead they are focus mainly on Twitter and Telegram. In the end I gave up and I don't mention bitcointalk to anyone.

I have not even had this thought or tried  onboarding users to the forum as  this as an element of technology interests and boarders around privacy..

But I believe if I can find the forum then others who share the same interests as me(us) will for sure find this place...

And the fact that this place is a place as other companies of different industries such as gambling, bounties etc I think one way or another this place is easy to find if you are out to find something the forum harbors...

 

The mindset that always wants to be instant without trying is the mindset of lazy people, many newbies say that earning money on forums is currently very difficult because of the merit regulations which only benefit senior or high ranking users. even though in the beginning we were all the same, we both started as Newbies and it took a long process. It is not easy to take part in the signature campaign because there are many requirements that must be fulfilled, especially being an active member in the forum with quite good activity.

I don't struggle with bringing new people to the forum because I am not trying to do it. New generations aren't interested in a forum culture. For every 10 people that leave Bitcointalk, I doubt we even get 1 person that signs up with an intention to stay here long-term. Throughout the years, we have seen many newbies that find the forum based on google suggestions of their Bitcoin-related problems or some other recommendations. They sign up, request help, and leave shortly after they have received what they needed. Sadly, that's how many people view forums - a place for troubleshooting different problems. You have to realize that we (the active forum folks), are a minority.   

Basically there is no obligation for us to direct beginners to enter the forum and there are many things that might limit people from getting involved in it. In general, we come to the forum only to look for more profit than a permanent job in the real world because the forum provides a sigcamp that can make money. But if we want to progress, we are also required to understand more things when we are involved in discussions because without us realizing it. Apart from placing the forum as a place to learn more about crypto and this industry, it also has a big influence on our life journey if used properly.

I had some newbies I didn't know directly message me through the forums and they asked me how to rank up. I try to direct them through a general path where they have to be focused, consistent and as active as possible in the forum to learn many things. So that at the right time they will understand how the forum works and what they want can be achieved in the right way.

Relate on this and you will just feel bad about it since your intention is pure to give them opportunity to change their lives but they question you as it likes you are doing harmful to them or promoting something suspicious that's why I let go of it and decide to let people discover it and continue what I am doing. Since I find it a waste of time and effort for directing or telling this forum to wrong person and its better to focus on my personal growth since this is more worthy of my time.

But if there's someone ask about this I will still glad to answer them but will tell then the basic things they need to know and its up for them to discover the rest since that's how we can determine if they are really interested and can last long since if they quit then we already know that they are not worth to teach about bitcoin and how they can gain opportunity in this platform.

I admit that was my goal before to bring this forum closer to the people I know so that they can also experienced the good things about it and benefit on it in the future. But when I started doing it, I realized it’s not that easy to make it happen since they will have something to say and eventually question the potentials of bitcoin and this forum so I started backing off. Instead of believing in bitcoin, they are trying to attack bitcoin instead. So that’s when I think it’s best to keep this forum to myself and just let other people witness how I prosper in life.

You see, these are one of the reasons why many new newbies here are not following up the way others are because they lack the legit understanding about Bitcoin and the forum it self.
If you want to tell people about the forum you just have to make sure they know what to do and not teach them and domp them half way because they will not understand and that's why many newbies bare being tagged for posting trash.
But it's good to tell and teach people about Bitcoin as Bitcoin is now the talk of the day in various places. As you wanted to teach people about Bitcoin and the forum you just have to make sure they get the point and never keep them behind, so to do all this just make sure to keep spare time to teach them so that they can understand.

I don't get it when people say they find it difficult to browse through the forum or to introduce people to the forum. There is no workloads here, this is just a forum like other forum on the internet, if you have informed them about the vital rules of the forum which is not to plagiarised the works of others you don't have a problem on the forum. When the forum becomes difficult is when you promise the people that you're introducing to the forum, as a place to come and earn Bitcoin then they beginning to find it difficult as their intentions aren't genuine anymore but are all monetary influenced.

I have introduced many people to the forum and their orientation has resolved around the forum being a place to come and learn about Bitcoin especially then stay updated with cryptocurrency and they don't find it difficult to engage the forum. Anybody coming to the forum to learn won't find it difficult here. After they have learnt then they can start impacting the knowledge they have received to other coming at their behind and they'll be rewarded with merits for their contributions to the forum.

The forum don't need you to introduced new members, just like Bitcoin, the forum gets new users constantly on its own so when you can't bring new users don't force the forum on anyone or you'll be introducing more spammers than quality posters.

Yes I have also experienced that. Teaching a person about the forum isn’t hard, but when you start telling them that in order to gain profits, you have to rank up and earn merits, that’s when they start losing the interest and eventually leave the forum. For them, that’s kinda pressuring them when it’s not actually. So I decided from then on not to introduced the forum again to my friends as they don’t last anyway.

If they are really eager to learn, they will find ways and make extensive research to fulfill their eagerness. And it’s not that they will rely to someone else to get free education.

I agree. We don't need to force people to join to the forum, it is their own right. Joining the forum must be based on own intention, it is the same as investing in Bitcoin or altcoins. We know that investing also shouldn't be caused by compulsion. It is just for people who believe in crypto and who understands the potential of crypto investment in the future.

They may get a mislead information, fail in investment, fail in trading, or have bad experience in the forum. They probably will blame us if we invite/force them joining the forum. However, if we only share the information about forum, it is no problem at all. We can tell the people that we just share information, if they want to join they must do with their own risks.

Are we talking about the same forum? Last time I checked, signature campaigns and bounties were still available for members to participate in. I agree with some of the things what you said but the financial gain part. Newbies are motivated to join bitcointalk mostly because of the potential of earning bitcoins through campaigns/bounties. They only give up when they discover how difficult it is to get merits and reach the rank where they can start making money from their accounts.

I don't have any hard time bringing people into the forum, the only thing I find tiring is that people find it difficult to join the forum all because they feel the forum is time-consuming, and no financial gain is given to them, other than reading and posting. They want something else to join and start earning immediately rather than joining a forum to read and post only.

Bitcoin is no more something we have to sit people and start giving tutorial on based on its popularity and the internet makes it simple that serious people that have heard about the word bitcoin will on their own make use of the internet to do their own research through which a number of the questions the person/people might punch in will lead them to bitcointalk forum for answers, and that's a self discovery for them.
You don't have to preach to people if you don't want to in the avoidance of blames should things out of their own mistakes and greed goes wrong leading them to a financial.

To make it easier for you to invite other people, you must have a strong marketing spirit and be equipped with all the evidence of your success so far so that the people you invite are interested in Bitcoin and also this forum. Have you ever thought that your invitation could have fatal consequences for you in the future? What this means is that not everyone you invite will have positive thoughts by trying to learn and trying to overcome all challenges before reaching a level of success. Of course, some of the people you invite prefer to get something instantly, they will take advantage of your friendliness and kindness to take the assets you have.

Choosing to be anonymous is better in my opinion, just teach people who want to gain knowledge from you, direct them to this space so they can understand more broadly everything related to Bitcoin. This method won't be a hassle because you don't have the moral burden of teaching them more than you can.

I think a lot of people are profit-oriented. Forums that can make money are also attractive. But we have to remember that many people want to make a quick profit. That can't happen on this forum. There is a process to go through, most people don't want to go through this process. So many of them give up before the fight. They even think that working here for Bounty is just an uncertain job. Some say it's better for SIgcam, but reaching the minimum requirements is very difficult.

Just take it one step at a time. Start with a simple explanation about crypto that catches their interest. Tell them about your journey, the roller coaster ride of highs and lows you've had with Bitcoin. Then prepare a trust list for them like this forum, twitter, reddit, etc. Yes, it seems like a lot and it's not going to be instant. But I'm telling you, when you tell him about crypto risks of crypto investment and this is important.

I don’t tell other people that I’m actually into bitcoin or any crypto investment and I don’t feel that I am responsible to bring other people into the forum. I don’t mean to sound greedy but I just want to avoid future complications when they start trusting the forum and invest in bitcoin and then suddenly lose from it, so most probably I will be held responsible for that if ever.

I am a private person and just want to deal things on my own, but I have big plans in the future, that’s when I’ll make massive profits in bitcoin, and help those unfortunate people around.