How can I make my channel grow?
This is the most common question channel founders ask after registering their channels. The main key to a channel’s success is patience. A new channel cannot grow overnight and there are many things you need to consider before you get the channel really moving. Mass inviting is against WyldRyde's policies and may lead to your channel being closed.
Ask yourself what has the channel got to offer the users. Set a topic that would be of interest to all channel users. Try not to be too hard on the users. A good channel founder must know how to make users "feel welcome" to the channel. When a user enters a channel, first thing they look at is at the topic. Be sure not to have anything that might offend users and cause them to leave. The idea here is to Treat people the way you want to be treated.
When setting channel rules, be sure to be fair to all users. No one likes double standards. Use kicks and bans very moderately and only when necessary. Adding wide bans unnecessarily will lead to nothing but an empty channel. Be fair-minded and treat everyone the same way you want to be treated. The most common channel rules are no flooding, no spamming, no advertising/inviting and no begging for Ops. The rest will depend solely on you; the founder and the rest of the channel’s management.
Many founders try to entice users to their channel by giving them Ops. This can be a big mistake. Only give Ops to people you have seen Op in other channels and are confident they're not kick/ban trigger happy. You also don't want people that are unstable or have tempers in power. Ops should be friendly, diplomatic moderators not Nazi SS Guards.
There are many ways of making your channel popular. These include having a game bot, or a support channel for a good cause. Channels gain their popularity by word of mouth. In order for your current visitors to invite their friends, there must be something to attract users. Have a channel website and put up some useful information on your channel there that might be of interest to the users. It is recommended not to clone another channel just to challenge. Example, #optraining and #trainingop. It would show the lack of creativity on the founder's part and make users think that there has been some sort of problems. Channels created should have a clean and positive environment for everyone.
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