You may also want to look into a commercial sponsorship on this forum if you are going to advertise. The OP (Polymer 80) here went thru the same thing and after paying for a commercial sponsorship has done pretty well with the locals here.
EDIT- OOOPS!! I see Acera already mentioned this in another thread.
Don't apologize Southpaw, eventually he will get the hint (or the boot, either way.......).