--- Carl D Cravens  wrote:
> So what I'm here to ask is...  how would you go
> about promoting such a thing (keeping in mind a 
> minimal budget) and what steps would you take to
> make it successful?  

To promote it, do what you did the first time;
put fliers up in local game stores, that give
the url for the site.  

In addition, there are a number of gamer databases
on the web that allow you to search by region.  Most
of them also allow you to include an url, and you
could
include the address of the site there.

So far as content, some suggestions are;

1.  Reviews of local stores.  (Provide a few
    yourself, then ask for more from others.)
2.  Provide a 'swap meet' section, to allow
    people to swap or sell items to people in
    the same area.  This would reduce or eliminate
    postage costs.
3.  Provide coverage of local cons, or any other
    events pertinent to the local gamer community.
4.  Those going to Con's far away may want a few
    extra riders in there car to defray costs.
    You could provide an area for that.

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