Man, I hate the topic, but love this thread.
And I just posted an application to MC.
https://nxtforum.org/marketing-committee/(mc)-nxter-org/IMO we could address most of the issues discussed here. Please read all the way through the application.
I started Nxter.org in January and I've published NXT Newsletters until 4 months ago, when decentralization won / killed me.
Or to big up myself: When I chose to build a site instead of chasing various threads.
I actually thought I could write the newsletters simultaneously, but with no funds and only one life, it only became a couple of articles per week, and a social media effort. TBH, while writing the newsletters I didn't even have time to promote them, just posted them in the BTT-thread and on nxtforum - then went off to follow more news.
Anyways, this is what changed my focus:
https://nxtforum.org/nxt-promotion/nxt-friendly-crypto-news-site/We're now a 5 person core team of dedicated Nxters running nxter.org. We've made a roadmap, a business plan and all that. I've redesigned the site, both the front and the backend - to enable an efficient workflow: Pitching > writing > editing > publishing > sharing it. In multiple languages. We've started a French nxter.org sub site. We publish weekly market reports, among other Nxt news, and also write the SuperNET Newsletters.
We haven't gotten around to promoting it wildly yet. But here's the idea:
Everybody here has at least
one field of interest, which is his reason to own NXT. - Share it. Write it down.
Instead of keeping it inside or discussing it among ourselves only - let's spread the word and the visions. That's a way to start a network effect.
I see lots of good ideas in here - as always! To help Nxt take off to the next stage. But let's get it out. We can even
get paid. Put as much or as little energy into this as you can or want. We do have a professional English editor waiting to take care of misspellings and asking questions if something needs to be cleared up.
All contributions to nxter.org will be rewarded with Nxterpoints (NXTP). These are loyalty points that represents a share of the net profit of nxter.org. We couldn't find a better way to honor the purpose of the site or to make it reward the contributing Nxt Community members better. The more you contribute, the more NXTP shares of the profit you'll get. You can read more here:
http://nxter.org/get-published-get-paid/I've asked the MC to fund a floor value to the Nxterpoints (NXTP) which go to all contributors, and to cover some of the expenses for 3 big contests that aim to get new people to Nxt.
One is a faucet that I once planned with QBTC, which stranded because we both ran out of time. Its goal is to reach out to crypto- and non-crypto people, make them learn-by-using the features of Nxt in a little game, and have them surf Nxt powered websites in search for the answers, that will eventually give them a NXT reward.
We first have to answer this question: What problem does NXT solve?
The second contest is a competition. The goal is to get ppl brainstorming real life use cases for Nxt. Lots of possible use cases have already been thought out and published in pre-ANNs of pre-ANNs of Bitcoin related pre-ANNs in the media, but let's get them in here instead and relate it to the Nxt platform. Offer a grand prize for the best "Nxt Solution". And let's make students worldwide, youth politicians, anons and gamers contribute to the brainstorm, because maybe something new will come up. Inspiration from outside. We'll use this contest for spinoff articles and PR texts. Maybe we can even announce many of the proposed use cases in a matter of months.
NXT solves many problems, and they're easy to see for those in the 'know', like people reading this forum.
The hard part is getting people outside of crypto to know 'WE' exist. That's where short videos can play a BIG role IMO.
Third contest: Make the best Nxt promotion. The goal is to get a worldwide promotion of Nxt (or Nxt-based features). I won't tell you how. But you can win a grand prize. Suggestions: Bomb your city walls with Nxt logo stencils. Write an article, print Nxt infographics and hang 'em in your university, local library or mall. Document it. Videofilm yourself using a NxtInside innovation like Freemarket or Nxtty. SuperNET. Create your first MS-coin. Try to make a Nxt meme go viral. Anything.
The most interesting part of this 3rd proposal is, IMO, that we'll get off the internet and have whoever wants to participate do it locally, worldwide. Even if they don't win the first- second- or third prize, they've promoted us and learned about Nxt, and they may be willing to carry on - for fun or for the revolution. We *could* aim to create a global street team of promotors. For Nxt related businesses to buy into. Net income from such a useful adventure would be dividended out to NXTP holders. All of us.
The last NXT Newsletter I wrote wasn't boring. It covered 2 months of Nxt development (simplified) but it was 40 pages long! The best comment I received IMO was this retweet: 'Too much Nxt news!' It may have been a friendly joke, but it was the truth. The problem is definitely NOT, that we don't have enough Nxt news, it's a matter of what news we choose to publish. I want nxter.org to be "serious", always wanted that, so I've opened up to private blogs now to provoke myself.
And we're even gonna open up to private businesses / partnerships.
The world is wide open, and with AE gaining attention and NRS 1.4 coming up, it's only going to get worse.

I hope, that you're with me on this. I hope you see our idea. I hope the whole community can do this.
Please discuss / chip in.