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Hmmmm, Look at it this way - At least you've still got that Cafe and even though you might not achieve the Virgin status overnight, you can still use it to your advantage. You're in a University area, what do you think that students want most? that they cannot do without?
For example housing.
Could you contact a few Landlords around the area, looking for people to rent their houses for the semesters, and then set up a website with available houses to let, which is updated regularly.
i.e it's not like a newspaper advert where people call a certain number and " Sorry it's gone"
You can start offering the service for free to the Landlords. Let them know first that it's free to advertise their houses with you for a limited time, maybe 6 months, and then you see how it goes from there. Hopefully, with hard work on your part and the right incentives, it will go well. But then, there is always the risk of it not going well, which you should be prepared to take.
Now, you'll also need to capture the students attention. Let them know the pros and cons of getting a house through you, their trusted agent.
So basically you just charge the landlord agent fees for starters and if it goes well, then you can charge for advertising in the long run, plus the students can come more regularly to your cafe to come and search for houses online! 
That's if this kind of thing appeals to you though, Take care and Good luck!
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