A very easy way to get more people to your site and
also more interested in what you offer is to start your own online
contest. It is something that is very easy to do. You probably can even
get other companies to become sponsors in return for posting their logo
and link to their website on your contest page. This will also help you
bring in more viewers but if you get sponsors you will now have a wider
selection of prizes to offer. Also see if the sponsor will post the
contest link on their site as well.
It is actually an interesting thing that many other
sites don't do it. Not only is it a good way to increase the amount of
visitors to your website but it also rewards people for coming to your
website. Running multiple contests every so often will keep visitors
interested and coming back to visit your website to see if there are
any new contests going on. It can help build your whole site up or
specific part like your forum.
Not only will people come back to your site but after
they enter into the contest they will tell other people about it so
that they can enter as well. Then those people tell their friends and
then they tell their friends and so on. So you can see how it can
spread out. Also while visiting your website to enter the contest they
will browse around to see what you are offering. This can lead to
increased sales as well as an increase in the number of people who sign
up on your forum and newsletter.