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18 ideas to increase bookings at your community venue

What are the top priorities for your community venue right now?

We're guessing some variation on 'increase bookings/revenue' and 'promote the venue' are high up the list. However, you probably need to achieve these with little time and no budget!

In this eBook we've got 18 cheap or free ideas that you can execute today to help promote your venue and increase your bookings. The ideas follow your customers journey to booking with you . We cover ideas that help you stand out when your customers are looking, to making it easier to book with you.

You will learn...

  • How to make the most of your location

    How to use quick wins like signage and posters to capture the attention of people who are near or using your space.
  • How to help people find you when they are looking

    We demystify how to get found on google and help your website rank in search engine results
  • How to create new customers

    You don't need to spend heaps on adverts - just make the most of the people who are already part of your wider community
  • How to make it easier to book with you

    Tips and tricks to improve your bookings process, so you can convert more enquiries.

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This guide is for you if you have any of the following roles:

  • Community venue administrators & managers
  • Sports club committees
  • Rural hall committees
  • Church & place of worship administrators
  • Community centre bookings officer
  • Arts or creative space coordinator
  • Marae bookings coordinator
  • Theatre venue managers

Or if any of the following statements sound familiar...

  • Your community venue has room to grow it's bookings

  • You know that you need to do more to promote your venue but you don't know where to start

  • You have no idea how to get your community venue website to be found more in google

  • You would like to find more regular hirers for repeatable income

  • You're looking for short, easy and cheap projects that you can start doing today to help your venue.

 

Find expert guides, tools, templates and more on topics that's relevant for your venue or spaces

Revenue, Finance and Funding
Revenue, Finance & Funding
Bookings and payments processes
Bookings & Payments Processes
Staff and volunteers
Staff & Volunteers
Community Activation and Engagement
Community Activation & Engagement
Managing hirer relationships
Managing Hirer Relationships
Promoting Your Venue
Promoting Your Venue
Placemaking and neighbourhoods
Placemaking & Neighbourhoods
Stories From Community Venues
Stories From Community Venues
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Want to make managing bookings easier at your venue?

SpacetoCo is the best bookings software to help you take bookings online, ditch repetitive admin and grow your bookings!

Venues like yours are seeing 10-30% growth in income and getting hours of time back to focus on the work you want to do - instead of back & forth emails & chasing invoices.

See for yourself how much easier life could be.

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Our community of partners

This guide was produced from our work helping a number of organisations to share their spaces. Thanks for Co-creating SpacetoCo with us and sharing your experiences. 

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