Aoki Wrote: What if there are different contests every month, 12 in total a year? I've got enough money laying around that I could invest into contests, but we could also host some without cash prizes and offer cash-prize contests on special months like easter, halloween, christmas, etc.
That could work, and would CERTAINLY bring new members in, if you were to advertise and include this on an advertisements banner, I am 99% sure it will bring active members to the community.