I’ve been plugging away for about 2 months now trying to grow a small hobby community here on Lemmy. It’s doing well, up from 200 to 425 subscribers in the time I’ve been active.

But, sometimes it feels discouraging. I’m still the only one who posts with any regularity, and I miss the more in-depth discussions I was able to have at the other place. How long, or how many subscribers, does it take for a community to become self-sustaining?

Edit: !geocaching@lemmy.world for anyone curious

  • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
    62·
    1 year ago

    Set a goal of so many posts per day. The best posting times are 0700, 1100, and 1630 EST for maximum exposure.

    Be sure to post links to your community on social media (FB, Twitter. Mastodon, Blue Sky, Instagram, and all the rest).

    Expect to spend 20-60 hours a week driving users to your content.

    • Phlogiston@sh.itjust.worksOP
      5·
      1 year ago

      Unfortunately I don’t have anywhere near the time, or content ideas, for that to be sustainable. I’ll keep the posting times in mind though, that’s a good idea!

      • YoBuckStopsHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        1 year ago

        Subscriptions come from new content and exposure to that content. The more content the more subscribers and more interaction.