Gilthanis
[H]ard|DCer of the Year - 2014
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2006
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- 8,765
So, in the past I had tried posting in forums of various Cancer related sites to try and convince those already interested in the science to join in. However, I found rather quickly that this sort of thing is pretty much looked upon as "spamming". Unless of course someone deliberately asked for such information to begin with. I know Skillz has done a pretty good job soliciting in the GenMay sub forums. I figured we should put our heads together and come up with ideas of more areas to scrape them up.
Some ideas:
1. We could always do a team recruitment thread at the projects (traditionally in the CAFE section), but someone would have to check it regularly for new posts. With a 100 or so projects, that can get pretty tedious if we have very many projects to maintain like that.
2. I'm currently talking to an individual over at slickdeals.net that had mentioned being a DC'er and luckily has no team affiliation. I am awaiting the reply.
3. Social media may be fine, but I've not had much luck with that.
4. Customers - I used to do a lot of repairs out of the home and never got anyone interested in doing it themselves. Some would agree to allow me to borg their systems as long as they didn't have to do anything. That is only a temporary gain as that hardware eventually gets cycled.
5. I'm personally highly against deliberate poaching from other teams. I think it is disrespectful in all ways. I have actually turned a few people away for a few reasons but typically am pretty open to their offers. The reason I mention this is because I not only browse but partake in some threads. Typically it is threads where the team or an individual is needing guidance/assistance. In doing so, it gets our personality out there. I also use the H logo as my avatar so that it is out in the open that I am the competition. You will find that we have had many members come to us from other teams due to our knowledge, activity level, and capabilities. So, by showing these characteristics we are both being helpful while still advertising as a good alternative in the event the users aren't happy where they are.
6. Better guides and content. Due to photobucket recently changing how they host images, I have to go back and re-do all of my guides from the past. Also, since H changed forums software, the posts have much shorter restrictions and thus just editing the old one doesn't always work out so well. When doing guides, I suggest having a photo of every step even if it is minimal as it makes the setup processes much less intimidating. Even just 10 simple steps listed can look like it is really a ton of work when in actuality it is as simple as describing how to cut and paste.
7. Hard-dc.com - This to me is a potential awesome recruitment opportunity. If we can truly get challenges hosted as well as a user friendly navigation to all the pertinent content, it could really draw people to us.
Some ideas:
1. We could always do a team recruitment thread at the projects (traditionally in the CAFE section), but someone would have to check it regularly for new posts. With a 100 or so projects, that can get pretty tedious if we have very many projects to maintain like that.
2. I'm currently talking to an individual over at slickdeals.net that had mentioned being a DC'er and luckily has no team affiliation. I am awaiting the reply.
3. Social media may be fine, but I've not had much luck with that.
4. Customers - I used to do a lot of repairs out of the home and never got anyone interested in doing it themselves. Some would agree to allow me to borg their systems as long as they didn't have to do anything. That is only a temporary gain as that hardware eventually gets cycled.
5. I'm personally highly against deliberate poaching from other teams. I think it is disrespectful in all ways. I have actually turned a few people away for a few reasons but typically am pretty open to their offers. The reason I mention this is because I not only browse but partake in some threads. Typically it is threads where the team or an individual is needing guidance/assistance. In doing so, it gets our personality out there. I also use the H logo as my avatar so that it is out in the open that I am the competition. You will find that we have had many members come to us from other teams due to our knowledge, activity level, and capabilities. So, by showing these characteristics we are both being helpful while still advertising as a good alternative in the event the users aren't happy where they are.
6. Better guides and content. Due to photobucket recently changing how they host images, I have to go back and re-do all of my guides from the past. Also, since H changed forums software, the posts have much shorter restrictions and thus just editing the old one doesn't always work out so well. When doing guides, I suggest having a photo of every step even if it is minimal as it makes the setup processes much less intimidating. Even just 10 simple steps listed can look like it is really a ton of work when in actuality it is as simple as describing how to cut and paste.
7. Hard-dc.com - This to me is a potential awesome recruitment opportunity. If we can truly get challenges hosted as well as a user friendly navigation to all the pertinent content, it could really draw people to us.