Salut Kim! In addition to what you're already doing and Chad's great ideas, I would also recommend:
- do some traditional promotion tactics - yesterday we opened a new Camaraderie location in La Prairie, QC, and those who came in for a tour received the postcard that we mailed out, so maybe your neighbours will also be receptive to receiving traditional mail - get out of your space to entice people to visit your space - offer to speak at the local cégep about entrepreneurship, attend tech and small business events, organise a day when you and your members can do something visible in the community (like an Earth Day clean up and supply the garbage bags and invite volunteers to come back to the coworking space afterwards for hot chocolate) - sponsor a business event or conference - you can even offer an exchange where you help with promotion for the event to get your name listed as a sponsor - let your members be the focus of your media interviews - keep talking with local media and when possible have your members be interviewed and they can talk about how working in the space has benefited them r. *____________________rachel young*[email protected] *We're located at 2241 Dundas St W, 3rd floor* *(between Bloor and Roncesvalles)* *Find us online:* Website/blog <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fcamaraderie.ca%2F&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> and Newsletter <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fcamaraderienewsletter&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> , Twitter <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fcamaraderie&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> , Facebook <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F9zv3Fx&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> , Google+ <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FCamaraderiePlus&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> , Yelp <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FCamaraderieYelp&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5>, and LinkedIn <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FCamaraderieGroup&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> *New Camaraderie locations:* La Prairie <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FcamaraderieLP&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> (Quebec) - now open Port Credit <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FcamaraderiePC&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> (Mississauga) - summer 2015 We're a proud member of CoworkingToronto <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coworkingtoronto.ca%2F&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> , CoworkingOntario <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fcoworkingontario.ca%2F&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5>, and CoworkingCanada <http://t.signauxdeux.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0SmZ58dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7sM9dn7dK_MMdBzM2-04?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coworkingcanada.ca%2F&si=5437397447737344&pi=8cb6562f-6786-404a-a273-dab17035aef5> ! On 14 March 2015 at 10:45, Chad Ballantyne <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kim, > Bonjour! > > Here are a few things that will help from a marketing/optics standpoint: > > Change every picture on your site to include real live people. > If you are marketing it as a coworking space, move the marketing services > (web design, graphics, etc) to another page or market them via your company > that does this. If they are the same, you will cause some confusion. > Under Services you then could list, Space to work, meet, learn, etc > > Add a english version on the site for those not using a browser with > translation tools. > > You could partner with a coffee shop in the downtown to run an Open Coffee > Club, startup Drinks, ‘trepMixer, etc. > Events are always a good way to introduce folks to your space/vision. > > Peace, > > > L'Espace Créatif! > Chad Ballantyne > 705.812.0689 > [email protected] > > > > > > Barrie's Coworking Community > Perfect for small businesses, startups and entrepreneurs. > 12 Dunlop St E, Barrie Ontario, L4M 1A3 > Memberships start at $25/mth > www.thecreativespace.ca > 705-812-0689 > > On Mar 14, 2015, at 6:55 AM, Kim Auclair <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello. I have a coworking space in Quebec City which is away from > downtown. I am looking for new ideas to market locally and thus recruit > more regular members. > > It is, more specifically, the small commercial building with my father I > quietly rebuke. I hold for the moment the basement. > www.niviti.com/espace > > The advantages of my co-working space are: > > - Warm atmosphere (that's what people say) > - Situté next to a primary school. So balancing family and work for > self-employed and start-cartier entrepreneurs. Children sometimes come to > join their parents to leave home later > - Coaching and Mentoring for Free regular members > > Here's what I've done so far: > > - Events: These are small events that brings together 20 people max. > People come from all over Quebec. It allows you to know otherwise. I made > also with local contractors. > - Jelly Day (free for autonomous upon Workers) http://jellyquebec.com/ > - Provide Web Visibility (blog, social media, etc.) and mentoring for > regular members > - Contact local newspapers to talk about my coworking space - what worked > > Do you have any other ideas? > > (Sorry for my English. I'm not 100% bilingual) > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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