For Those Who Advertise Their Schools

[MasterKiller]

I get about 90% students and calls from website.
Have passed out thousands of door hangers. Never got a sign up.

This is my experience, also. Everyone who comes in my door has already spent time looking on the web at my site and my competitions. Also, I get many walkins from MySpace and FaceBook. It's a different world...

[yutyeesam]

ED-
If it works for you, that is awesome.

What works well for the schools around here is to have a good website, and a contact form on the website for a free offer. That contact form is what really makes the difference, and you can use google to set it up pretty easily.

If you just have a static phone number and email address posting, you're really missing out on a lot of opportunities. Make it interactive.

[GeneChing]

Hey, someone's got to pay the rent around here.

In the S.F. Bay Area, there are so many martial arts schools that it's a highly competitive market. Plus everyone and their dog has a website around here, so that's a given. You're not even in the game without some sort of web presence. Schools get a lot of mileage from demos. There's always a street fair, public school events or some sort of community gathering where your students can demo. That's where lion dancing is a huge cash cow for schools, especially during Chinese New Years.

[aktionmancer]

for those that are just setting up a new website for their school and are on a budget

google ' office live'

it'll bring you to a microsoft office site for small businesses that helps you create a very decent website for free.

free domain registration
free web hosting for a year (about 12 dollars a year after that. CHEAP)
lots of customizable templates

dont forget to add your list your school's location onto google maps

if you want to check out our website that i made, it is

vancouverclf.com