On the [network-wide question][1], several people suggest that _bounties don't work on small sites_. I'm not sure I agree, but if it's true, several things can be done:

**A) Turn off bounties completely until the site reaches a threshold in traffic/users.**

or 

**B) Decrease the cost of bounties to question-askers until such a threshold is reached.**



  [1]: http://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/114585/do-bounties-work-on-some-stack-exchange-sites