this post was submitted on 14 Jun 2023
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You could start by telling people the name of your community?
And very importantly, what the actual purpose and focus of the community is, and what it is not for. That should be in its description, so everyone sees it at a high level when browsing communities (have a look how it appears in the Communities search.
like how do i just randomly start putting it out there?
Share links to it in other posts, Add the name to this thread might help. Boot strapping a community is hard, but for starters you have to tell people that it exists.