My friend created a MineCraft server a few months ago. We have an awesome spawn, tons of minigames, and more. I have made quite a few forum posts with pictures, and still no one is joining.
The server ip is: 184.164.152.170:49051
How to get more people on a MineCraft Server?
John
Tell your friends. Spread the word somehow. You could try making videos and put them on youtube.
Chief
Invites family and friends. I run two servers and they are for friends and family only. They don't get a lot of traffic, but my family members do come on a regular basis. All kinds of construction goes on here and there, farms, sheep ranches, castles, etc.
Neerp
You can try to publicize your server even more. And also, you have to be patient, making more players to join your server take patience and time. Your server must also be fast.
Upperbyte