Topic: Do you have a hard time bringing new people to the forum? - page 5. (Read 2014 times)

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.

Not easy bringing some one to the forum and introduce them how to more close understand with bitcoin, back to 2017 ever bring some people in this forum and right now there are not any one keep here before losing opportunity without earn much profitable yet when joining with forum. Actually don't ask them for joining the forum but prefer waiting who of them are interested to know with bitcoin trough this forum and easily bring them keep stay here until become success.

I tried many best approach to talk some one with forum and benefit get later actually after has knowledge with bitcoin will b easy earn profitable and make forum as part time job as source income. Many of them lack patience when one month nothing good progress will leaves forum and try to other way just in short time only. If you have decision bring some one to the forum better waiting their own self motivation not our recommended.

It is said that it is difficult depending on who you invite. I once invited someone who didn't have any knowledge about crypto and he thought this was just a forum that didn't produce anything, especially with a merit system, there was nothing that could be done. after that I never invited anyone to this forum, those who come and ask certainly know how this forum provides income. But in the end it will only be a temporary visit and disappear.

I think the best approach is only to inform them about bitcoin or the forum. But if they consult you, the best way to spur any individual is to show your statement of comprehensive income from the forum.
Like a post I came across yesterday in BEGINNERS AND HELP BOARD where someone was testifying about the best profit he had made in bitcoin citing where he invested $100 and in two days time he gained profit of $80.  Testimonies like can trigger anybody. As for the forum, my boss used to make weekly withdrawals before me and he is living upto expectation that was what made me to consult him though he did not tell me, that time matters, that it is not a get rich quick scheme.

Learning the forum takes a lot of patience from reading and studying the forum, so if you are not a reader and has no motivation to learn, you will definitely not last longer in the forum. This is why I don’t beg for people to get to know the forum, because if they really are interested to learn, then they will do on their own willingness to learn.

However, I used to do this before introducing bitcointalk to the close people I’ve known but it never worked out since a lot of them don’t have spare time to learn and read the forum, in short they’re not interested on what’s they’re going to benefit from the forum.

I haven’t really had such challenges and I’m not really sure what part exactly where you find it challenging. However, why don’t you just lead them here and let the other forum members help too? We always have newbies who are lost or who don’t know their way around the platform and if they make a post asking for help, they get a lot of response. So I think you can tell them about the platform and leave the rest to the goodwill of the other forum members. What do you think?