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Before You Start a Meetup Group
- Getting your ducks in a row
- What happens when you start a Meetup Group?
- Being a Meetup Organizer: What's it all about?
- Organizer Phases
After You Start a Meetup Group
- Don’t be discouraged – Some meetings will go better than others
- Video: How to make your Meetup event a roaring success!
- New Organizer Essentials
- New Organizer Essentials - Part 2
- Your 1st Meetup in four easy steps
- Learning from other Organizers
- Organizer Tools
- Finding the right venue
- Find the right place for your Meetup
- Welcoming Newcomers to your Meetup Group
- Your 1st Meetup in four easy steps
- How to get ideas for Meetups
- How to write a great Meetup Description
- Making a Meetup Sign
Customizing Your Meetup Group
- Customizing Your Group's Appearance
- What do I need to do to use a custom domain?
- Making a Snazzy & Informative 'About Us' Page
- About Page Best Practices
- Adding a Counter to Your 'About Us' Page
- The power of images
Communicating with Members
- Encourage your members to create their profiles
- New Organizer - Introducing yourself by email
- Creating a Welcome Message for New Members
- Sending Personal Reminder Emails
- Getting inactive members interested again
- Thanking members who RSVPed with a 'No' or a 'Maybe'
- Posting Meetup recaps
- The power of group newsletters
- Managing your Meetup Group message boards
- What messages does Meetup send to group members?
- Give Your Meetups a Hook
- Setting up your Meetups
- Getting more members to RSVP
- Ice Breakers for Your Meetups
Managing Your Meetup Group
- The "Money" Tab - For Organizers
- Setting an RSVP and Attendance Policy
- Unhappy with a Meetup Group?
- Ground Rules: Creating a Meetup Group Constitution
- Making membership private, by approval or invitation-only
- Getting help from Assistant Organizers
- Dealing with conflicts in your Meetup Group
- Adding questions to member profiles
- Contacting Your Meetup Group — Newsletters, Templates and More
- Getting feedback to make your Meetup Group better
Membership Dues and Meetup Fees
- The Lowdown on Meetup Group Fees
- Using PayPal to Collect Membership Dues & Event Fees
- PayPal vs at the Door?
- Membership Dues or Meetup Fees
- Sample Document - Sponsorship Information and Rate Card
- Are you a Business or Sponsor?
- Sponsorship Basics - For Organizers
- Amazon Payments Basics - For Organizers
- Amazon Payments Business Account - For Organizers
- How to Obtain a Sponsor by Ron Purvis
- Getting Meetup Group Sponsorship
Amazon Payments
- Amazon Payments Feature Overview
- Amazon Payments Basics - For Organizers
- Amazon Payments Basics - For Members
- Amazon Payments Business Account - For Organizers
- Fees
- Refunds & Disputes
- Assistant Organizers
- Transaction Histories
- Other stuff
Promoting Your Meetup Group
- Recruit new members for your Meetup Group!
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Alert Lists
- Meetup Group Promotional Materials
- Promote your next Meetup on Craigslist
- Pitching your Meetup Group to Local TV News
- Press Tips — Getting the Attention of Your Local Media
- Write a press release to promote your Meetup in the news
- Use your press release to get noticed by Google News, Yahoo News and others!
- Putting local newspaper calendars to work
