How to Easily Get People To Your Events

how to invite people to your events easily do you have an event or a networking group coming up and you're wondering how to fill the seats or maybe you're a little shy about inviting people hi I'm Jana Henman founder of weien Co and today we're covering how to invite people to your events easily keep in mind easy doesn't mean without effort after applying these techniques you'll know how to effectively invite people to your events with a mix of traditional tactics and digital engagement keep in mind you're not just filling seats you're building a community and creating an experience your attendees won't want to miss let's get started here are six ways to get people to show up to your events one be a megaphone what does that mean that means do not stop talking about your event everywhere you go as you're meeting people as you're networking when you go to social events just tell everyone about it hey you know we have we float coming up or hey the business mixer is just around the corner are you going to be there are you coming invite everyone I mean unless they're sleazy skeezy or rapy then don't invite them the whole point is to not stop talking about it I've seen people try to throw events and they're out and they're networking they're meeting other people and they don't talk about it you've got to talk about it it sounds repetitive you feel like a broken record but it's essential two post about it on your socials create a Facebook event create a LinkedIn event host it on your chamber of commerce website what about the convention and visitors bureau what about Meetup what about alignable host the event everywhere most importantly then click the invite button and invite your friends your family your co-workers colleagues clients everyone you think it would benefit three find your super connectors a super connector is like a center of influence they know everybody once you find them ask them if they could invite their Networks as well they can do this by sending out an email sending out text messages um definitely invite them on your social channels and ask them hey can you shoot out a few invites for me I would really appreciate it reach out to different communities ask them to put a plug in their next newsletter if it's all right with them ask if you can tag them on your social channels on those events if they say yes do it immediately and remember don't stop talking about that event four you can always do cold Outreach I for my cold Outreach on LinkedIn I'll create an event on LinkedIn I'll invite all my contacts and then when I'm doing my cold Outreach I will change the filters to second tier connections and I will invite them to connect and I'll say something like hey we haven't met yet but I wanted to reach out we have our lunch coming up or we have our event coming up and I wanted to shoot you an invite it's next week on this day at this time would you like to join us now here's the key I usually don't don't tell them the venue in the first message to them I wait for them to reach back out and then I say you know usually they ask oh that sounds interesting or no I'm not interested or you know whatever it is that they say but then when they reach back out and they ask for the venue that's when I give it to them after telling them the venue I always say I'll save you a seat this will kind of help you gauge who's interested which of the people you invited actually want to come to the event number five create a real or a story talking about your event this all goes back to the first tip be a megaphone and when you do it be excited have energy excitement is contagious that's why all the influencers you're so addicted to are are so contagious they are excited about something even if it's something that they're against they're still excited about it sure personally I like to lean towards positivity but hey Different Strokes for different folks number six and this is the most important one I will sit down down for an hour and a half two hours and go through my phone list and I will send personal invites out to my contacts maybe it's someone I just met at a mixer or a networking event maybe it's someone I've known for a while maybe it's someone I haven't seen in a while the point is is I always shoot a personal text hey haven't spoken to you in a while I hope business is good by the way if you wanted to reconnect I have an event next week at this time and this place here I usually add the venue if it's a text I'd love to see you there would you like to join us if you do all of these things you're going to fill up your event but in my experience the best way is to just get out your phone and text people if you don't know people that's okay go to other networking events and be a megaphone you've got to keep talking about it talk about it until you're sick of talking about it because a lot of times people need those reminders a lot of us we're like a a browser open and we have you know 50 tabs going right so everyone is busy everyone has stuff going on in their lives just keep saying it keep reminding them and there you have it in the days and weeks before your event follow these strategies and you will have a full house you will have to sit down and dedicate some time the best part is is if it's a repeating event it is the same day at the same time at the same venue it will become easier and easier for people to remember it and hey at the event tell people hey we meet every first Monday of the month go on and put it in your calendar these are just a few of the things that I do and it seems to work so remember to follow our social channels and thank you for tuning in I'm Jana Hennemann with We&Co and I wish you all the success at your next big event