It's been a week since I put thecollegestuff.com up. There has been one registered user apart from me (ouch!). I think there are many reasons for it. I am just brainstorming here for myself. Feel free to add anything I have left out.

the site is just ordinary. No killer features, nothing

Look and feel is very average

There is no much content there

I haven't done a good job of marketing the site

Let's see what I can do to fix each of them Point 1: I will work on adding the features in my todo list. Point 2: Anyone out there who can clean up the interface a little bit? Leave a comment if you are interested! Point 3: This is a chicken and egg problem. Users will be motivated if there is content. But they are the ones who will have to add content. So, I don't know what to do here. Point 4: I will start bugging my friends to use the site and spread the word and will look up online for some marketing techniques ;) That is the 3 point formula to win! I am sure I will laugh at myself looking back at this post sometime in the future. heh .. who cares. This is fun for now! The feelinig of starting a website is amazing even if it is crappy! That is all for now. Have a good week ahead! Cheers, Mahesh