Meetup provides a viable means to meet others in your local area
Written: Nov 18 '07
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Meetup.com offers the online service for members to form meetings locally, and providing services so groups can communicate and organize online.
Services include a calendar where meetings are scheduled. The form includes venue, time, date, and notes to add, plus a feature to add 'fees' if you wish to organize a meeting that requires money to be paid. A message board is easy to navigate and allows members to add text, links, and other information to the group. A file area lets you add files for download such as documents, graphics, video, etc. They also offer online photo albums as well as video area (new), and a poll function to gain data from your members.
You can also find under the About Us pages the means to make 'pages' to further describe your group. This is a very primitive HTML editor you can use to make better pages for your group.
Meetup.com provides a search-able means to which visitors can find you, either by city, zip code, or topic. You can opt to organize a group yourself, but there are costs involved. ($12-$19 per month) This cost can be deviated by asking members who join your group to pay fees. The scale depends on your payment choice. The more months you pay, the lower the monthly payment.
You should remember that any group is only as good as the organizers that work hard at marketing and pulling the meetings together. An organizer who doesn't plan venues, or actively encourages their members will find their group often having low attendance and less than enthusiastic memberships.
You can also find at Meetup.com a forum area where members can join to find information on marketing their group, finding groups, and managing their groups.
Although you can find the same features elsewhere, for free, I've remained with Meetup.com simply because I gain more members through their marketing. With breaking up the cost between members, makes this a viable choice in meeting other people.
Recommended:
Yes
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