If you've got a Email discussion list that you're building, and you want to drive its membership up, here are some thoughts: 1. Mention your list in a relevant usenet newsgroup or ask your list membership to do this for you. 2. Promote your subscribe address in your SIG line. 3. Put up a web site for your list. 35-40% of new subs can and will come from your web site. 4. Put up a web archive for your list, and have subscribe instructions on the site. This adds major value for your existing list members, and invites others to join. 5. Promote your list as a solution to problems that others mention on similar discussion lists. 6. Create a paper flyer that gives the benefits of your Email discussion list, and stuff it with your invoices to your customers if you're in business....or pass out the flyer when you give seminars or classes or ANYPLACE that is appropriate to share with others. 7. Register your list with every major list of lists, plus any specialty list of lists that your list would belong in....