Oh, I just figured out another way to promote your space: steal "customers" from other, existing spaces! You poach the Yelp or other online page for a coworking site, and solicit those reviewers/visitors to come to your space.
Totally insidious, huh? Yet, there are people and coworking facilities out there who are doing that. I mean seriously, esp if you're in a heavily populated area and can't shoot fish in your own barrel, you have to ask yourself if you should even run a business. Jerome ______________ BLANKSPACES "work FOR yourself, not BY yourself" www.blankspaces.com 5405 Wilshire Blvd (2 blocks west of La Brea) Los Angeles, CA 90036 323.330.9505 (office) On Jan 20, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Alex Hillman wrote: > Also - this leads to promoting your members instead of your space. People are > far more attracted to being in a room full of smart, interesting, creative > people than the idea of having a desk to sit at that's not in their > bedroom/living room. > > Promoting an empty room is much, much harder than promoting one that's > already teaming with activity. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:06 PM, Alex Hillman <[email protected]> > wrote: > The best word of mouth comes from your initial members. Focus on finding them > instead of waiting for them to find you, and everything starts to replicate > from there. > > Being active in the communities of people you're interested in is the best > way to find them. Again, go to them. Help them. Host them. Promote them > before you promote yourself. Give give give, it comes back 10000-fold. > > -Alex > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 6:37 PM, SouthEnd CoWorking Charlotte, NC > <[email protected]> wrote: > We are opening a new coworking space SouthEnd CoWorking in Charlotte, > NC. It is in a good high traffic area of town with parking on site > and a block from the lightrail line. What is the the best way you > have promoted your coworking space. > We are planning the traditional sign and flyer type advertizing. Also > visiting the local business in the area, ie apartments, restaurants, > shops we'll advise and leave some basic business large business > cards. > > Your thoughts along this line please. > > Website: www.SouthEndCoWorking.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. > > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
