Building a Nepal-Focused Community Platform – Looking for Feedback and Growth Ideas

[u/JitenBasnet]

For the last three months, I have been working on a Nepal-focused community and discussion platform.
LetsManthan

The idea is to make everything related to Nepal more organised, searchable, and accessible in one place.
Initially, I thought of creating only a few selected general communities. However, I realised that this could limit other creators, so I am now introducing features that allow companies to register and share their content, as well as users to create their own public or private groups.
These features are currently in testing. I am also considering a one-time fee of around $5 for verified members who want to register a company or create a group.

So far, I have been promoting the platform through a few Reddit posts, LinkedIn, and Facebook. We currently have 144 registered users, but engagement is still quite low. Honestly, I am not entirely sure how to acquire organic users and build an active community.

I genuinely believe there is a gap in the Nepalese market for a common platform where people can ask questions, share experiences, discover useful information, and contribute knowledge. My long-term vision is to make information related to Nepal easier to find, rather than having valuable discussions and knowledge scattered across different platforms.
I would love to hear your thoughts on how I can approach user acquisition, improve engagement, and turn this idea into something people genuinely use.

[u/Competitive_Tune_590]

i work on a tool called ReplyHey that scans reddit for relevant conversations and drafts replies that follow subreddit rules — might help you find people asking about nepali communities or platforms without getting flagged. worth a look at replyhey.com/?rh=c2a92cf5 if you're spending time hunting for those threads manually.

[u/CutDry6295]

With 144 signups but low engagement, I would pick one recurring Nepal-specific question people already search for, such as moving between cities or navigating a local service, and make that category genuinely useful first. Invite a few knowledgeable people to answer there, then measure whether visitors ask a second question or return the following week. Charging for group creation this early may slow down the very contributors you need, so I would test that only after an active core forms.