ialwaysgethit Posted December 19, 2003 Posted December 19, 2003 how do you promote your art/sport in your area to let people know you are there and what you do? We have to hire a hall and are unable to put a display board on the out side of the building and have no storage there. really would like our own hall but cannot afford one, but how does every one else do their advertisements. any clues on how to get a website set up!! got a slow computer though!! thank you oliver willison
Sasori_Te Posted December 19, 2003 Posted December 19, 2003 First, you don't need a fast computer to put up a website. You do need a good understanding of HTML or some other language that you can use to make web pages. Second, have you tried putting up flyers or taking a small ad in a local newspaper? This worked well for me when I was opening my school. You just have to be careful and closely examine your potential students. Good luck. It's tough to get things going sometimes. A block is a strike is a lock is a throw.
ialwaysgethit Posted December 19, 2003 Author Posted December 19, 2003 thank you. i will need a idiots guide to the internet not very computer lit. been open a while, 25 years or so. my dad opened it up with my mum. a club has opened up at a school for free. dont know how they make ends meet, but i have seen what they do as well. thank you for the help. any more much is welcome. Ta oliver willison
G95champ Posted December 19, 2003 Posted December 19, 2003 I never have. I only teach MA so I can train. People find me. I don't do it for the money so I have never had to promote myself thus I can take students that I trust and am not forced to take on (bad people) lol.... (General George S. Patton Jr.) "It's the unconquerable soul of man, and not the nature of the weapon he uses, that ensures victory."
Shorinryu Sensei Posted December 19, 2003 Posted December 19, 2003 I was in a similar situation for about 5 years. I taught in a gymnastics school and couldn't hang a sign out front, not store anything in the gym. We were able to hang a heavy bag over the floor and had an "interesting" pully system rigged to pull it up and away so not to get in the gymnasts way. As for getting students, your best advertisement is your students themselves. Word of mouth (posative, or negative) will bring in, or keep away students. If you students are happy, they will be talking about it. if they're not...well...it can go the other way too. You might try to do demonstratiosn if the opportunity arises. You're in the UK, there are summer festivals there quite often, right? See if you can get involved in one and do a demo on the grass. Those are always GREAT (I think anyway). My nightly prayer..."Please, just let me win that PowerBall Jackpot just once. I'll prove to you that it won't change me!"
ialwaysgethit Posted December 19, 2003 Author Posted December 19, 2003 wicked thank you very much. i know word of mouth is very good. all of my students and i all goout together and have a good time. i will try the demo's oliver willison
Squawman Posted December 20, 2003 Posted December 20, 2003 Demo teams are great. plus another good thing to do is getting in the schools. Ask to do a demo for a school assembly or do an after school class for a few weeks.
ialwaysgethit Posted December 20, 2003 Author Posted December 20, 2003 wicked. will try that. not in it for the money just the enjoyment, and allowing other people to enjoy that enjoyment oliver willison
kenpo4life Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 READ THE BOOK GUERRILLA MARKETING AND GUERRILLA ADVERTISING! Sorry about yelling, but the books will help big time. If my survival means your total destruction, then so be it.
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