Lessons Learned: Properly Publicizing a Regional Meetup Event (also, last call to apply!)

post by Willa (Eh_Yo_Lexa) · 2023-06-25T00:58:30.328Z · LW · GW · 2 comments

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  Boston, Labor Day Weekend 2023: NA East ACX & Rationality Meetup Organizers Retreat
      Application Deadline: June 30 23:59, please apply here.
  Lessons Learned
    Publicity
      Here's what I did to get the word out, and why that was the incorrect strategy:
      Other Considerations
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Boston, Labor Day Weekend 2023: NA East ACX & Rationality Meetup Organizers Retreat

Application Deadline: June 30 23:59, please apply here.

LessWrong event post [? · GW], in case that is helpful.

Lessons Learned

Publicity

No one will come to your event if they don't know it exists! You have to get the word out, publicize. Your strategy for raising awareness about the event differs based on (1) the purpose of your event, (2) with whom you are gathering, and (3) how folks from (2) are most easily or consistently informed.

Here's what I did to get the word out, and why that was the incorrect strategy:

Other Considerations

The event in question is inspired by last year's Global AstralCodexTen and Rationality Meetup Organizers Retreat. At that event we discussed running regional retreats & why running retreats is important & fun, and I want one to happen, so see y'all in Boston.

Cheers,
Willa

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comment by Ruby · 2023-06-25T18:24:32.886Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Frontpaged because of the advice about advertising events that seems of enduring interest (e.g. meeting timelessness criteria) even though the particular event is not timeless and not frontpage-worthy.

comment by Willa (Eh_Yo_Lexa) · 2023-06-25T19:04:19.376Z · LW(p) · GW(p)

Note: I did not comment about publicizing events via Facebook, Twitter, nor Meetup.com, because I do not have much experience using those platforms for doing that. I also don't really use Facebook and my Twitter is basically a read-only feed I check once every few months. Would love to hear from anyone who regularly publicizes, promotes, or otherwise advertises meetups via those platforms.