What I was thinking is I could go on Watt Pad and publish my poems there. After I get some views on that, I could try sending in a poem to a newspaper with a notice to check out my eBook online. Then slowly climb up... Any tips? Other ideas? Is this a smart/okay way to do it?|||No. That's not the way to go about it. You especially don't send a publisher to a link to check out your poetry or work, that's an automatic rejection. Always follow their submission guidelines and it does not include posting your link for them to check out your poetry. Now, you can post a link to your website so they can check out the poet and whatever content you have on the site, but don't REQUIRE them to click the link in order to check out your work - they won't.
Also, reviews on watt pad doesn't mean anything because you can easily enlist yourself, your friends, and your family to start writing great reviews for you. What WILL help you is getting your poetry published in legit, professional paying magazines. If someone pays you for your work then they obviously thought it was good. Professional paying mags are the only things you can use as a publishing credit. duotrope.com has a list. GL.
And, yes, it's good to get your name out there, but you do it by getting published in paying mags and newspapers, not on some random websites that most people haven't heard of or websites that aren't legitimate.
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