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From: seattleschoolofaikido@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:seattleschoolofaikido@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Yvonne DeReynier
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
4:22 PM
To:
seattleschoolofaikido@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE:
[seattleschoolofaikido] RE: All-Dojo Meeting ideas
Hey Gang -- If there's any interest, I'd be happy to bring a
large flip pad and some
magic
markers so that we can write ideas down as we go along. If this has
already
been
taken care of, or if it's not of interest, let me know and I won't
bother. It's looking
like
I won't be able to attend the training, but I'll still be there for the
meeting.
Cheers,
Yvonne.
On Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:22:54 -0400, jainr@... wrote
> Mona, thanks for sharing your ideas. It is really valuable to the
dojo
> community to have input from newer members
like you and Kyle.
>
> I'm looking forward to discussing your ideas
and those of other members at
> the meeting on Friday! It's a good
thing we will have food, there may be a
>
>
> Jain
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: mbamonashi mbamonashi@...
> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 04:21:05 -0000
> To: seattleschoolofaikido@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [seattleschoolofaikido] RE: All-Dojo
Meeting ideas
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> Greetings:<BR>
> <BR>
> This is from Mona. I first took the beginner
class in early spring. My<BR>
> husband Kyle joined the training in June. We
are very new to aikido<BR>
> and our dojo but want to share a few
thoughts.<BR>
> <BR>
> 1. For people who have never done aikio
before, the beginner class is<BR>
> the key. I would not have tried to learn
aikido, if we did't have a<BR>
> beginner class. In my opinion, beginner class
is not only a good<BR>
> source of revenue / membership but also a
wonderful way to grow the<BR>
> influence of our school. If we only
care about money, maybe we can<BR>
> just increase fees... Then one day we become
a school for "the elite<BR>
> rich group". Ok I'm just joking
but you get my point.<BR>
> <BR>
> 2. But I'm also against the free beginner
class idea. For one thing if<BR>
> we really make them free, we might attract
more people beyond our<BR>
> capacity. Also the fee does screen out the
people who are not quite<BR>
> interested. Personally having paid 60 dollars
was one of the reasons<BR>
> why I stayed with training :). I'm glad I
didn't give up of course.<BR>
> <BR>
> 3. A few thoughts on how to attract more
beginners. <BR>
> * We are very close to UW. I know UW
has aikido course but we might<BR>
> be able to still draw some people from the
students,faculty, their<BR>
> families and maybe UW hospital related
population. A student discount<BR>
> comes to mind.<BR>
> <BR>
> * If the enrollment is very seasonal, how
about a temporary discount<BR>
> during the "slow season"?
<BR>
> <BR>
> * Revise our beginner class flyers. In
addition to time and fee, we<BR>
> can add a few words on the benefit of
studying aikido and why our<BR>
> school is a good place to start. <BR>
> <BR>
> * Make a list of the "regular
spots" / (a coverage map/ sorry I work<BR>
> for a wireless provider :-) where we intent
to post flyers. Then<BR>
> members can sign up on who will help with
posting at where. So the<BR>
> marketing efforts are more organized and
targeted.<BR>
> <BR>
> * Can also try to spread the words by asking
other websites to add a<BR>
> link to our school website. We have a
few geeks here who probably are<BR>
> more into online things than me
:-).<BR>
> <BR>
> I know it takes time and energy to implement
any action items. But I<BR>
> think having the discussion on money issue is
a great start. People<BR>
> like kyle and I had never thought about the
financial challenges at<BR>
> dojo at all, let alone how we could
volunteer.<BR>
> <BR>
> Thanks for listening. Look forward to the
meeting!<BR>
> <BR>
> Mona<BR>
> <BR>
> <BR>
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