: How do WEB 2.0 sites get their first few members? How do WEB 2.0 sites get first few members, like a new site comes up for "discussing books" or "renting apartments" or any thing for that

@XinRu657

I'd say many of the startups Have to do that so that when the few first users hit your site and don't deem it just another ghost internet town like many others, keep in mind the first users are your vouchers to the fate of your start-up and you don't want your effort to look like just another ghost town. This is one of many techniques used to help start-ups grow. Its always your take at the end that matters
motherboard.vice.com/read/how-reddit-got-huge-tons-of-fake-accounts--2

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@Pope3001725

How to get a website started will vary depending on the purpose of the website. But based on some of the examples you give in your question you could try:


For the renting apartments concept offer the first "X" number of listing a free or heavily discounted rate. This will entice people to sign up since the cost/risk to them is minimal. That will help to populate your site and get word out about it. Then gradually raise your pricing as the site becomes more popular.
For the discussing books concept start off by seeding the site with your own questions and discussions. Have friends help you out by participating in a few of them. That way the site isn't empty and looks active. Invite people from similar sites to join you (without spamming the other websites). Eventually the word will get out about your site and you will have content in the search engines to drive further traffic to you.

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@Nimeshi995

securitytube got some following by offering initial content - videos - then adding a Q&A section. imho content is king. don't start a "discussion site" without many articles/blogs to comment on. you can try and crowdsource the initial content by dropping in embeds for national/local news stories and commenting on the or offering rebuttals.

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