Re: [UG-ADMINS] Hello from YEG PHP

On Fri, 16 Jan 2015, James Titcumb wrote:

> Making some noise on social media helps.

We are only on Twitter right now, and our following is sparse. I
will look into other options soon.

> Get yourself on php.ug if not on there.

I added us as soon as I started the group last year.

> I hear Meetup.com works quite well in the US too.

Citation 0 in the original message points to our Meetup group.

> Also for some "hard graft" marketing I call it, search LinkedIn
> for developers in your area and try to find emails from their
> portfolio websites and suchlike.

This is an interesting but dark technique. I will consider it.

> Also contact local web development companies and put your best
> sales pitch to them and emphasize that your UG is free to attend
> (if it is), and helps your developers be amazing :)

Two of our three paying sponsors are local Web companies, and I made
a contact at the most notable tech company in the city (BioWare).
More should come along soon.

> Hope that helps!

Thanks for the reply.

—Matt