Pellet Fan

All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: Kristin Meredith on March 06, 2018, 11:18:03 AM

Title: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Kristin Meredith on March 06, 2018, 11:18:03 AM
Every day we have new members (although most still seem to be Russians -- today 18 of the 22 pending were Russians!).  I am truly perplexed about where everyone is coming from and how they hear about us.  I don't think we show up on a search engine if you enter "pellet forums" or some such thing, but I don't know how to use the internet very well.

I understood where the first couple hundred of members were coming from, they mostly came over from PH.  But I am really curious about the continued membership. Or maybe our current members are just very good at spreading the word?  So newer folks, how did you learn that we existed?
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: reubenray on March 06, 2018, 11:30:54 AM
I have recommended this website to two new pellet smoker owners and hopefully they will join.  I did this verbally.  They both should be from South Alabama.  They are both neighbors of mine.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Mudflap on March 06, 2018, 11:37:41 AM
I found it back when PH was off line by searching "what happened to PH" and I believe Pellet fan was top of the list.... :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

Mudflap
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Ralphie on March 06, 2018, 11:42:33 AM
I guess the Cold War never ended.

After PH disappeared I continued my pursuit and research on which pellet grill to buy. Over the course of my various searches and googling, Pelletfan surfaced. I think it was because I targeted information that was specific enough to detect Pelletfan forums. IE: I was googling topics that I knew were previously addressed on PH. Many of those specific topics were on Pelletfan so they popped up on google.
At that point it was clear that I found my people again.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Th3Batman86 on March 06, 2018, 11:50:44 AM
I was searching for RecTec's and found your forums showing up that way.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Canadian John on March 06, 2018, 11:59:58 AM
 Just kept searching Pelletsheads hoping it would come back. Than Pellet Fan came up -  relief/joy.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: BandCollector on March 06, 2018, 02:52:13 PM
One of your members mentioned this sight on Smoking Meats Forums.  That is where I saw it.

John
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Bentley on March 06, 2018, 03:15:05 PM
Actually they are sometimes Polish, or Brazilian or Danish...And those are just the countries that the IP shows...not really sure what their nationality is!  I guess they could be Chechen, or Yanomami, or Vikings or...

Every day we have new members (although most still seem to be Russians -- today 18 of the 22 pending were Russians!).
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: jgrayson on March 06, 2018, 03:46:08 PM
Back when I got my first Treager I was looking for more information on using it.  I did a web search and stumbled across PelletHeads.  The information was good, some of the content was amusing, and it was free to register.

A few months ago, I had to do the same search others mentioned when PelletHeads came undone and PelletFan started. 
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Brushpopper on March 06, 2018, 04:30:42 PM
I found it back when PH was off line by searching "what happened to PH" and I believe Pellet fan was top of the list.... :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

Mudflap

Same here.  Clicked on the link and registered immediately.  Really enjoying the site and atmosphere!!   :clap: :clap:
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: silverbullet on March 06, 2018, 05:19:12 PM
I hadn't posted much in PH towards the end so I didn't know it folded until I got the invite from Bentley for the annual fantasy football league. This is a nice forum. Feel at home here.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Deebo1133 on March 06, 2018, 05:37:43 PM
It was mentioned on another forum. Great site you guys have here.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Plant175 on March 06, 2018, 09:08:08 PM
I try to post the website in every men’s bathroom around the world as I travel  :clap:
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Kristin Meredith on March 06, 2018, 09:12:14 PM
I try to post the website in every men’s bathroom around the world as I travel  :clap:

Well, that explains the Russians and Poles and Danes.   :pig:
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: mrp116 on March 06, 2018, 09:20:08 PM
One of your members mentioned this sight on Smoking Meats Forums.  That is where I saw it.

John

That's how I heard about the site.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: MysticRhythms on March 07, 2018, 09:09:42 AM
I hadn't posted much in PH towards the end so I didn't know it folded until I got the invite from Bentley for the annual fantasy football league. This is a nice forum. Feel at home here.

+1
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: GREG-B on March 07, 2018, 12:26:45 PM
I don't post on bathroom walls but when I'm on other bbq forums and someone mentions pellet poopers, I steer them over to here.   Most are polite and say they will check it out.   Some are not as polite and quite derogatory towards their chosen form of cooking.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Bentley on March 07, 2018, 01:49:02 PM
There are still some knuckle-draggers out there...
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: JBsuperG on March 07, 2018, 08:32:59 PM
An old pellet head guy emailed me about it
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: old sarge on March 07, 2018, 09:38:40 PM
Someone on another forum I am a member of mentioned Pellet Fan to another member looking for info on pellet grills. So I googled it and here I am.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Redapple on March 11, 2018, 03:30:43 PM
One of your members mentioned this sight on Smoking Meats Forums.  That is where I saw it.

John

X2
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: cjs180 on March 12, 2018, 10:38:52 PM
Smoking meat forum
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: urnmor on March 13, 2018, 08:57:25 AM
IMO one learns about various forums by word or out or an internet search.  In my case I have found most of the forums I am on by searching the internet, however, I often mention this Forum to other BBQers when talking to them.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: WayneB on March 13, 2018, 09:07:50 AM
Once Pelletheads went down i just started Googling and found it one day.
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: Goosehunter51 on March 13, 2018, 11:12:12 PM
Once Pelletheads went down i just started Googling and found it one day.

+1
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: bucky919 on March 14, 2018, 09:18:57 AM
Once Pelletheads went down i just started Googling and found it one day.

+1

+2
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: PNWYS640 on March 17, 2018, 12:14:06 AM
Searching for yoder information. Great site thanks for making it happen
Title: Re: How Are New Members Finding Out About Us?
Post by: dieselr88 on March 17, 2018, 09:29:02 AM
i found it at smoking meat forum