A Year On and What Living in Nyon Has Become
- Seema Sharma
- 7 days ago
- 3 min read
Just over a year ago, we invested in and rebuilt the Living in Nyon webite. No big relaunch. Just a clear sense that it was time to move from blog-led to community-led. To make it easier to navigate and more connected to the community around it. What hasn’t changed is this, it’s still entirely volunteer-run. There’s no large team behind it. No external media group. No paid newsroom. Just a small group of people who care about this area and want to make it easier for others to feel part of it. Everything you read, every workshop or event we organise, every interview we publish is done alongside full-time jobs, families, and everything else life here brings. Which makes what it’s become over the past year feel even more meaningful.
More Than a Website
At the start, it was simple. Share what’s happening locally, making it accessible to the English-speaking community. Make it easier to find things out. Highlight what’s going on in and around Nyon. That’s still the core. But over the past year, it’s starting to move beyond that. We've been paying attention to what people respond to. More than information, they want connection. We’ve seen that not just through the site, but across our social channels too, where more of you are reading, sharing, and engaging with what’s happening locally.
From Reading About It to Being In The Room
That’s where the events came in. The leadership event in September 2025 was the first real test of that. A full room, with people staying long after it finished, asking when the second event of this kind would be. So we’re doing it again this September 2nd (more details to follow soon).
The Cap'taine Mousse Brewery tours were the opposite. Smaller, more relaxed, a chance to meet people without the label of “networking" while learning about (and drinking) locally brewed beers.
We’ve also been able to open doors in other ways. Partnering with local organisations to offer things like theatre ticket giveaways with GAOS, and behind-the-scenes experiences like the Hublot tour. Different formats, same idea. Creating opportunities for people to experience more of what’s on our doorstep.
Working With Local Businesses (In a Way That Feels Right)
Another part of the evolution has been how we work with local businesses. We’ve introduced sponsors and partner features, but always with the same approach - it has to feel relevant to the community. That means no generic ads dropped into the site. Instead, we focus on stories. Interviews. Real insights into what people are building locally, whether that’s a business, a project, or something in between.
It’s also why our Community Events section on our homepage has become such a key part of the platform. Anyone can submit something. For free. From workshops and classes to local initiatives and one-off events, it’s one of the simplest ways for people to share what they’re doing and for others to discover it.
So… What Is Living in Nyon?
It’s a fair question. Because it’s not just a blog. It’s not a traditional media platform. And it’s definitely not a polished “city guide” trying to sell you something. At its core, Living in Nyon is a reflection of the community itself.
A mix of people arriving, settling in, building things, figuring things out, and looking for ways to feel more connected to where they live. We sit somewhere in the middle of all that.
Sharing what’s happening.
What’s Next
We’ll keep writing. We’ll keep testing out events and workshops. We’ll keep working with local people and businesses. And we’ll keep adapting based on what actually resonates, not what we think we “should” be doing. That’s also why we keep it open.
If you’ve read, shared, come to something, entered a giveaway, or even just quietly followed along, thank you.
And if you have something going on, an idea, an event, or a story you think people should hear about, get in touch!
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