On 22 Oct 2009, at 22:45, Paul Wilson wrote: > Does anyone here contacts in those other communities in the North > West? Or different ideas?
You talked to anybody else involved in NWDC yet? I've not seen any traffic on the (closed*) list around it. If you want some help getting word out through that bunch, I can see what I can do. In fact, have you even posted to GeekUp yet? Not seen anything. Apologies if I missed it. You need to spell out exactly what the course is and - this is so critical I can't stress it enough - the specific benefits the course provides to the people you're targeting. Names mean nothing - we're all only a book deal away from being a celebrity in the Ruby community, so don't throw them around at people who don't care. :-) Also, saying "you'll know Ruby/Rails at the end of it" isn't enough - they can get a book and do that. You need to explain why your course is so much better than any other route, and what they'll be able to do when they walk out of the classroom at the end of it that they don't now, and probably wouldn't know getting through any other route. And bear in mind people are watching their spending right now - even employers - so you need to be very, very careful with pricing. We're in the most price-sensitive market around training now in living memory, I reckon. * We're a cabal. :-) -- Paul Robinson http://vagueware.com :: [email protected] :: +44 (0) 7740 465746 Vagueware Limited is registered in England/Wales, number 05700421 Registered Office: 3 Tivoli Place, Ilkley, W. Yorkshire, LS29 8SU Correspondence: 13 Crossland Road, Manchester, M21 9DU --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NWRUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nwrug-members?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
