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[Weekly thread] How are you doing with your communities? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 months ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/fedigrow@lemm.ee

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[–] Die4Ever@programming.dev 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

I can get upvotes, but getting other people to post/comment/crosspost is nearly impossible lol

[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

It is the nature of things. Most users just post something the occasional time they find something to post.

Going about finding something to post is the unusual behaviour. I've had users come and go in my communities, and even repeat posters still do so sporadically.

I did notice a lot of your communities don't have icons or banners. That definitely makes a difference when people look for where to share something. No icon makes the community seem dead or like it never got started.

An icon instantly sets a community apart in the results, both in search and the create post page. The sub and active counts are the second thing people look at, after that, I suspect.

[–] Die4Ever@programming.dev 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, you're right I need to make icons and banners, I'm a terrible artist though lol

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

Oftentimes using just some random image that’s slightly related is better than nothing

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