In regards to JV-Network (and I'll also single out JV Submitter) ... those 2 communities are entirely dead.

However, you can use them to dig through and see who the members are since these are folks who are clearly open to joint ventures (or were at some point).

Find the right ones and get in touch. Build a relationship. Strike up an affiliate partnership. Do cross sales etc.

However, JV-Network (and I do have an upgraded account) consistently produces fewer views for any affiliate announcement, product launch etc than a free mention on IMNewsWatch.com (which you should be using... I have it as my home page).

I use various sites/communities for affiliate recruiting, JV proposals and related networking... the ones mentioned below are in my list as well as a few others. But the 2 I highlighted, JV-Network and JV Submitter often produce next to nothing in terms of clicks and views.

I had actual figures in an old forum post of mine and I think the numbers were roughly 5x the # of clicks on IMNewsWatch.com (a free portal) than on JV-Network even though I have a plat account.

This site, JV Alert, and a few key IM forums that have "affiliate/JV" areas are much more useful.