[kaisersouse]

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Originally Posted by McBan Alright, So I decided seen as about 2 months ago I made a RP server to test about 10 people came on, so I decided to make a proper one, unique and not a edit from anything, the question running my mind is how could I possibly get more players, I mean I give time to my server a lot but yet only about 3 to 5 people decide to visit after I post a advertisement out of 250 people who have viewed it, what else way is there that I could get people to join seen as they ignore the advertisements or perhaps they don't feel like its the right one for them. Any ideas?

It doesn't help that you are trying to succeed in a market SATURATED with RP servers...a lot of them not-so-good and leave a bitter taste in people's mouth.

If you advertise/operate like every other RP server...don't expect much to happen. You REALLY have to focus on advertising correctly, being TRULY unique, and giving people the opportunity to see what the server is like before they have to go through the motions of logging in, etc etc.

Basically, make some good movies and foster your social presence (outside of the server itself). Don't be all "OMFG JOIN MY EPIC RP [UNIQUE] [REFUNDING] [VIP] [ZOMGHOMESCHOOLED]" etc etc etc. Stand out, and try and succeed on your merits. Make sure you have admins that aren't retarded, make updates and restarts on a schedule so nobody is surprised. Make sure your outside community is interactive and not just mindless posts on a default free forum where everyone has 1GB avatars and signatures....that sort of thing.