@pharesim You got my vote on all my accounts. I noticed that you mentioned that you sponsor meetups. I have been trying to set one up in the eastern Idaho area for a while now, and have had no success. Could you point me in the right direction on just how to organize a successful meetup, please?
Meetups are definitely where it's at. How many steemians do you know in your general area? Have you tried a "test post" to see how much interest there is in your area. Even if there are only one or two others, I think it'd be worth it.
I know one Steemian that lives about 120 miles away...don't know his name though. I have posted a few times suggesting that any Steemians that are near me should get hold of me to organize a meetup, but had no success. BTW I am just west of Twin Falls ID, by about 25 miles.
First step would be creating a group at Meetup.com and promote it here. If you don't know anyone from your area yet it might take a while, but the probability is high that at least a few people will show up over time.
Suggest just ordering waters until they show up, to keep the tab low :)
On Meetup.com I meant :D
heheh, oh, my bad :D hahahaha