Author Topic: Guys help me get some ideas about promoting Gym Stories.com (Read 1920 times)

Stark · « **on:** October 19, 2007, 12:22:27 PM »

Man I suck so bad in promoting a webpage I know SpecialEd is pretty good in promotion but he seems to be unavailable, I'm fully finished with the page and I want before I even go so far as to SEO it or optimize it for Google I want to promote it a little on the other BB Boards, Problem is I don't want to spam.
BB.com leaves you no option, you are not allowed to even mention another page...

What do you guys think would be a good way to promote that page?

If there is anybody who could give me a hand, please come forward...

Mods can I ask you please please please to leave this one up for a moment, I'm pretty much desperate.

El Diablo Blanco · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:26:34 PM »

Print up some massive gymstories t-shirts and sell them at MMA contests. Just push the TapouT guys aside. Do the same at biker rallies and move the West Coast CHoppers guys over. Then get your own reality show on SPIKE where all you do is showoff the gymstories website.

JasonH · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:26:54 PM »

I know nothing about building webpages so I'm no help.

I am however pimping it under my handle - anything associated with "BigJ" always gets attention.

wisconsinBB · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:27:54 PM »

People should start taking pictures of gym characters with their cell phones! A pictures section would be awesome. Just give it time.

Stark · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:28:05 PM »

To be honest I don't even want the kids from BB.com on that page, I want a good mixture of simply funny shit and quality posts, now with bb.com Misk kiddies posting you have every post start with... man there was this guy in my Gym ...huge guy (no homo)

wisconsinBB · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:29:13 PM »

Quote from: Stark on October 19, 2007, 12:28:05 PM

To be honest I don't even want the kids from BB.com on that page, I want a good mixture of simply funny shit and quality posts, now with bb.com Misk kiddies posting you have every post start with... man there was this guy in my Gym ...huge guy (no homo)

Its your site, just pick the ones you find to be worthy.

Stark · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:29:28 PM »

Quote from: wisconsinBB on October 19, 2007, 12:27:54 PM

People should start taking pictures of gym characters with their cell phones! A pictures section would be awesome. Just give it time.

Lol something like http://www.freakorweak.com? That's another page I just finished... I just haven't talked about it.

El Diablo Blanco · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:31:04 PM »

Quote from: Stark on October 19, 2007, 12:28:05 PM

To be honest I don't even want the kids from BB.com on that page, I want a good mixture of simply funny shit and quality posts, now with bb.com Misk kiddies posting you have every post start with... man there was this guy in my Gym ...huge guy (no homo)

You just need to ensure that it doesn't turn into Squatfathers play ground where he writes up his million and one pwnage stories.

WhiteCastle · « **Reply #8 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:35:10 PM »

Offer a prize for the best story. A "Train like a Freak" shirt or a guido-chain could generate some serious traffic. Or, you could match muscleology's $100 grand prize!

Jerryme7 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:39:42 PM »

You should get onlyme to write some gym stories...he has great stories to tell about some pro and ametuer bodybuilders

Stark · « **Reply #10 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:46:25 PM »

Both good ideas I will think about the Prize money.... and onlyme if you can read that bro, come on go over and post some of your awesome stories.

You guys think it would be a cool ideas to have a category for normal Gym Stories and another were posts from legit Pro's go to?

jaejonna · « **Reply #11 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:48:07 PM »

Make a Myspace page or a Facebook page....you should get tons of teens and creepy old dudes from that .

emn1964 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 19, 2007, 12:56:22 PM »

Spam the hell out of other fitness and lifting message boards. There are tons of them out there. Create alter ego accounts on the boards and have discussions with yourself. You already know that GB mbrs will go to your site.

Allow people to submit their own stories. Give something away for the best story of the month. Doesn't have to be anything expensive.

Stark · « **Reply #13 on:** October 19, 2007, 01:05:46 PM »

Quote from: emn1964 on October 19, 2007, 12:56:22 PM

Spam the hell out of other fitness and lifting message boards. There are tons of them out there. Create alter ego accounts on the boards and have discussions with yourself. You already know that GB mbrs will go to your site.

Allow people to submit their own stories. Give something away for the best story of the month. Doesn't have to be anything expensive.

You can do that already.... Simply click on Submit a Story and you can write one yourself... I thougt that was obvious... IF IT IS'T LET ME NOW!!! that's vital for the page to work.

muscularny · « **Reply #14 on:** October 19, 2007, 01:17:28 PM »

sites needs more content first so here is a few things

make a section dedicated to all funny gym related movies you can find on youtube, metacafe etc and embed them in your page there are tons out there

search the net for funny gym or fitness jokes and make a page for that

those are things that will get people to email their friends links to your site

offer a prize for the weeks funniest stories and let em rate it

write a press release and send it to all fitness mags and a general fax to newspapaers some will run it regardless it will be publis3ed by sites creating link backs = better search engine results for ya

El Diablo Blanco · « **Reply #15 on:** October 19, 2007, 01:25:36 PM »

You gots to check it out. gymstories .com. There's some funny shit on there for sure.

PANDAEMONIUM · « **Reply #16 on:** October 19, 2007, 01:26:16 PM »

Quote from: emn1964 on October 19, 2007, 12:56:22 PM

Create alter ego accounts on the boards and have discussions with yourself.

Not everybody is into doing what you do, "emn1964"

Stark · « **Reply #17 on:** October 19, 2007, 01:41:07 PM »

Quote from: muscularny on October 19, 2007, 01:17:28 PM

sites needs more content first so here is a few things

make a section dedicated to all funny gym related movies you can find on youtube, metacafe etc and embed them in your page there are tons out there

search the net for funny gym or fitness jokes and make a page for that

those are things that will get people to email their friends links to your site

offer a prize for the weeks funniest stories and let em rate it

write a press release and send it to all fitness mags and a general fax to newspapaers some will run it regardless it will be publis3ed by sites creating link backs = better search engine results for ya

Want to work with me on this one

emn1964 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 19, 2007, 01:45:21 PM »

Quote from: PANDAEMONIUM on October 19, 2007, 01:26:16 PM

Not everybody is into doing what you do, "emn1964"

Awesome...seems I have my first stalker. Do I thank you, say welcome? What's the protocol?

Stark...do you have your site set up so that you can capture e-mail addresses? Have people sign up to receive an e-mail when you add stories.

Also, have your stories set up so that visitors can e-mail the stories to people. That way you can capture that e-mail addy as well.

Stark · « **Reply #19 on:** October 19, 2007, 02:02:10 PM »

Quote from: emn1964 on October 19, 2007, 01:45:21 PM

Awesome...seems I have my first stalker. Do I thank you, say welcome? What's the protocol?

Stark...do you have your site set up so that you can capture e-mail addresses? Have people sign up to receive an e-mail when you add stories.

Also, have your stories set up so that visitors can e-mail the stories to people. That way you can capture that e-mail addy as well.

very good ideas,

Do I understand that right:

A system that as soon as a new Post goes online, all people who have signed up get an email?
And a simple: Send this story to a friend email system?

Stark · « **Reply #20 on:** October 19, 2007, 02:27:51 PM »

lol thanks bro

Do me a favour and post that on MD, BB.com, Muscle Mayhem, and all other Board out there

emn1964 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 19, 2007, 03:05:08 PM »

Quote from: Stark on October 19, 2007, 02:02:10 PM

very good ideas,

Do I understand that right:

A system that as soon as a new Post goes online, all people who have signed up get an email?
And a simple: Send this story to a friend email system?

Yes to both of the above. Also check your pm.

Stark · « **Reply #22 on:** October 19, 2007, 06:09:40 PM »

Awesome help guys, I have installed the following...

1) You can now subscribe via a simple but (at least from an Admin point) sophisticated Script, you will receive a short email notifying you
of a new Gym Story.

http://www.gymstories.com/?page_id=82

2) Email this Post has been installed and you can use it now to send your friends the best stories.

Further planed additions:

1) Some form of an Image/upload/Gallery option, a simple Gallery would be easy but is super boring, please let me know what you would like.
2) Plan for a Monthly best Gym Story with Price, voted by the users (you can see the simple vote under the Posts) Thumb up down...what I will change to: Funny Face / Angry Face for Funny Story or Boring Story.
Prices are still under negotiation, but money is boring please send me good ideas if you have them.

3) Bodybuilding Movie Compilation... not sure how I will do that but it's a logical step.

Keep the good ideas coming, thanks a lot guys.