Communicating With Members

As soon as a new member joins, send them a personal email, welcoming them to your Meetup group- and encourage them to fill out their profile if they haven't done so already (this includes uploading a photo). There are several…

Meetup.com sends an automatic announcement when you become the Organizer of a group that already has members. It's a good idea, though, to send a personal introduction to tell members about yourself. Why did you decide to organize the…

You can customize the Welcome Message that Meetup.com sends to your new members. This will give you a chance to tell new members about your group in your own words, even if they have disabled receiving one-on-one messages from…

Sure the Meetup system sends out automatic reminders to members about your events but sometimes it's that personal touch that really makes the difference and gets people to SHOW UP….

It's a common problem: How do I get my huge number of members to actually come to the Meetups? Fortunately, many Organizers have wrestled with this already and come up with some great solutions. So take heart — and…

Organizer Renee Alper offers the following advice:

This template is EXTREMELY useful to the Organizer. We all want our members to RSVP, even if they can't make the event, as it lets us know who's really still interested in the group…If you tell somebody that an action they have done is good, they're more likely to do it again!

Do you have members who've never actually come to a Meetup? Want to help them get involved? Try posting a short recap of your latest Meetup on the group Message Board. Sarah Begley, Organizer of The Sacramento Hiking Meetup…

Expert Organizer Michael Phipps sends regular newsletters to members of his Meetup Groups, and he's found them to be very successful. Here's his advice: “As an Organizer, use the ability to contact your group to send a regular newsletter…

A thriving message board unites the group, and encourages new members to join. Your care and feeding of the message board can keep the conversation going. Use it to follow up on chats that started at your Meetup, and to spark discussions on the direction of your group, on the best times and places to meet—and anything else you like.

Meetup.com sends several automatic emails and reminders to members. It's important for Organizers to understand what's sent from Meetup and what you should yourselves. Here's a list of automatic messages that members get from Meetup.com.