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WEEK BEFORE:
- [ ] Create space 7 days out
- [ ] Add to Google Calendar app and create a public event
- [ ] Add reminders to event: 3 hours, 15 minutes, and 1 minute before
- [ ] Add spaces link to event Location and Description
- [ ] Add a brief summary of the space topics and what to expect (rules, if needed)
- [ ] Make sure this is a repeating event, if a weekly space.
- [ ] If already a repeating event, update the links and descriptions, as needed.
- [ ] Draft and schedule email to email list (this can be added to your regular email newsletter or create as a stand-alone notification email for day-of)
- [ ] Include links and instructions to set a reminder, turn on notifications
- [ ] Summarize content and topics
- [ ] Mention and link to cohosts and any key speakers.
- [ ] Post about it 5 days out
- [ ] Post about it 3 days out
- [ ] Send DM invites to cohosts and specific people that may be interested
- [ ] Include the invite link to add to Google Calendar
- [ ] Post 1 day out and pin to profile
DAY-OF: (if you have a morning space, do this the evening before!)
- [ ] Post your daily schedule in the morning
- [ ] on X
- [ ] on any other social media you are active on
- [ ] Post in any Communities that morning. Tailor posts to connect with that group, don’t just spam the same post to each one.
- [ ] Community 1 (put links to communities here)
- [ ] Community 2
- [ ] Community 3
- [ ] Share in any DM groups that morning. Tailor messages to connect with that group, don’t just spam the same post to each one.
- [ ] DM Group 1
- [ ] DM Group 2
- [ ] DM Group 3
- [ ] Create DM Group for host, cohosts, and any featured speakers/team members
- [ ] Post about any resources or things you want to share that are relevant to the space
- [ ] Bookmark any posts you might want to share or reference during the space
- [ ] Schedule notification email for 5 minutes before going live to email list, if needed
- [ ] Post ‘starting soon’
- [ ] Create next weeks Space (if a weekly show)