We set up an event on Eventbrite, and then plastered the link for it *everywhere* we could - twitter, facebook, linkedin, forums, livejournal, newsletters, newsgroups, barcamp, mailing lists that we were already on, local wikis, networking groups that we were a part of as well as new ones that we joined specifically to spread the word, this list (of course), our friends, our families, our neighbours, people on the streetcar, people in grocery stores, and we even printed flyers and put them up at libraries, cafes, pubs, community centres, and other places around town. That was well over 3yrs ago, so I'm sure I'm forgetting a few key places where we plastered the info.
We stressed that we are interested in establishing a place where freelancers could work from that wasn't a cafe or library, and that we wanted community feedback The text we used on the Eventbrite event listing was simply: Calling all entrepreneurs, the self-employed, developers, writers, independent media professionals, freelancers, those working at home, and those working out of cafes! We're trying to gauge interest in developing a permanent dedicated coworking space in downtown Toronto. This might include shared office space, some anchor offices, meeting and training space, and a private cafe. It could be any or all of those. Let's have a discussion with a brief presentation to explore what it might be and why you might want to be a part of this. We didn't end up opening a space with a private cafe, but maybe in our next space. :-P I encourage you to purchase and read the ebook Coworking: Building community as a space catalyst<http://coherecommunity.com/ebooks/coworking-building-community-as-a-space-catalyst>by Angel and Beth from Cohere. It is a really helpful text, and absolutely well worth the affordable price tag. r. *____________________ rachel young *[email protected] * * On 14 January 2012 20:58, Cheryl Jaycox <[email protected]>wrote: > R, > Okay the town hall meeting sounds good, actually great idea.....Do you > mind if I ask how you went about setting that up? Where did you go to > reach "the people" ? We are in to networking so we have our customary > networking groups, but how did you stimulate action to come to the > "town hall" and learn about coworking? Most people here have little > idea of what coworking is, and we need a hook to get our fish in the > boat...lol! > Thank you so very much for your help, I have come to depend on > wonderful people like you and this google group, without you guys here > I would have been so clueless to this whole coworking movement and > making mistakes by the truckloads. > > CJay > > -- 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.
