I’d first recommend filling your community with content. Make it a place worth visiting, and not some place that looks empty, like you’re hoping other people will fill it with content.
Second, I’d recommend posting on a regular basis. This will make it worthy of repeat visits, and also create a form of subtle advertising. Your posts will show up in peoples’ ALL feeds, and if it’s quality content, then you’ll gradually attract subscribers that way.
I tend to think that the more niche a topic is, the more of the work the founder will have to do themselves. At this point I’ve surely posted over 500x at my own community, and there’s a little bit of guest posting, but it’s generally slow-going. I think the key in all that is if you have a genuine passion for your subject, then it will seem less like work.
Oh, and make sure you ‘advertise’ at the various new community places across the Fediverse.
I’d first recommend filling your community with content. Make it a place worth visiting, and not some place that looks empty, like you’re hoping other people will fill it with content.
Second, I’d recommend posting on a regular basis. This will make it worthy of repeat visits, and also create a form of subtle advertising. Your posts will show up in peoples’ ALL feeds, and if it’s quality content, then you’ll gradually attract subscribers that way.
I tend to think that the more niche a topic is, the more of the work the founder will have to do themselves. At this point I’ve surely posted over 500x at my own community, and there’s a little bit of guest posting, but it’s generally slow-going. I think the key in all that is if you have a genuine passion for your subject, then it will seem less like work.
Oh, and make sure you ‘advertise’ at the various new community places across the Fediverse.