Any ideas how to get us some more members in the area?

Good idea, Let me know someday and I will go with you to emporium and help.

I Send Pm to people that have registered to the site and are from the area, I also send a pm to Club members that are not active about the pizza party I did get couple of responds.

I want to start have a monthly meeting/ get together. Like the 3rh saturday or sunday of the month. How does that sound to you guys.

 

im down for whenever

 

Nice idea jeremy

I was think of giving Mad Hat pets a couple pieces of coral

 

I think we need to communicate & keep in contact with the people we have.

How many people showed up at the pizza party last year? 22 or so. I think that is a hell of a number if we can keep that many active.

 

Make up some business size cards listing the web site... If you are in good with the LFS ask to leave some on the counter or have the cashiers give one out with the sales receipt.  Promote the site and make it as viable as you can...I hate to say it but I stumbled on it by accident didn't even knew the forum existed. I had done a couple of searches on the web but had not found it....

 

How about a Girs display tank, either at mad haters orin a pulic place. Local event such as a swap with radio and/or newspaper advertising. Maybe Jeremy could be sunny lanes some one you should know.

 

Ask iamaxxer what it would take to get him to become a member, then do that.LOL

 

I'm in Des Moines (originally from w'loo). I just stumbled across this site as well (referred by someone local I bought frags from). Are there options to "advertise" with some of the larger sites (reefcentral, reefsanctuary, nano-reef, etc)? Maybe some of them would even let you reach out to members that have specified a relevant location in their profile? reefcentral is doubtful, since they are all about the $$$, but perhaps some others?

As for me...I'm still undecided as to whether I should pay the membership. I get a lot more out of reefsanctuary currently. I found this site really indirectly through that site (reefsanctuary.com->frags.org->girs).

 

Just post some free coral in your local Craigslist....... I do that from time to time and well, they really come crawling out of the woodwork /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/wink.gif I think about 90% of the people that respond to my free coral ad have never heard of GIRS either, so I send them the link along with my reply. I'm not posting anything expensive, mind you, just things that I trim back like orange cap, xenia etc. I'm sure I've had several dozen people respond to each ad and I'll always see an increase in new people joining the site after I post a free coral ad /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/biggrin.gif

 

Wow now that is an incredible idea Fawn!

 

Posted By ruggerkc on 01/21/2009 06:57 AM
Ask iamaxxer what it would take to get him to become a member, then do that.LOL
Ta daaaaa.....Getting me to drop the $20 this time is pretty easy....dropping 20 in a year will be the telltale sign

 

 Gee now I feel guilty

 

Well i did go to Mad Hat pets and put some Business card on there board. It think we try to plan a work day/ meet and greet at mad hat pet in the near future.

 

I don't know if this would help but putting pictures on the site of our officers and possibly members is a great PR and net working tool. I am willing to bet that people would be more willing to engage in activities if they could see who they were meeting before hand. Members might recognize each other when out shopping or having a good time at their favorite watering hole and strick up conversations that way. Just some thoughts...

 

Posted By Madjabjoe on 01/21/2009 05:58 PM

I don't know if this would help but putting pictures on the site of our officers and possibly members is a great PR and net working tool. I am willing to bet that people would be more willing to engage in activities if they could see who they were meeting before hand. Members might recognize each other when out shopping or having a good time at their favorite watering hole and strick up conversations that way. Just some thoughts...
You know, that's a really really good idea.   I can't believe we haven't already done this because it seems pretty obvious.  LOL
-JB

 

Does GIRS have T-Shirts. We could raise the dues by 5 bucks or so and give all the members a T-Shirt with there membership. Im always looking for new T-Shirts. Free advertising as well???

 

We are in the process of having T-Shirts made up. Hopefully we will be selling them at the big February meeting.

-JB

 

Great! Will we be able to get them off the site as well. I would like to pick one up when they are ready.