Thanks, Jen! Love the apartment idea ;) Cat
On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 12:52:41 PM UTC-7, j...@meshworkapp.com wrote: > > Cat, > > A few things I did that helped: > > Go to near by apartment buildings, befriend the manager, then ask to host > a lunch for the tenants. Hang flyers a few days before to make tenants > aware and then provide them with lunch, you get to meet people who are > working from home, tell them about your space/coworking in general and > invite them to come in to try it out. > > Get people in your space: Anyway you can. Once people are in and they see > the space they will be curious and want to know more. I have done Art > Openings, Live Music showcases, hosted parties for companies (outside of my > members), I offered free yoga classes to the surrounding community...again > any way to get people in the space, even if they didn't need coworking, > most of the time they knew someone who would be interested! > > Grass Roots marketing, going out and getting into the community and > letting them know. Going to relevant Meet-Up groups and letting them know > who you are. I went to flea markets, festivals, music and just talked to as > many people as I could. > > Hope some of that helps! > and Good Luck! > Jen > > > > On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 11:09:21 AM UTC-6, Cat Johnson wrote: >> >> Thanks for the contributions! I appreciate you guys taking the time ;) >> >> Cheers, >> Cat >> >> On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 12:40:09 PM UTC-7, Cat Johnson wrote: >>> >>> Hi everyone >>> >>> I'm working on a blog post to help coworking space operators educate >>> their extended communities about coworking. While not all spaces struggle >>> with lack of awareness around the industry, for some, it's a big issue. >>> >>> Do you have a tip to share? Something that has worked well for you? >>> >>> Just a sentence or two will do and I'll link to your space in the post. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Cat >>> >> -- 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 coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
