Re: [UG-ADMINS] Hello from YEG PHP

I should also add, that the number of attendees at user groups shouldn't
matter! The main thing is that everyone enjoys themselves even if there are
just a handful of people. If people enjoy it, word will spread, and you'll
grow organically :)

Also I've found that even free things are hard to give away and some devs
will be difficult to convince to come and may just never come :)
On 16 Jan 2015 19:26, "McDonald, Matt" <[email protected]> wrote:

> 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
>
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