"Other", mostly. This one was pretty carefully designed for success: a fifth Wednesday, a few weeks before a dance event, and so on -- I picked a good opportunity. A large number of the people there were either either sometime dancers who took the opportunity to come back, or new folks who were specifically looking for a good place to start. And I did talk to some people individually and encourage them to come. So the data is pretty muddy, and hard to draw general conclusions from.
Mostly, I think it demonstrates that broadcasts *can* have some success if you get them right, but I don't think it negates the basic point that personal invites tend to be more successful if done in a disciplined way. It's worth noting that I had absolutely *no* clue how many people were coming until they did, and wouldn't have been surprised if I'd only gotten half as many...
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Date: 2006-11-30 02:16 pm (UTC)Mostly, I think it demonstrates that broadcasts *can* have some success if you get them right, but I don't think it negates the basic point that personal invites tend to be more successful if done in a disciplined way. It's worth noting that I had absolutely *no* clue how many people were coming until they did, and wouldn't have been surprised if I'd only gotten half as many...