Seeker,
Im sorry to hear that the site isnt doing as well as we all thought. I dont think there is an easy answer really.
I think the main problem is that this site and the Keds site to a certian degree are limited fetishes. Unlike your average footfetish sites, which must have hundreads of members each month.
I know for a fact there are thousands of people out there with a sneaker fetish, but everyone likes diffrent brands and types. Then take into accont some like bondage, wet, messy, trample, close-ups, worship, full body shots and so on, and you would never be able to please everyone. Plus it would cost a small fortune to run a site that damn BIG.
I think the best thing to do is to advertise this site and the basement in as many places as possible. I know of a lot of message boards for foot and shoe fetishes, and not just in english. If i start posting to all or most of them, and other members do the same with boards/groups they know of, im sure we could get the memberships of both sites up big time.
I remember back in 97/98 when i first got online thinking i was the only person in the world with this fetish. I hunted high and low, and in the end found yahoo clubs, which lead me to the basement. The site was pretty simple back then, but has grown bigger and better. Im sure in six/seven years time if we are all still here it will be the same again.
Id imagine there must be lots of people out there that have only just got PCs or dont how to use simple things like search engines (yep i know people like this LOL) or just havent found the site by bad luck. Or maybe like me back 97/98 they think they are the only person on the planet with this fetish, and dont bother looking for that reason.
Well like i said above im ready to do my bit to expaned the membership of the site. By posting links in as many palces as possible so people old and new to the net have a better chance of finding the site, thus making more money = more sets.๐
Edd