I’ve logged into the site several times recently and often find that I’m the only active user when I check the “Who’s Here” section. The lack of engagement and support from the listed artists is quite discouraging. It makes me wonder whether most of the members here are simply listeners rather than active creators. Unfortunately, I’m not optimistic about the platform’s future. Genuine music creation seems to be undervalued these days, and the growing reliance on AI-generated content is steadily eroding the creative foundation that once defined the music community. It’s not just this platform facing these challenges — sites like ReverbNation and SoundCloud seem to be experiencing the same decline in engagement. The landscape for independent artists has changed dramatically. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be to rely on music as a full-time career today. The traditional avenues for building exposure and community support have all but disappeared, leaving many genuine creators struggling to be seen and heard.

You know, this site was made to look and behave like the site we all knew and loved back in the day. But would this site even appeal to younger people now? I'm not so sure. I could redesign the site, but how? How would it need to look? What kind of features should it have? It seems like everyone wants to be "monetized" these days. Should there be a way of making some money on your tunes? Or, perhaps the problem isn't so much with the site design, but maybe people just aren't into writing and recording music like they used to. I just don't know. All that said, the site isn't going away any time soon, but it may move to cheaper hosting. If I do that, the site might be down for a few hours, and I'll give you notice in advance.

@Wyndsok @Garni @Dr_J you all ask the right questions ... But i guess no one has the answers. The whole landscape shifted so much since Icomp days. If you 'hope' to make money with music, it's easy to publish on streaming services (and hope is all they offer anyway...). But this site is something else. Feels much more like a local pub/music bar to me, with 'regulars' both listening and playing their tunes. Not so sure it's about younger generations being more active (are they ?). Maybe we can ('we' being the active members here) try to share more our songs more on social media... doesnt cost a penny and helps to spread the word. Gets a few more listens, and maybe helps to grow. Cheaper hosting is the way to go, Justin. As long as you can ... The main thing is : i hope you enjoy listening to each other as much as i do, genres and styles i would probably skip if not for this long-term music-relationship we created here. It's not common. Can we find this sort of feedback anywhere else ? I dont think so. It's precious.