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How do we get new members?

We tried the social networks, have got some new members. Neopoet is shrinking. The same old members post. If everyone mentioned www.neopoet.com on their social networks, Facebook, Tumblr, Google+, etc it would help people find the joy of poetry. But never, ever denigrate rap. There is fine work there. it would work.It would work. We are so unique in helping new or aspiring poets develop their work.

It is not about ego, we really help people and all of us can do our bit to help find the joy of poetry.

Comments

*Always try to remember to mention Neopoet on other sites.
*The Fight Club is viable, perhaps as an ongoing workshop, where anything at all goes short of threats of physical violence.
*Good old fashioned A4 ads posted on noticeboards at schools, colleges, universities and cafes would certainly produce results.
*Soundcloud has already produced results. I will work on a blog or forum for how to use it, there are some tricks to making sure it hits other social networks sites.
*The book is a technique proven by certain execrable sites but done with integrity by us, of course.
*Poem of the week/month, whatever provides encouragement and we have learned our lessons on avoiding it being abused.
*From some people's personal experience and then by word of mouth my very name has become a deterrent to some. I don't regret my early harsh critique which helped establish Neopoet as an edgy, honest site however I have too often passed into transgression. My resignation or possibly change of name might help, though could also hinder. Feel free to discuss this. I feel deeply for Neopoet and will do whatever is best for the site.
*Join other sites and mention how Neopoet helped you develop your poetry.
*More suggestions, please.

cheers,
Jess
A new workshop on the most important element of poetry-
'Rhythm and Meter in Poetry'
https://www.neopoet.com/workshop/rhythm-and-meter-poetry

author comment

A Neopoet book of what we do each year is still the best way, it could be in magazine form or any form but the only way to gain more poets, or to finance the site is to go to print, or Kindle.
A magazine type poets works make it fun or whatever be the first to bring out an annual of our site..
Neopoet 2016 the kindle magazine for poets of all ages to show their progress or skill in writing.
What else is there in this day and age.
Another thing but it is much more work submit work to a number of well known magazines from our site, such as readers digest and local magazines that we all have delivered free here in the UK or even the newspapers as poetry corner.
Leave the ball in the court of Neopoet.
The thing about sending stuff to mags is that if it is done on a site basis then the members must agree to their works being sent to mags and papers as a condition of being here or individual permission.
That's enough burbling for now see what others think if they bother to comment at all,
Yours as always Ian.T

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Unconditional love to you all.
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Yours as always, Ian.T, Sparrow, and Yenti

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