How to get ideas for Meetups

So you need to set up an meeting for your Meetup, but you're not sure what to do. Don't despair! You can get great ideas by checking out what other Meetup groups are doing at their Meetups!

Here's what you do:

Find a similar Meetup group

1. Go to http://www.meetup.com/login/ and sign into your Meetup account



2. Click on Find a Meetup, and you can browse Meetup groups by Cities or by Topics.



3. Click some of those groups. Check them out. Definitely take a look at the Meetup groups with lots of members as they tend to be well established.

Check out their Past and Upcoming meetings

1. Once you've found a similar Meetup, go to their Welcome page



2. Scroll down until you see the More from our calendar… and Recent Meetups sections



3. Click those Meetups



4. Read the descriptions. This will give you an idea what other Meetup groups like yours are doing

Contact the Organizer for advice

While you can get ideas from simply reading what other Meetup groups are doing, you can get even more ideas by talking to the Organizers of those Meetup groups!

1. Go to another Meetup's Welcome page



2. Look over on the left. Under the Org's picture, you'll see a Questions? Contact me link. Click it



3. Send the Org a message and ask for some ideas.

At a loss for words? Here's a sample message you can use:

Subject: A message from someone interested in The Best Pug Meetup Ever

Hi Jeff,

I'm Matt, Organizer of The Super Awesome Pug Meetup. I just started my own Meetup and would love any tips and/or advice you might have for a new Organizer like myself. Especially for fun meeting ideas! I'm stumped! Got any good suggestions?

Look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,

Matt

P.S. Your Meetup looks great!

And don't stop with just one Org. Contact the Organizers of many Meetup groups! Get ideas from as many people as possible!

Get inspired

Checking out other Meetup groups' activities and talking to their Organizers is the fastest and easiest way to get ideas for awesome Meetups of your own. Don't delay! Check out other Meetup groups and email those Orgs right now! The sooner you do, the sooner you'll be having a great meeting of your own!