[Kelk]

Like it or not this is a minority hobby - compared to may other therefore the maximum exposure is the only way to go.

Yes Oople is great, no doubt. But When I started up a few years ago, I wouldn't have searched for something called Oople. A couple of years in and I still don't know the relevance of the name bar the iconography of it.

Facebook is word of mouth - the best form of advertising. Yes it's a labour at times as Surrey and Hants has a page and a group to keep updated as well as a forum here but it does attract nw members

Club websites - again useful and searchable, but anotehr thing to keep updated

Twitter - a handy broadcast medium again for word of mouth.

It's a lot of work for a club but if we want to grow we have to put the effort in.