Thread:Brandon Rhea/@comment-11434373-20130728222652/@comment-20644-20130729031707

Good question! There are a bunch of options you can consider.

1. The best way to attract people is to keep building your content. The longer and more interesting your pages are, and the more links they have to each other, the better your wiki will rank in search engine results. This makes it more likely that people interested in your topic will be able to find the wiki when they search. For more tips on improving your wiki's search engine results, check out our webinar here.

2. Don't forget to customize your wiki's theme and main page as well, so people who do find the wiki want to stay! Check out our webinar about promoting your wiki through good design.

3. Another great way of attracting users is videos. We host an entire video library that includes legally licensed videos you can use on your wiki. Check out the selection here: http://video.wikia.com/wiki/Video_Wiki

4. Add your Wiki to Wikia's home page! Check out the mix at http://www.wikia.com and learn how to add your wiki here: http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Promote

5. Many wikis have also reached out to their user base by creating Facebook or Twitter profiles where users can follow them. This helps you expand the scope of your promotion beyond just Wikia so other people who are fans of the topic can find their way to the wiki. Watch our webinar about using social media to promote your wiki here: http://community.wikia.com/wiki/File:Social_Media_%26_Your_Wiki

6. Once you have 200 pages, you can qualify for a Wikia Spotlight to advertise your wiki on similar wikis. You can take a look at http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Community_Central:Spotlights for more details on that.

For other ideas on promoting your wiki, please visit our advice page on Community Central: http://community.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Attracting_Contributors

That all can seem daunting, so start with one and see what happens. If you need to do more then you can, but don't overwhelm yourself. Just keep writing content and keep doing what you can to promote, and users will come to the wiki.

Good luck with your wiki, and feel free to let us know if you need anything else!