why bitcointalk don't advertise anywhere.

[Zoomic]

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?

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[_act_]

This forum have the money they need to continue running for now.

Social media like Facebook are advertising, I have seen social media advertisements which are even Google ads and others.

This forum is not for profit.

[electronicash]

it's a board to advertise on its community, not a company that will provide services.

bitcointalk is already the biggest crypto forumboard, there is no other that competes with bitcointalk. b because of its useful and unique content, it got organic traffic and new users. although there are other crypto forums, they don't have active users contributing to the content. when Theymos allowed ad auctions, there are many members bidding on the slots but right now he stopped it.

[Cryptomultiplier]

A big brand these days do little in terms of advertising it's products and services. Mind you, Bitcoin forum talk is more of a community of like minded persons than one can  fathom. It doesn't require crowd to pass its info, else, how does one explain the rate of new comers who join after hearsay/word of mouth.
Lamborghini doesn't do much adverts because it knows its customers, although there are communities which dedicate their content to showcase their new products.  

[Coyster]

And don't we think there will be shortage of users here as time passes?

Bitcointalk is a forum to discuss about Bitcoin and other whatnots, what would be the benefit of the forum spending money to run advertisement. Notwithstanding the number of users here, there is no financial gain for the forum. Bitcoin is quite popular around the world, and for the most people who find out about Bitcoin, it does not take long before they discover Bitcointalk and register on the forum. There are old users who have left the forum, but new users register everyday, though what we miss is the knowledge of some of the old users, and not the number they added to the overall traffic.

Having said that, because of Bitcoin, businesses like exchanges, mixers, gambling websites (that accept crypto), etc, have all sprung up, and there is no better place for them to advertise their business than in the biggest Bitcoin community, thus the users here can earn money through posting in the forum, and that is an added incentive and a reason why the traffic remains pretty high. I think if there is ever an end to paid signature campaigns, that's when the traffic in the forum would really go down, and we'll experience shortage of users.

[mk4]

Simply because such forum software is already really outdated and is unlikely to be used by the typical person knowing that we already have Twitter/Reddit. Mostly, the only people left(and the one's that will be interested in) using Bitcointalk are mostly the privacy conscious/advocates, the people who prefer something very simple and light weight, and the people who likes signature/bounty campaigns.

[joker_josue]

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

I've been on the forum for 10 years. Like me there are hundreds of users. And every day dozens of users sign up, some will stay for a short time others for longer, it all depends on how they get involved in the community and the goals with which they sign up.

So what's really the point of spending money on advertising elsewhere? Honestly, I don't see any reason why this should be accurate.

[BITCOIN4X]

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

Every user can come and go anytime and for any reason. But bitcointalk remains the most recommended discussion forum when you start to realize what bitcoin is. Bitcointalk doesn't need any kind of promotion or advertisement in various places, but believe me this forum will continue to get interest from new users every day.

Without advertising, bitcointalk has 3,548,069 registered profiles. But only 55,423 profiles are still active, at least in the last 3 months.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

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. 

But bitcointalk?  For one thing, there's no need to actively recruit new members when signature campaigns do that automatically.  And for another, I doubt Theymos would spend money to draw in new members who'd probably degrade the quality of discussions being had, because if someone hasn't found bitcointalk by now, there's probably a very good reason for it (nothing to say about crypto/ignorant about bitcoin/whatever).  An influx of newbies would be a fucking nightmare, way more trouble than whatever the traffic is worth.

And yeah, as has been said....the forum treasury has more than enough funds to keep the lights on, so to speak. 

[PX-Z]

Simply because bitcointalk doesn't need that. Anyone who knows bitcoin or trying to learn about bitcoin will eventually stumbled on this website maybe now or on later date because this site is created by the Bitcoin creator itself, Satoshi. As this forum serves as archives on all bitcoin history on its early years. Besides that, unlike what you've mentioned bitcointalk is not a company or something that serves like a company or business.

[_BlackStar]

Any special reasons for not advertising bitcointalk forum?

No, I don't know the exact reason - but chances are that bitcointalk.org doesn't need the special ads that are posted on some website. But if you want to contribute then invite your friends or advertise it on your website for free.

And don't we think there will be shortage of users here as time passes?

Yes, the statistics are very volatile and are likely influenced by the price of bitcoin itself. If bitcoin does hit new high then I can safely say there will be a lot of active users coming back just for discussion or for some other reason.

[nakamura12]

I don't know the exact reason why Bitcointalk doesn't need advertisement in other platforms since this forum is all about discussions of cryptocurrency and blockchain but I think it's only a waste of time in my opinion. There are people who didn't know Bitcointalk forum but later on stumbled upon this forum where the others are introduced to this forum by those people who already know about this platform. That's what I think why ads won't be needed.

[PX-Z]

I don't know the exact reason why Bitcointalk doesn't need advertisement in other platforms since this forum is all about discussions of cryptocurrency and blockchain but I think it's only a waste of time in my opinion.

You mean, a waste of money aside from time. Making advertisement to social media giant platform have benefits even for a forum, many forum or site usually do that on its early stage. But since this forum is as old as Bitcoin, and serves as the history book then making ads on other platform isnt necessary.
Besides this forum do just like other socmed platforms for accepting ads that can generate more money, but since it was stop for many reasons so forget about that.

Also, bitcointalk links are something like prohibited to be shared on other social media platforms because of malicious definition it has on wiki sites and other ill description of other news outlet like tolerating scams and letting or advertising mixers which are known for ML, well, that's i what know.

[nakamura12]

You mean, a waste of money aside from time. Making advertisement to social media giant platform have benefits even for a forum, many forum or site usually do that on its early stage. But since this forum is as old as Bitcoin, and serves as the history book then making ads on other platform isnt necessary.

That too. It seems I forgot to include about wasting money which I am sure you know that ads cost money. Maybe the reason why I didn't include it is because we all know that most ads cost money unless you are in partner to someone or in a group that makes it free. I said it that it's a waste of time because the time spend to find a platform for ads should be spend for the forum.

[SatoPrincess]

Perhaps you’re searching the wrong places. The casinos, mixers, and exchanges you see that’s being advertised on the forum all have the link to their bitcointalk Ann thread on their website, that also promotes the forum and at the same time gives the company legitimacy and the trust of the crypto community.

Based on data from bpip.org site, we currently have about 3,548,098 profiles registered on the forum with only 55,458 profiles classified as active profiles and the rest are inactive, deleted and archived profiles. This stats do not include the guests that visit the forum everyday without registering an account. I don’t think Theymos needs to do anything to increase traffic, those who are interested in bitcoin will definitely find this forum.

[Fiatless]

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?

Running a few advertisements on social media would attract more people to the forum but it will come with some challenges. It will attract a whole range of people that might not have any interest in bitcoin. There will be a high rate of shitposters, scammers, and spammers. So it will have to take extra effort to clean up the forum because most of these new members will treat the forum like social media. The majority of people that register currently in this forum are either referred to the forum or found it through research. The above two mediums will help to reduce the influx of uninterested members.

I don't think members will reduce drastically because Bitcoin awareness is spreading speedily. And Bitcoin price is not doing badly recently which means that more people will be attracted to the sector and the forum.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

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.

Discovering this community was not easy for me because I have known crypto since 2019, but I only recently got to know the forum through a friend. And despite the fact that this forum is not advertising the community, it still gets traffic because there are already a lot of registered members here, and the networking ability of humans also brings in more newbies. Someone mentioned the forum to me, and I have mentioned it to many other people as well, so the network continues. I think if the forum is even running an advertisement, it will cause a lot of spam because many spammers will create accounts. Bitcointalk is better the way it's going.

[Cantsay]

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.

Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram and the rest they do advertise tehmselves. I came across an ads in youtube while search for a video there and the ads was for whatsapp.

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?

I don't think going around different platforms trying to get new members to sign up in bitcointalk is worth the stress, because alot of them might just come here and start maing post the same way they do in thier social media handles, take Facebook for example.
And as long as Bitcoin is still in existence then the forum will still remain been functional, and as long as people keep picking interest in bitcoin then new members will keep swarming into the forum.

[hugeblack]

Many projects place links to their advertisements in the forum (ANN topics.) In return, the forum provides them with a free interface without restrictions, and even some scam is not deleted just because it is fraud, and thus a free platform to obtain clients and evaluations.

Also, the expectations campaigns play an essential role in making the forum prosperous. There are more than 150 active accounts in these campaigns, they create more than 1000 posts daily, all of these posts put visitors to those projects, and those projects put the forum links on their pages.

[Adbitco]

This forum doesn't function the way you think, for me it would be a shameful thing for a world number 1 digital currency forum is being advertised on social media and any other place, besides other projects comes here to advertise their brands and products instead of the forum being advertising somehow else.
For my little knowledge if that happens there may be a massive spamming and plagiarism which might easily leads to regular banning as it could be too worrisome for people to read rules and regulations, unlike facebook, twitter and Instagram they are a free going advertising platform but Bitcointalk isn't that common to bulk those shity adverts and promotion. Though there could be more reason why it remains the way its.