I would rather spend the money into advertising then over a contest. You can tho set up a referral contest and pay per each referral. be like "Get 0.10 cents per referral, the referral most make 1 post" that way.. you get.. 10,000 Members.. and 10,000 Posts. Not bad if you ask me
Also make sure you give out free t-shirts or bumper sticker with your web site on it. It's an ok way to get some exporsure.
Thats a great idea pal, thank you. I am taking one step at a time. Once I reach a level where I am enough real estate on the forum its much easier to go for big marketing. We are having a smaller contest starting from July 1. More details here webcosmoforums.com/showthread.php?t=1230 We are trying to have a contest running at the forum all the time.
I'm glad you like my idea. Can I get a free t-shirt with you web site on it? When you have them of course.