Getting to know people is really good advice. Listening is a skill everyone should be good at. Especially if you're pitching/selling something.
I've sponsored some local BarCamps and Startup Weekends. Great way to spread the word. :) -Brian On Jun 20, 2:10 pm, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The problem with ads is that they are not targeted (even when they are). > > What we did was spend our resources on being as ever-present as possible. I > was, along with a number of our initial co-catalysts, attending as many > local events as humanly possible, sometimes several in one night. I made it > a point to meet as many people as i could, and then LISTEN before I pitched. > > At that point, it was no longer a pitch. I was asking questions like how > they worked, what they liked, what they didnt like. We could then draw a > "map" of what was going on and what was needed, and set out to help fill in > those gaps. > > Coworking fits differently in every city and every community. This is just > what worked for us. > > -Alex > > -- > ----- > -- > ----- > Alex Hillman > im always developing something > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com > local:www.indyhall.org > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:03 PM, BrianR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Sounds good Alex. We have a google group, I blog about it, tweet about > > it, and tell people about what we're up to. Just wondering if we can > > make the buzz even bigger by using traditional ads? I found that local > > news stories about what we're doing brings folks to a google group > > that wouldn't normally have know about us. (aka earned media) > > Thoughts? > > -Brian > > > On Jun 20, 1:53 pm, "Alex Hillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > Brian, > > > We've always used a combination of our own google group, our blog, and a > > ton > > > of word of mouth. Any time we do anything we think is cool, we talk about > > it > > > online and off. > > > > If you're doing good things that people like, they'll talk about it. It's > > > really simple, very effective, and FAR less work for you! > > > > -Alex > > > > -- > > > ----- > > > -- > > > ----- > > > Alex Hillman > > > im always developing something > > > digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > visual:www.dangerouslyawesome.com > > > local:www.indyhall.org > > > > On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:37 PM, BrianR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I've read some discussion here and there on the list about promotion. > > > > But would like to kick off a thread that puts the communities thoughts > > > > in one place. > > > > > How do you promote your coworking space? How do you get the word out > > > > that you exist? Which methods result in people using your space? > > > > > I'm interested in hearing from the folks who run community not for > > > > profit spaces and for profit spaces. > > > > > Cheers! > > > > -BrianR > > > > > carrborocoworking.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
