why bitcointalk don't advertise anywhere.

[LTU_btc]

At first I misread your question. I thought that your asking why it's not possible to advertise on Bitcointalk anymore.
I answer you with another question. Why Bitcointalk should advertise? Bitcointalk isn't commercial project, they don't sell and promote any product. It's simply discussion forum. And if they would advertise, they can't benefit from getting more traffic in commercial way because there is no advertisements on Bitcointalk. So, they can't get revenue from more ad views after getting more traffic.
Finally, Bitcointalk isn't new website which struggle to get visitors. It's most popular crypto related forum and one of the most popular crypto websites in general. I think they're doing good enough without promoting themselves.

[SatoPrincess]

Bitcointalk is a discussion and solution forum for bitcoiners and crypto enthusiasts. The forum doesn’t need to do promos to reach new users, the only activity bitcointalk has outside the forum is the BitcoinTalkShow on YouTube, and even the YouTube channel isn’t as active as anticipated. I understand the forum satisfies a specific need in the crypto community just like stack overflow does in the programming world, they like bitcointalk already have the recognition as the largest and most trusted platforms in their respective fields.

[skarais]

Bitcointalk most likely isn't planning on profiting from every user that registers, it's a free forum for whoever you are so admin don't advertise it. The forum was created to accommodate the bitcoin community around the world, they can discuss anything, even this has become a second world for some people.

Even if some people have to pay a few bitcoins for a malicious IP, this is still a free forum that doesn't need advertising.
I think you will find bitcointalk.org recommended everywhere when you search bitcoin community websites. Check out Coin Market Cap and Coingecko, found recommendations for the bitcoin community, thought they'd refer you to this forum.

[Smartvirus]

OP, I have to ask: How much advertising have you seen on social media for straight-up discussion forums like bitcointalk?  I don't use social media, so it's an honest question--but I would be willing to bet there isn't a hell of a lot.  Those other services you mentioned (Stake, Sportbet.io) have a huge incentive to gain new members, as they're trying to sell people something. 

Yeah, these are some of the very reasons why it's entirely unnecessary to have the forum take out any advertising packages gor itself. It is a free to air platform where it gets almost nothing from the lots of users that gets registered and logs on the forum.

Also, bitcointalk operates very differently from your typical social media where you've got incentives on all that is done, writing a message, posting pictures, videos and it's all about connection. Connecting knowns and even try to relate closed located persons.

The forum is all about teaching although, there are other financial transactions that could be done here but mostly, its more about getting to educate users on the cryptocurrency innovation. So far, it's been doing great and the numbers aren't lacking.
This is why you've got, betting platforms, new projects, mixers, exchanges and the rest of them finding there way to the forum due to the numbers here.

The forum and bitcoin are one in itself and anywhere you see a shiny B with two strokes || (BTC) between, its indirectly advertising bitcoin for free and a search on bitcoin, the forum wouldn't be far behind.

[Myleschetty]

Bitcointalk is the oldest and the most important online forum dedicated to Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology. People who are genuine Bitcoin enthusiasts or crypto-related project owners who want to establish or advertise their projects will always come here. Therefore, there's no need for Bitcointalk to be advertised and there's no way anyone will want to learn the origin of Bitcoin and ignore some discussion made by Satoshi on this forum and other dev that work with him.

[Accardo]

A forum like bitcointalk, OP, prefers backlinks to those kind of adverts. And the forum has gotten lots of organic backlinks from different top DA blogs from the history of bitcoin to the first bitcoin transaction in the forum. Lot of platforms has a link to this forum, so that's a good reason why it ranks on google and also drives more traffics. Even when people look up stake on google they can also find their bitcointalk ANN threads, which can also lead them to the forum, though not on the first page. As for other social media like Facebook, they started with referral; invite your friend to facebook. These days such platforms including this forum don't need to advertise on boards or social media to get their traffics, the contents here are so many and quality, google loves forums with good contents, that's why a good number of threads in this forum ranks on google first page.

[noorman0]

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but people advertise for them indirectly

You can see here, some members have "advertised" this forum to their closest friends.
Forums are really looking for quality over quantity of users. The old forum software I think is quite useful at some point, people won't really come for the dull looking forums unless they really want to learn they will ignore it.

[Pmalek]

Bitcointalk most likely isn't planning on profiting from every user that registers, it's a free forum for whoever you are so admin don't advertise it.

They can't profit from anyone currently. Members can voluntarily help in reporting or distributing merits, if that counts. Others can become moderators or eventually admins, but in that case, the forum pays them according to their performance.

Even if some people have to pay a few bitcoins for a malicious IP, this is still a free forum that doesn't need advertising.

There is a solution for that as well. Theymos appointed a few trusted members who have the power to whitelist users who got caught up in the evil IP storm.
Remove Proxyban (evil fees) - email to get whitelisted for free

[Litzki1990]

At first I thought you might have said why not advertise on the forum. That is, when we browse this forum, ads of various products will appear on this forum, as we usually see in Facebook videos. Where a few seconds of ads show during the video. 

However, after reading your post a few times, I realized that you meant why we don't advertise this forum on various sites to increase our awareness of this forum. I think there is no need for it because as of September 2021 there are currently 2.8 million BitcoinTalk users. And I believe that the number of users has increased more in this one year. 
This huge number of members are directly involved with bitcoin forum so why add this forum on different platforms to increase the publicity of this forum. People will find the information on this forum hopefully without the need for advertising.

[Mpamaegbu]

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Coca cola has products to sell whereas bitcointalk what needs to be sold? Here is only a place to discuss bitcoin and other crypto news but bitcointalk provides a service where several other companies can do advertisement promotion and the platform has had an advantage after bitcointalk got a lot of traffic because the interest in this forum is increasing.

I guess that sums it all up. It adds enough jam to it. Ideas rule the world. Most rich outfits don't even produce tangible products like coca cola does but they sell idea to the world. Take a look at Facebook, what tangible product does it produce? None. The CEO of Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg –, is among the richest people in the world. Yet, he doesn't produce edibles. He's only selling connectivity to the world and making his money. It's the same thing with BTT. It's very much in the scheme of things, selling intangibles and inedible in the form of adverts and promotions.

[bettercrypto]

You know what I love about this forum? that's what you can really learn here, although I'm not saying that we can't get any learning from other social media platforms, but only in this forum I found something that provides an opportunity to help the community that will have an interest in knowing the things that we want to know.

    Because what are the other categories that we see on different social media platforms you can also see here on the forum, though not all. Then apart from the opportunity that we can see here that is not on any other platform like this, you can also see things that most people around the world do not know that can only be seen here on this forum.

[Zilon]

I have never seen: contact me on bitcointalk @Stephen.
Any special reasons for not advertising bitcointalk forum?
And don't we think there will be shortage of users here as time passes?

Don't forget this is an anonymous site so if one starts sharing their profile links to random persons on other social medias it will defeat the sole idea of the forum. Bitcointalk is an information site. If you do a search on google or other search engines about informations that has been discussed on Bitcointalk when the list of suggested sites pops up Bitcointalk will be inclusive and it will be ranked based on which site has more visits.

The forum will never lack users because as more people abandon their profile other newbies will come to replace them. In as much as Bitcointalk is not advertised as every other sites it doesn't mean it is hidden from users who search the web for informations.

[Hispo]

I think it would not be necessary to advertise this place, because usually webpages and services which advertise themselves on the internet and in real life have a scheme in which they economically benefit through the traffic they can get. The administration of this forum does not directly benefit from the number of users it has.

Also, a new wave of users would be bad, because I am afraid the average internet user can be toxic, trollish and prone to shitpost around here.
Finally, I assume that the newest generations of young people may not be very much into forums, they are used to immediate interaction, the kind one can find on Twitter, Discord, Telegram, etc. Only people from the 2000's would feel initially appealed to this lovely place.

In conclusion, in my eyes we do not need to pay for advertisement.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

There are many establishements that don't advertise themselves and yet make a reasonable amount of profits and pull out a large crowd to itself, this depends on what they offer and how the need arises from people that key into what they do, bitcoin has go far beyond just an advertisement because people desire to know about it, learn from it from an official website or community like no other than bitcointalk created for such purpose.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

While viewing football during weekends I see companies like Stake, Sportbet.io and many others advertise on the display boards and also sponsor football clubs and I also see them here advertising.

But I have never seen bitcointalk advertisment anywhere but yet there is traffic.
It is true that social media platforms like Facebook, twitter and Instagram does not also advertise anywhere but people advertise for them indirectly when they sample their profiles which will include their twitter and Instagram handles.
I have never seen: contact me on bitcointalk @Stephen.
Any special reasons for not advertising bitcointalk forum?
And don't we think there will be shortage of users here as time passes?

How about have you seen YouTube advertisement? What about Reddit or Pinterest? Because 'bitcointalk" is a forum and forums don't need advertisement, simply because it is an avenue where people come to discuss business and services pertaining to what the forum stands for, just like Bitcointalk forum which stands for "Bitcoin" and official forum for people to discuss issues regarding the use, investment and trading of Bitcoin, unlike social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter & Youtube which offers a general market place for public discussion.

[Belarge]

To me I feel it's because Bitcointalk is not a social media platform used for making friends and keeping in touch, or maybe it's seen unsafe as many people see Bitcointalk talk as scam, that's my thoughts though, please I stand to be corrected if my thoughts are wrong

[Etranger]

Any special reasons for not advertising bitcointalk forum?
And don't we think there will be shortage of users here as time passes?

I don't think there are some special reasons, even direct reasons for not advertising bitcointalk. It is just that the forum does not really need to advertise because it has built a strong reputation and brand recognition over the years. It is more about community, people-driven platform, and it has gained its popularity and success through recommendations from its users. When I visit beginners and help thread, I often come across stories of newbies who came to the forum, and most of them say that they heard about it from acquaintances who are already active here. As the community grows, more users join the forum, creating a snowball effect, and no advertising is needed to sustain its growth.

[BenCodie]

Originally when I saw this post I was going to reply that BitcoinTalk does not need advertising and that it is already large and established enough to naturally garner attention with its brand and existing community...however, I actually think that a large-scale advertising campaign could propel the BitcoinTalk community into something none of us have ever been able to experience in an online forum, in terms of activity. Of course if this were to happen a lot of preparations would need to be made...more staff to ensure moderation keeps up with activity growth and increased infrastructure to ensure that the forum can keep up with the increase in traffic are two of the first things that come to mind. Maybe a good time to start a large-scale campaign would be after the new forum software has been released and approved by the community that it is a better alternative than the existing SMF board.

This post has made me wonder a lot about what a large-scale campaign could do to the forum.

[CryptoPanda]

To me I feel it's because Bitcointalk is not a social media platform used for making friends and keeping in touch, or maybe it's seen unsafe as many people see Bitcointalk talk as scam, that's my thoughts though, please I stand to be corrected if my thoughts are wrong

How ironic! Bitcointalk isn’t a forum for making friends and pictures, that’s why it’s difficult for scams to succeed here. There is no reason for anyone to contact you via dm. How can bitcointalk be seen as a scam? There is zero tolerance for scammers on this forum, a scammer can be easily identified through their trust ratings. I can’t say the same for other social media platforms, scammers roam free on Facebook, Instagram and Telegram, that’s where they get most of their victims from.

[Etranger]

however, I actually think that a large-scale advertising campaign could propel the BitcoinTalk community into something none of us have ever been able to experience in an online forum, in terms of activity.

I am not sure that such a a large-scale campaign is possible, because Bitcointalk has pretty high demands for its users, it is difficult to rank up here, post evaluation criteria are also quite challenging. If someone is not ready to constantly learn, improve and keep trying to become more useful for the community, than there are a little chance to stay at the forum, because it gets hard to motivate oneself. For me, for example, the forum is more like a studying or even work. But I am not sure that a lot of newbies come here with the same attitude. In this regard, how exactly the a large-scale campaign should be like? Come here, study hard, try to become more useful, even is you meet a lot os obstacles such as merit absence or some discouraging comments from senior users? From my experience, this is not what attracts people to new platforms