Nobody joins an empty room. Everything below assumes you've put three things in it first.
The first ten
Message them individually. Not a broadcast — an actual message to an actual person saying what you've made and why you thought of them. Ten of those beats a thousand impressions.
Give the link a reason
"Join my space" is not a reason. "I'm putting the unedited episodes here" is. People need to know what's behind the door before they'll walk through it.
getchumo.com/yourname in your bio everywhere. Most joins
come from a bio link, not a post — posts scroll away, bios don't.Free first, almost always
A free space with 200 people in it is worth more than a paid one with four. You can charge later, and by then you'll know what they'd pay for instead of guessing.
Show up for six weeks
This is the one nobody wants to hear. Most spaces die because the creator posted for nine days. Twice a week for six weeks is the difference between a community and a group chat that went quiet.
What doesn't work
- Buying followers — they don't join and they don't pay
- Launching to silence, then blaming the platform
- Charging before you've proved anyone wants it