Low turnout on in-person meetups

[Jeet Sangha]

I recently started hosting a meetup group in my city, and the turnout has been abysmal. I wonder if people prefer to meet online nowadays instead of in person simply because of convenience, or am I missing something?

I'd rather host an in-person meetup because I like the real-time engagement, and you get to build connections at a deeper level. 

I'd appreciate any tips or tricks to host a successful REI meetup group!