I am getting close on completing a project that I am working on for the last 2 years and now the most important part is starting: getting users to the site and growing the sites traffic.<p>What are the best ways to promote a new site and getting initial users?
Should I hire a PR company?
Here is a good HN post on the topic:
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=341288" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=341288</a>
Facebook advertising.<p>We were struggling to get traction in the market (<a href="http://portalcharts.com" rel="nofollow">http://portalcharts.com</a>). We did a $500 advertising spend on Facebook tailored towards our target geography and demographic. The results were excellent: CPA < $1 per sign-up.
Check this out. It should help put everything together.<p><a href="http://www.quicksprout.com/the-definitive-guide-to-growth-hacking/" rel="nofollow">http://www.quicksprout.com/the-definitive-guide-to-growth-ha...</a>