> > *How did you market to begin growing your community?* > Your best "marketing" will be direct invitations, in two forms.
1 - you reaching out to specific people and inviting them to come, and 2 - you encouraging your existing members to do the same! Also, don't feel like everything needs to be run by you. Are there other things that are going on that your community could attend/participate in together? *How did you keep the community engaged? * > Engagement is a lousy metric IMO. It tends to lead to all kinds of stuff designed to distract and demand attention, and inevitably burn people out (including yourself). Instead, the one main metric I focus on is that people feel connected. - What "onramps" to interacting with other members do you have? Are they tied directly to things that your members already do, or want to do? - Are your "onramps" accessible? To who? Who are you leaving out, intentionally or accidentally? (Not saying you have to include EVERYBODY at once - but I've learned to recognize my blind spots for people who'd love to participate but, for instance, don't like going to bars.) - Is it easy for new members to connect with existing members, even in small group and 1-1 settings? - Is there some regular rhythm of support and encouragement for these kinds of interactions? i.e. if people miss one opportunity, is there another one coming up again soon? Any advice on events I should host in order to keep momentum? > Consistency. > Is it too early to look for a space? > Are your members ready to put their money where their mouth is? How many? Would they write a check for 1-3 months of membership today? If so, then maybe...but don't forget to do it WITH them. If not, then yeah it's too early. > Funding? Sponsors? > For what? > What did you do for social media outreach? > Talk to people like a person. :) -Alex -- 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.
