The following has been on the notice board at the Moseley Exchange co-working space for the last few weeks:
I’m happy to say there are 12 names filling all 12 slots so it looks like it’s going to happen, probably on Tuesday, February 23rd though that’ll be confirmed soon.
The precise agenda will depend on the sort of people who sign up but I’m expecting to do a brief but fairly comprehensive presentation of the options available that strike a good balance between cheap, easy and effective before moving on to a series of one-to-one sessions through the day. The aim will be for each person to have a functioning internet presence for their business and a good idea of what they’re going to do with it.
The Exchange caters for self-employed workers who would normally work at home with a slight bias towards the creative sector so I’ll be pitching the presentation in that area. That said, it should be useful for anyone who feels they need to be online but hasn’t got the budget or need for a bespoke website.
It’s actually a perfect fit. The Exchange is for people who are outgrowing working in their kitchen but aren’t ready to take out a lease on an office just yet. The same applied to websites. When you’re wildly successful I’ll send you to Made or Substrakt (or one of the other great web design companies in Brum) but right now you probably only need to spend a few quid on a domain and a bit of web space. Or maybe you don’t need to spend anything at all.
There will be a fee but it won’t be huge – I’ll pick a sum I think is fair and divide it by the number of people attending. £15 – £20 a head seems right at the moment but don’t hold me to that. In return you’ll get a fun and informative talk and at least 15 minutes one to one with me. Which seems about right.
Karin at the Exchange is sorting all this out so if you’re Moseley-based and are interested, get in touch with her.