What is a good amount of apps to have before opening the roleplay?
This can depend on your group.
I always say 10 applications. But if you’re a descriptive group in a niche, this going to take a while. You have to be patient and work at it, because too many people get disheartened and close their groups after a few days or weeks when they aren’t getting as much attention as they thought they would.Â
My advice would be to set your number, let’s use 10 as an example, and when you get close, 7-8 applications, set a date. People are more likely to apply if they know exactly when you are opening and will do so closer to your opening date. Don’t get discouraged if your group seems to flatline for the first few weeks or even months. If you love it and have worked hard, you need to continue to do that.Â
If you want to speed things up:Â
Up your promo outage. Not enough to spam the tags, but 15 posts a day is probably the lowest I would use for an opening group.
Ask RPHs for shoutouts and reviews, not only does this get attention but reviews are very helpful for you. It’s how you know what your future applicants will be seeing and thinking.Â
I don’t recommend doing this too much but if you happen to see an indie roleplayer who is looking for a group like yours to join, shoot them a message. Make sure you’re polite and that they know it’s just an offer. If they decline, respect that and leave them alone.
Know your tags! Efficient tagging is vital. You can get a bad name if you use the wrong ones purposely and it isn’t going to get you any closer to opening.Â
On the note of tags- know how fast they move. Tags like ‘rp’, ‘rpg, ‘roleplay’ move so quickly, and if you’re using those you need to make sure you’re seen. Smaller tags such as ‘wonderland rpg’ (as an example) are ones you don’t need to post in as much, because they’re very specific.Â
Promo graphics are key aswell. This is first thing that people will see. It represents your group, and they have to be attention grabbing.Â
I hope this helped some, I’m sorry, I tend to ramble.Â