[kwlug disc.] toronto internet marketing

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Is there no such group / organization / whatever out there for this
now? i.e. If you have to set it up / are looking for numbers, I would
guess not. (If there are such groups, what might they be?)

Assuming you have to organize the 'members' to get a sense of interest
level and geographic dispersion, does it make any sense to first form
a mailing list / Google | yahoo group or something? Certainly to get a
sense of geography? (It may turn out that some other city makes more
sense?)

	I can see where you can do a lot over the web, links, code tidbits, 
share ideas, etc., but I can also see where getting together so 
everyone can see that big 'diagram' you're collectively discussing 
would be much more 'efficient.'

I would guess from your past posts that:
- there is no such group, but you have a number of 'close' e-mail
friends with whom you discuss these issues, and you're trying to
'organize' them?
- doing what you do in this area has involved a lot of hard work,
trial and error, and lots and lots of tidbits and nuggets of
information you have corralled from talking to a LOT of people. As
opposed to some magic web site "12 steps to make it rich from the web!"
- it would be absolutely fascinating to be a fly on the wall listening in.

No?

Insurance Squared Inc. wrote, On 3/14/2007 10:31 AM:
> Hey,
> 
> I've wanted something like this for quite a while, looks like I've got 
> to push it to get it done :).  Does anyone on the list have any interest 
> in a networking get together in Toronto centered around internet 
> marketing?  Specifically it would be centered around search engine 
> optimization, affiliate stuff, pay per click, and other general web 
> promotion topics.
> I've just spoken to linuxcaffe.ca in Toronto and I think the first thing 
> I'm going to need is an idea of numbers.  Secondly, to get an idea of 
> commitment, I was thinking of charging $5 ahead or $7 at the door, with 
> all of those proceeds going to 'tip the waiter'.  It'd likely be held in 
> the evening or on the weekend.
> 
> I want something very informal for two reasons.  I'm not looking to do 
> the work of organizing a real event, and secondly I want this to be as 
> grassroots networking amongst independents and smaller entities as I can 
> get.  I'd like to have just a 'get together', but it seems the 
> necessities of the location will at a minimum require me to get a vague 
> sense of numbers. i.e I'd need at least an idea if 3 people are coming 
> or 30.
> 
> Thoughts?  Anyone have any interest?  Anyone have any general thoughts 
> on setting up a grassroots 'user' group like this?
> 
> -glenn