successful home working
Jellyquette – what’s that?
Coworking and Jelly
are relatively new ideas in the UK, and I have been doing my best to spread the word. Here is a series of tweets explaining what Jelly is, what happens there, how to get started and so on.
Jellyquette
(Jelly + etiquette) just popped into my mind as a way to describe these spoonfuls of Jelly info, and it made everyone smile, so it caught on. Here are the Jellyquette tweets so far and I will add more as I think of them.
(If you’re not on Twitter, disregard the # symbol as you read. I would, however, strongly recommend you get an account and get started – not to acquire thousands of followers but to pick up the very latest information from thought leaders in your industry. After all, it’s where I discovered Jelly and coworking!)
Jellyquette tweets
You are very welcome to copy these tweets just as they are, as long as you also include RT @judyheminsley. I think I’ve left enough characters to fit!
Jellyquette Don’t just sit there – start #Jelly. Anyone can start Jelly, it’s free & democratic See http://bit.ly/8o5Nrv
(How to start your own Jelly)
Jellyquette What is #Jelly? Free, casual event for freelancers & home workers to socialise, exchange tips & get inspired
Jellyquette What to bring to #Jelly? Laptop, friendly disposition, interest in others – and maybe lunch dep’ing on venue!
Jellyquette There is such a thing as free #Jelly! Because venues don’t charge for the space http:// (How to start your own Jelly)
Jellyquette Fancy spam with your #Jelly? Yuck! Don’t hit fellow Jellyers with sales pitch during or after the event!
Jellyquette #Jelly can be held in cafes, #coworking spaces, business centres, community halls etc, as long as it’s free
Jellyquette Why would venue host #Jelly for free? Because there are many potential benefits http://bit.ly/8o5Nrv (How to start your own Jelly)
Jellyquette Publicise #Jelly both on & offline for maximum exposure – posters, word of mouth, email & Twitter etc
Jellyquette Sign up at #Jelly Wiki http://bit.ly/5CM3mA to add new location & event details & add to UK Jelly resources
Jellyquette Want to publicise #Jelly in local press/radio but don’t know how? Here’s a template http://bit.ly/b54OY4 (Press release for Jelly)
Jellyquette Take lots of work out of organising #Jelly by creating Eventbrite account http://bit.ly/88rwTk
Jellyquette #Jelly is a casual coworking event – you don’t have to be there from start to finish
Jellyquette #Jelly is primarily a social occasion, but collaboration & new projects may well come out of it
Jellyquette Leave your #Jelly venue as you found it (hopefully clean & tidy) & they’ll be pleased to have you back!
Jellyquette Keep in touch with your fellow Jellyers after #Jelly eg by connecting on Linkedin
Jellyquette Enjoy #Jelly? How about recommending your organiser on Linkedin as a thank you 
Jellyquette Spread the #Jelly love! Find several venues in your area so more people benefit & nobody gets tired
Jellyquette Remember what your mother told you & send a ‘thank you for having me’ email to venue after #Jelly!
Enjoyed this and want to know more? Try -
Coworking for home workers and freelancers
Checklist for Jelly organisers
Here’s a few more Jelly tip tweets for people to use:
Wondering what work to bring to #Jelly? Focus on 1 or 2 tasks you can complete without needing total silence.
Good to also bring offline work to #Jelly: sorting receipts, thinking/planning tasks -in case of internet connection issues.
Ask fellow jellyers ‘what are you working on?’ rather than ‘what do you do?’ Makes it feel less like networking/pitching. #jelly
Hope that helps!
Fiona