Re: Thinking about giving up
  By: Bill Gordon #1 @1704000*1 to All on Thu Jan 07 2010 12:07 pm

 > I haven't had calls in over 3 months, and I'm really considering shutting do
 > the board. I've tried everythig I know about 'advertising', but I guess BBSs
 > are on their way out (and mine is already there).
 >
 > Whadda ya think?

I think that you should take a different approach.

Most people work their butt off to make sure that there BBS is on par with of
the other BBS'es (and that's a lot of work), with the intent that once they hit
that mark, they can keep going.  But, the problem is, once they hit that mark,
they are usually exhausted and stop, saying, "well, my BBS is as good as
everyone elses, I can stop here."

So, in the long run, everyone's BBS looks exactly the same, and we all use the
same message echo networks, and have the same door games, so it doesn't really
matter where a person logs in.

Do something different.  Don't be afraid to show your hidden face.

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