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by relaunched 4955 days ago
For all intents and purposes you don't. People that already have substantial followings can drive traffic for you. If you are a normal person, you can grind out signups, but those people will forget who are you by the time you launch.

So, what's a person to do? Well, build a product worth using. Get a few people using it and enable them to spread the word for you.

Good luck!