<div dir="ltr">Matt,<div><br></div><div style>I wasn't knocking salons. if a someone hasn't experienced some fo their services, they really should try it.</div><div style><br></div><div style>Loki</div></div><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Matt Joyce <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@nycresistor.com" target="_blank">matt@nycresistor.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
The severe irony of this rant is that NYCResistor used to go to a nail<br>
salon for cocktails all the damned time. Male and female members<br>
inclusive.<br>
<br>
=/ Inadvertently worlds have collided.<br>
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On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:21 AM, Lokkju Brennr <<a href="mailto:lokkju@gmail.com">lokkju@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Now, listen to yourself:<br>
><br>
> It seems like many day spas get men through the doors but scare them off.<br>
> The SalonBar has a slightly different problem - men simply never show up in<br>
> the first place!<br>
><br>
> Of the 750+ people who have come through our doors, perhaps ten have been<br>
> men. I'm wondering how to increase this.<br>
><br>
> I can't figure out why - our marketing mix of Twitter, Meetup organic<br>
> traffic, flyer campaigns, word-of-mouth, and presenting at relevant<br>
> Meetups/collectives have worked wonders, but are only bringing in females.<br>
> None of these are really female-oriented, which makes the results odd.<br>
><br>
> We run two open houses a week, sell off-the-shelf and custom at home<br>
> personal care kits, have two beginner/intermediate classes on hair, nail,<br>
> skin, etc care per month, and have a social/games night every month. Our<br>
> members do nails, hair, massage, makeup, skincare, etc. Interest and<br>
> attendance have been at an all-time high, but again, all female.<br>
><br>
> So, I'm wondering what the SalonBar needs to do to get a better balance. Are<br>
> there events/classes that attract more men? What marketing works/turns off<br>
> men? Might our location in a busy mall be scaring boys away? Is this even a<br>
> problem?<br>
><br>
> Men of the salon universe, how did you find out about your current space?<br>
> What event brought you in?<br>
><br>
> For what it's worth, our 'stickiness' with men may even be better than<br>
> women. Of those ~10 men who've shown up, one is a member and two are diehard<br>
> class and open-house addicts who come back very often. Almost all of our<br>
> members are married or in committed relationships; either way, we're a<br>
> pretty classy and non-creeper bunch that I can't see scaring anyone away.<br>
><br>
> It must be awkward being the only man at a salon, and I'd like to get a<br>
> critical mass to make anyone, no matter what demographic, more comfortable.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Zack Freedman <<a href="mailto:magikazoc@gmail.com">magikazoc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> It seems like many hackerspaces get women through the doors but scare them<br>
>> off. The MakerBar has a slightly different problem - women simply never show<br>
>> up in the first place!<br>
>><br>
>> Of the 750+ people who have come through our doors, perhaps ten have been<br>
>> women. I'm wondering how to increase this.<br>
>><br>
>> I can't figure out why - our marketing mix of Twitter, Meetup organic<br>
>> traffic, flyer campaigns, word-of-mouth, and presenting at relevant<br>
>> Meetups/collectives have worked wonders, but are only bringing in dudes.<br>
>> None of these are really male-oriented, which makes the results odd.<br>
>><br>
>> We run two open houses a week, sell off-the-shelf and custom soldering<br>
>> kits, have two beginner/intermediate classes on Arduino, RasPi, etc per<br>
>> month, and have a social/games night every month. Our members do<br>
>> programming, woodworking, electronics, soft circuits, circuit bending, etc.<br>
>> Interest and attendance have been at an all-time high, but again, all male.<br>
>><br>
>> So, I'm wondering what the MakerBar needs to do to get a better balance.<br>
>> Are there events/classes that attract more women? What marketing works/turns<br>
>> off women? Might our location in a converted warehouse be scaring girls<br>
>> away? Is this even a problem?<br>
>><br>
>> Women of the hackerspace universe, how did you find out about your current<br>
>> space? What event brought you in?<br>
>><br>
>> For what it's worth, our 'stickiness' with women may even be better than<br>
>> men. Of those ~10 women who've shown up, one is a member and two are diehard<br>
>> class and open-house addicts who come back very often. Almost all of our<br>
>> members are married or in committed relationships; either way, we're a<br>
>> pretty classy and non-creeper bunch that I can't see scaring anyone away.<br>
>><br>
>> It must be awkward being the only girl at a space, and I'd like to get a<br>
>> critical mass to make anyone, no matter what demographic, more comfortable.<br>
>> --<br>
>> Zack Freedman // MakerBar // Hardware Hacker from the Near Future<br>
>><br>
>><br>
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