usergroups:handbook:promotion
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===== Online Promotion ===== | ===== Online Promotion ===== | ||
- | Start... | + | Since the target audience for PHP User Groups is web-minded folk, it's a fairly safe bet to start your promotion online. There are a multitude of site resources, many of them free to use, that will help you promote your user group. |
- | == Event sites == | + | === php.ug === |
- | (e.g. Lanyrd, Eventbrite, Meetup.com) | + | The [[https:// |
- | == Social Media == | + | === Event sites === |
- | (e.g. Twitter, Facebook) | + | There are a load of event sites that you have at your disposal. All of these are useful for tracking attendee numbers or ensuring you don't go over the capacity of your venue! |
- | == Mailing Lists == | + | == Lanyrd |
+ | [[http:// | ||
- | (e.g. Google Groups, self-hosted) | + | == Eventbrite == |
- | == Running | + | [[http:// |
- | ... | + | == Meetup.com == |
- | == Other bits == | + | [[http:// |
- | (e.g. IRC) | + | === Social Media === |
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+ | It goes without saying that your user group should have a social presence, which regularly interacts with the community. It's well worth setting up accounts with [[https:// | ||
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+ | === Mailing Lists === | ||
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+ | == Google Groups & discussion lists == | ||
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+ | Some meetups like to have a mailing-list, | ||
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+ | == Announcement lists == | ||
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+ | Having an announcement list that you can send emails to is invaluable, but it's extremely important that you do not spam your list members as this can damage your reputation. Some sites like [[http:// | ||
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+ | === Running a Website === | ||
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+ | Some meetups don't even have a website! But we are web developers, we should really have one... even if it is a holding page with information about your meetup, it's worth having this sort of web presence as a canonical and authoritative source of information. | ||
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+ | === Other bits === | ||
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+ | == IRC Channel == | ||
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+ | IRC channels are great ways of real-time communication that anyone can use. You can set up free IRC channels using [[http:// | ||
===== Offline Promotion ===== | ===== Offline Promotion ===== | ||
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Once you've established your online presence, it's undoubtedly worth looking into a bit of " | Once you've established your online presence, it's undoubtedly worth looking into a bit of " | ||
- | == Local Companies == | + | === Local Companies |
(contact them - start with web companies, then find others who may have web teams) | (contact them - start with web companies, then find others who may have web teams) | ||
- | == In Print == | + | === In Print === |
(e.g. magazines, newspapers etc.) | (e.g. magazines, newspapers etc.) |
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