Refer a Friend

[iacas]

When you refer a friend to these forums, a little counter in your profile ticks up one. To refer a friend to these forums, simply send them to this URL:

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=xxx

You'll want to replace "xxx" with your user ID. You can quickly check your user ID by viewing your own profile (choose "My Profile" from the "Quick Links" in the menu). My profile has a section that reads "userid=1" so I would refer folks here by giving them this URL:

http://thesandtrap.com/forum/index.php?referrerid=1

Spread the word! This forum is new, and as I write this there are nine brave souls - the "front nine" as it were. Let's make the turn, play a few more rounds, and get to the talkin'!

[iacas]

Perhaps we should have a membership drive.

Does anyone have any ideas on increasing membership? I've been thinking of some ideas:

• I could create a PDF that people could print and distribute to golf stores, pro shops, courses, ranges, etc. I'm not sure how we'd make this attractive to those businesses, though. Ideas?
• I make a habit of asking people I'm talking to online if they know any golfers. Most of my online friends are geeks, though, and don't golf much.
• You can pass out the URL to your golfing friends, or email a few, and invite them to join.
• Your Idea Here

It's the holidays, so people are busy, but hopefully we can get swinging into January with 100 members. That's my goal. It's pretty ambitious, I realize!

What do you think? Everyone can use the referrer stuff above to recommend the site to their friends. What ideas do you have? How could we make it "worthwhile" for stores, courses, etc. to slip something into everyone's bag or hand out papers at checkout?

I'm a bit left out, being up here in PA where we're getting snow now. Gotta live vicariously!

[davecenter]

Well, the most reliable way is always word of mouth. Starts out slow at first, but man, watch it grow. I know some people here don't like Golf Rewind, but its only 6 months old, and it has more than 1000 members. I think we could do the same thing here.

[iacas]

To be clear, I liked Golf Rewind, but I don't like any moderator who bans you for saying something like "Man, that sucks." Y'know, "sucks" being proof that you're the anti-christ and all.

Word of mouth, yeah. Just trying to kick it up a bit.