notsorryforpartyingDec 11, 2023

[META] Trying to gain traction for a niche community and posts are instantly downvoted from those outside the intended community

https://lemmy.world/post/9448645

[META] Trying to gain traction for a niche community and posts are instantly downvoted from those outside the intended community - Lemmy.World

I’ve fully moved on from reddit to lemmy, but the only thing lacking here are the small niche communities that did well from Reddit’s larger audience. The current community I’m moderating and starting is for the clothing brand Supreme. In it, we post news updates and talk about the new drops that occur on a weekly basis. Anyone who was a part of the reddit Supreme communities would know that this isn’t advertising, and it’s intended for news and discussion for our favorite brand. The posts I’m making are exactly what those people would want to see. And they are being immediately downvoted. I’m assuming it’s because to outsider, it looks like marketing or advertising, but it really isn’t, and these posts aren’t for them it’s for Supreme fans. I just wish people wouldn’t downvote just because it’s not their personal interest. Lemmy won’t get these small communities started if they lose ground immediately from outsiders downvoting.

Show threadnotsorryforpartyingDec 11, 2023

I’m thinking it would legitimately be better to make it so all posts within the community only show up to subscribers. Because anyone interested would be seeking it out specifically and it’s not the type of community that will have random people contributing anyway from discovering through new posts.

Is there a way to enable that as the moderator? That might solve the issue. I used to post to the Supreme reddits and these were always highly upvoted posts. I’m convinced it’s outsiders through new.

Show threadpelespirit
Is there not an opt-out to be part of the front page? That does seem like an option mods would want to have.
Dec 11, 2023 at 8:12pmWeb
Show threadnotsorryforpartyingDec 11, 2023

Yeah, I’m thinking this would solve my issue entirely. It’s simply not the type of thing anyone not already in the world of Supreme would care about so there won’t be organic growth from being on the front page anyway. I can market and promote in other ways to reach the intended audience. But the outside community is hurting that aspect.

Which is why I stopped consistently posting months ago but want to take another stab at it. I don’t mind the shouting into the void aspect.

Show threadpelespiritDec 11, 2023
Have you tried asking at c/fediverse if this is in the works?