Is there anybody being able to profit from a website based on discourse

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A forum must be shared (i.e. marketing) as most do not grow organically… this requires a lot of energy and clear channels of growth and opportunity. There’s a lot of wisdom in this thread (and more around here):

General Marketing Strategies?

Unsure if this fits perfectly in this category, but, it is relevant to community-building insofar as without folks showing up you won’t really have an effective forum! I’m not a fan of marketing, in general, but I have lived long enough to know that the Kevin Costner if you build it they will come strategy isn’t a good one… ever. [giphy-downsized] Consequently, I’ve been thinking about how best to market, especially the things that we can do that cost zero dollars. Love to start a large thre…