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The “tell us your quietest night and we’ll get 20+ people to come that night” trick works wonders, not just for tech meetups but for things like karaoke nights
by Uehreka 3y ago
The “tell us your quietest night and we’ll get 20+ people to come that night” trick works wonders, not just for tech meetups but for things like karaoke nights and other kinds of adult social activities too. It’s a great win-win.
- Tomte 3y agoUnless you're dancers who are famously stingy and usually order one drink a night, often water.
- nicbou 3y agoDancers?
- Tomte 3y agoLet me be more precise: Swing, Tango Argentina etc. They all need bars to dance. They all use the same argument. And quite often they are politely asked to find somewhere else after a few months.
- Lacerda69 3y agoCan also be the techno crowd - just pop an ectasy pill and drink water all night. One more reason why techno clubs often have high entry fees.
- binarysolo 3y agoAre you a social dancer? :D Salsa dancer for over a decade and event (Congress/social) organizer for a few... I know exactly what you're talking about! PS - the issue is that many social dancers want to dance over being social, and alcohol detracts from it. People have jobs and want to pay to contribute. We ended up settling on a cover charge that comes with food credit so people can booze up if desired, and buy water/snacks if not. Win-win.
- dcminter 3y agoI had some success running a dance night in a cafe. Turns out dancers will pay for cake!
- Applejinx 3y agoOh, I like that! Offer to boost their quietest night. Love it :) that could work on a relatively small scale. That's really good social engineering, since one thing you have control over is your own scheduling, but they have no control on what their dead night is. And if you packed their busiest night, they might make some more money but it might cause them problems and stress them out. Offer to boost their deadest night.