How to get the first few people to your online event
I made the above video reply for my Substack pal Mariah Friend, who is “diving into the world of offering live events/workshops with the hope of building community and engaging more directly with my readers.”
You can find her original comment here.
“Unfortunately, I’ve had little to no engagement. I have around 370 subscribers and offer both free/donation based events and ticketed events… so far, I’ll have 2-3 people sign up on Eventbrite but then not show up. This honestly makes me anxious because hosting a workshop for a live audience vs. doing a recorded workshop with NO audience has a very different flow! I’m not sure how to best prepare for a scenario I’m uncertain about until it’s happening.”
Hosting these events can be a lot of fun, and build lots of goodwill among your subscribers, but getting them to show up can be a challenge!
Hopefully, this video is helpful. Every situation is unique, and every audience is different, so take everything I mention with a grain of salt and then apply it however to your process.
💬 Questions or thoughts? Send me an email.
One-to-one help via email. Let’s figure out your website, your newsletter, your online store without a Zoom call, new logins, or calendar links. Learn more here.
In this 90-minute hands-on session (and cohort?!), we'll be building a real web page together. You'll write some HTML (by hand!), add some style, and publish it to the internet before we say goodbye. Register here.
READ MORE POSTS ABOUT:
I help creative people quit social media, promote their work in sustainable ways, and rethink how a website and newsletter can work together. Find out more here. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Join us — start a 30 membership and hop on our next Zoom call meeting!
Trying to figure out your email strategy, grow without social media, maybe not sure what to send to people? I’ve got Email Guidance spots open, and here’s how it works and how to book.
Prefer a focused conversation instead? Book a 1:1 call and we’ll dig into your work together.
Email me: seth@socialmediaescape.club
Subscribe via RSS