User blog:Fandyllic/Ways to promote your wiki


 * Updated on December 13, 2012.

What you can do

 * If the subject of your wiki has an official site with forums, you can link to your wiki to answer questions asked about the subject.
 * Use the same username on sites where you comment about your topic as your Wikia username.
 * Link to the best pages on your wiki when talking about your topic on other sites, but only to provide more info on something topic relevant and not as obvious advertising.
 * Add a link to your wiki in shared navigation templates on Community central. Here are some examples:
 * Template:ABCWikis - ABC network show wikis
 * Template:CNFooter - Cartoon Network show wikis
 * Template:Tabletop_RPG_wikis - Tabletop RPG wikis
 * Template:Wikia_Gaming_Footer - Well known video game wikis (make sure to read the talk page as this template is more restrictive)
 * If you're ambitious and like to do a little video editing, you could make a commercial (like this)!
 * Ask Wikia to promote your site with a Community Central spotlight advertising image and link that will appear on other related wikis. Don't forget to follow the guidelines to qualify for a spotlight.

Information related to promoting your wiki

 * See Community Central's Wikia wikis on external sites for examples of how people are promoting their wikis on Facebook and Twitter.

More help

 * Attracting contributors section of Building a community help page
 * Help:Common mistakes
 * Help:Improving your community
 * Help:Making a successful community
 * "Building the community" section