Promoting the site..

basegreen · 1st May 2006, 15:19

So, this is a new site, and we're getting a trickle of new users here.

The best recruitment ground we have available is not letting us advertise there (which you can understand to a degree).

So, we need to be a little bit clever about attracting more people into the community. I am certain that there are more like minded people who want to modify, care for, and discuss the new civic.

So, to help promote the site, I am going to design some A5 flyers which I will keep in my car and whenever I park near another civic, I'm going to pop one on the windscreen!

I'll post the file in here in case anyone else fancies doing something similar!

Car window stickers are another option, but might be a bit expensive/tacky

Getting listed in google will also obviously help, and do try to pass on the site URL to others you may think would contribute.

Cheers

gissing

Pottsy · 1st May 2006, 16:48

Gissing, you are a star. It might be worth posting the flyer here so we can all print it off and have a go at flyering.

I've tried hard to make the forum Googlable (still a few more mods to be done - phpBB is not really like by Google), and I've gone around all the other forums I post in to change my sig to contain www.civinfo.com - that way when Google rescans thse forums then it will come back with loads of links.

I have submitted to dmoz, but nothing yet.h

basegreen · 1st May 2006, 17:07

I don't think they are the banning type. I rather suspect they are reading this forum anyway.

We are trying to achieve different things really.

They are a blog, which is sponsored by Honda, which gives customers access to the brand.

This is a forum, which is just for owners of one generation of one particular honda car.

jme1978 · 1st May 2006, 23:06

Nice job!

Here is a link to flyers from the ffoc which I've been a member of for a while and may give you some inspiration for others!

http://www.ffoc.co.uk/modules.php?name=Flyers

J

taa · 1st May 2006, 23:06

perhaps say it's independent from honda and/or run by car owners/enthusiasts like your self...

basegreen · 1st May 2006, 23:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by taa

perhaps say it's independent from honda and/or run by car owners/enthusiasts like your self...

I'll run up another version tomorrow - hadn't seen those other flyers before, and it obviously works as an idea if others are doing it!

Pottsy · 2nd May 2006, 14:13

Gissing,

Excellent! Better not use the Honda logo though... Any thoughts on this logo - only a first shot, you can all say it's pants if you like:

basegreen · 2nd May 2006, 14:38

Well, I decided to have a go myself last night. Wanted to keep in the style of the Civic logo.

basegreen · 2nd May 2006, 14:44

Other things I made last night.

Pottsy · 3rd May 2006, 16:41

I like this one:

I've been in trouble before with trade names, both with BMW and Porsche. It's very important not to use the words Civic or Honda, and not in a way that can lead to confusion. That's why I avoided using the word Civic in the website name.

I like the font used, the drop shadow obv, have you tried with a splash of colour to zing it up a bit?

basegreen · 3rd May 2006, 16:51

That wasn't a font I used, it was hand drawn :-O

I can add colour sure.... let me give it somet thought..

Pottsy · 3rd May 2006, 18:28

Remember the site was down for 6 hours the other day - well I think the googlebot visited then and now we're totally out of Google

Very frustrating.

basegreen · 3rd May 2006, 18:38

I think it will come back, won't it?

elfa7 · 11th May 2006, 12:44

If any costs are being incurred, by Pottsy, Gissing, or anyone else,

could we form a club, with a subscription to help things along ?.

Fedorov · 11th May 2006, 12:54

I'd be up for that, great having a place like this dedicated to your Civic where we can all help each other out.

elfa7 · 11th May 2006, 14:07

Hi Fedorov,

My thoughs exactly.

basegreen · 11th May 2006, 14:20

Not being the site owner, I couldn't comment, but I think Pottsy would be loathe to ask for payment for the forum!

Pottsy · 11th May 2006, 19:43

Thanks for the thought, but..

Free - always free and totally free. This kind of site though holds value in what its members contribute, and as time continues it will become a useful resource for new visitors. It's what the internet is good at!

Kpow99 · 11th May 2006, 20:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pottsy

Thanks for the thought, but..

Free - always free and totally free. This kind of site though holds value in what its members contribute, and as time continues it will become a useful resource for new visitors. It's what the internet is good at!

Well said

elfa7 · 11th May 2006, 21:26

Understood

1st May 2006, 15:19	#1 (permalink)
basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,888 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	Promoting the site.. So, this is a new site, and we're getting a trickle of new users here. The best recruitment ground we have available is not letting us advertise there (which you can understand to a degree). So, we need to be a little bit clever about attracting more people into the community. I am certain that there are more like minded people who want to modify, care for, and discuss the new civic. So, to help promote the site, I am going to design some A5 flyers which I will keep in my car and whenever I park near another civic, I'm going to pop one on the windscreen! I'll post the file in here in case anyone else fancies doing something similar! Car window stickers are another option, but might be a bit expensive/tacky Getting listed in google will also obviously help, and do try to pass on the site URL to others you may think would contribute. Cheers gissing

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This thread is about: Promoting the site.., it's in Site suggestions, feedback and rules at the Honda Civic forum Civinfo; So, this is a new site, and we're getting a trickle of new users here. The best recruitment ground we have available is not letting ...

1st May 2006, 16:48	#2 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,448 Thanks: 22 Thanked 159 Times in 95 Posts iTrader: (0)	Gissing, you are a star. It might be worth posting the flyer here so we can all print it off and have a go at flyering. I've tried hard to make the forum Googlable (still a few more mods to be done - phpBB is not really like by Google), and I've gone around all the other forums I post in to change my sig to contain www.civinfo.com - that way when Google rescans thse forums then it will come back with loads of links. I have submitted to dmoz, but nothing yet.h

1st May 2006, 17:07	#3 (permalink)
basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,888 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	I don't think they are the banning type. I rather suspect they are reading this forum anyway. We are trying to achieve different things really. They are a blog, which is sponsored by Honda, which gives customers access to the brand. This is a forum, which is just for owners of one generation of one particular honda car.

1st May 2006, 23:06	#4 (permalink)
jme1978 Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 29th April 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 211 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Nice job! Here is a link to flyers from the ffoc which I've been a member of for a while and may give you some inspiration for others! http://www.ffoc.co.uk/modules.php?name=Flyers J

1st May 2006, 23:06	#5 (permalink)
taa Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 26th April 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 36 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	perhaps say it's independent from honda and/or run by car owners/enthusiasts like your self...

2nd May 2006, 14:13	#7 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,448 Thanks: 22 Thanked 159 Times in 95 Posts iTrader: (0)	Gissing, Excellent! Better not use the Honda logo though... Any thoughts on this logo - only a first shot, you can all say it's pants if you like:

2nd May 2006, 14:38	#8 (permalink)
basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,888 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	Well, I decided to have a go myself last night. Wanted to keep in the style of the Civic logo.

3rd May 2006, 16:51	#11 (permalink)
basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,888 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	That wasn't a font I used, it was hand drawn :-O I can add colour sure.... let me give it somet thought..

3rd May 2006, 18:28	#12 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,448 Thanks: 22 Thanked 159 Times in 95 Posts iTrader: (0)	Remember the site was down for 6 hours the other day - well I think the googlebot visited then and now we're totally out of Google Very frustrating.

3rd May 2006, 18:38	#13 (permalink)
basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,888 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	I think it will come back, won't it?

11th May 2006, 12:44	#14 (permalink)
elfa7 Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 8th May 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	If any costs are being incurred, by Pottsy, Gissing, or anyone else, could we form a club, with a subscription to help things along ?.

11th May 2006, 12:54	#15 (permalink)
Fedorov Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 15th April 2006 Posts: 783 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I'd be up for that, great having a place like this dedicated to your Civic where we can all help each other out.

11th May 2006, 14:07	#16 (permalink)
elfa7 Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 8th May 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Hi Fedorov, My thoughs exactly.

11th May 2006, 14:20	#17 (permalink)
basegreen Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 15th April 2006 Location: noitacoL Posts: 2,888 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader: (0)	Not being the site owner, I couldn't comment, but I think Pottsy would be loathe to ask for payment for the forum!

11th May 2006, 19:43	#18 (permalink)
Pottsy Administrator Civinfo master Join Date: 10th April 2006 Location: Leics Posts: 5,448 Thanks: 22 Thanked 159 Times in 95 Posts iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the thought, but.. Free - always free and totally free. This kind of site though holds value in what its members contribute, and as time continues it will become a useful resource for new visitors. It's what the internet is good at!

11th May 2006, 21:26	#20 (permalink)
elfa7 Supporter Rocketship door handle Join Date: 8th May 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,703 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Understood