New Organizer Essentials - Part 2

Want to give your Meetup group more exposure and attract more members? Then you should:

1. Invite your friends and Meetups in the Making members






2. Edit your Meetup Group Description






3. Join an Organizer Meetup Group

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Invite your friends and Meetups in the Making members

A great way to get members into your Meetup Group is to invite your friends. Here's how:

1. From your Meetup group's Our Home page, click the "Promote!" link.








2. Click 'Invite friends to your Meetup'.








3. Enter your friends' email addresses, a friendly message, and click "Invite Friends".

Ask your friends to pass the message on to anyone else they think would be interested. Word of mouth will get you more members!

At a loss for words? Here's a simple invite you can use:

Hi Everybody,

I just started a new Meetup group, The Jersey City Hiking Meetup Group. I invite you to join!

You can view our group here:

http://hiking.meetup.com/555/

Please pass this email to anyone you think might like to participate in the group.

Hope you'll join us!

Sincerely,

Matt

After inviting your friends, extend a friendly welcome to the Meetups in the Making members. If you send them a personalized message, they're twice as likely to join. Why? Because it shows that you're an active, enthusiastic Organizer who cares!

To invite Meetups in the Making members:

1. Go to your Meetup group's Our Home Page and click "Promote!".




2. Click the "Invite Meetup members".




3. Click "Invite XYZ to join your group" next to a member, compose your message, and click "SEND".

At a loss for words? Here's a simple invite you can use:

Subject: Jeff - The Jersey City Hiking Meetup Group invites you to join!

Hi Jeff,

I'm Matt, Organizer of The Jersey City Hiking Meetup Group. I noticed that you're a Meetups in the Making member on Meetup.com. I invite you to have a look at our group and join us!

You can view our group here:

http://hiking.meetup.com/555/

Hope you'll join us!

Sincerely,

Matt

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Edit your Group Description

Tell people what your Meetup group is all about, what you want to achieve and what members can expect. All in a fun and welcoming tone. People like things that are fun and welcoming.

For example, Jonathan Durston wrote this description for his group, The Chicagoland Cycling Meetup Group, :

Casual Rides for fun all over the Chicagoland area. See great neighborhoods, beautiful scenery and meet great people too! Short rides are 20-25 miles and long rides are 40-50 miles. We go 8-12 mph avg. We ride on limestone and asphalt trails.

A simple, short description tells prospective members what your Meetup is all about and gets the right ones to join!

To edit your Group Description:

1. Click 'Welcome' on the left side of the page




2. Click 'Edit description'




3. Tell us awesome things about your group!




4. Click 'SUBMIT' at the bottom of the page

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Join an Organizer Meetup

The best way to learn about being an Organizer is to talk with other Meetup group Organizers who been doing it for while. How do you do that? You join a local Organizer Meetup group!

Organizer Meetup groups are all about - you guessed it - Organizing Meetup groups! Local Meetup group Organizers get together and trade tips on running their Meetup groups. It's the ultimate source for learning tricks of the trade and coming up with new ideas for scheduling Meetups.

To join an Organizer Meetup group, check out:

http://organizer.meetup.com

Learn about Organizing a Meetup group from the horse's mouth! Check it out and join one of those Meetup groups today!

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New Organizer Help! Break in case of emergency!

If you've any trouble with the above items, ask for help! Where is help? Help is here:

• Meetup Support




• Meetup Organizer Forum




• Organizer's Frequently Asked Questions

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