If you are interested in maximizing the potential of The Small Press Exchange, we invite you to become active in our community. We are counting on you to get involved by spreading the word. Here are some easy starting points:

[li]Once you sign up as a Small Press Exchange member, add a Small Press Exchange button or banner to your website or blog. Click here for a selection of buttons and banners.
[li]Join our Topsites program . Topsites programs benefit both the Small Press Exchange and your own project (blogs, websites, et al.) because they build up traffic and general user awareness of one's site or project with very little work on your part. Click here to find out more.
[li]Help us encourage other people to use The Small Press Exchange by giving us a mention on your site, blog, or other forums and sites.
[li]Put a _link_ to The Small Press Exchange in your signature of a message board you frequent regularly. For email and forum signatures, simple text _link_s with a short explanation or tagline will probably be more effective than gaudy banners and other large images and buttons.

Our community would not survive without the support of a broad array of people interested in the independent arts and the small press. Whether working to educate others, developing programs to further the aims of the small press, or encouraging the strength of the community, each of us has a critical role in building The Small Press Exchange!

Any other ideas to get the word out? Post in this thread!