{"id":13275,"date":"2022-11-21T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/?p=13275"},"modified":"2022-11-21T17:55:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T22:55:29","slug":"recording-meetup-101-getting-your-community-to-show-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/recording-meetup-101-getting-your-community-to-show-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording | Meetup 101: Getting Your Community to Show Up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the biggest challenges for event hosts is getting people who\u2019ve registered for an event to turn up. Fortunately, Meetup offers a wide array of resources to keep your audiences engaged before, during, and after events. In this installment of Meetup 101, we\u2019re delving into the formula for turning an RSVP into a true attendee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch Colin-Pierre Larnerd, Customer Support &amp; Operations Manager, Alex Marden, Customer Support Content Lead, along with David Good, a Meetup organizer, and mentor, for a breakdown of the many ways you can encourage and track attendance at your events. Learn insider tips for using the latest attendee management and event check-in features to increase your impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recording| Meetup 101: Getting Your Community to Show Up\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timestamps: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Intro to the event (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=63\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1:03<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boosting Engagement (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=188\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3:08<\/a>)\n<ul>\n<li>Setting group expectations (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">4:01<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicating with your members (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=540\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9:00<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dues, fees, and fundraising (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=1177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">19:37<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attendee Manager (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=1362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">22:42<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Event Check-in (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=1473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">24:33<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product Updates (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=1626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">27:06<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Q&amp;A (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=1697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">28:17<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Support (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=2655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">44:15<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Q&amp;A Questions and Resources: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can you offer advice for someone who took over as the organizer of an existing but inactive group?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>David:<\/em> From my experience, if you do your events consistently, it doesn&#8217;t matter whether two people or 20 people show up, the group&#8217;s going to grow over time. Meetup is doing the work behind the scenes to get people to your events. That&#8217;s the reason why I use Meetup rather than any other platform. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What is the difference between announcements and email chain conversations for group mailing lists?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Colin<\/em>: Check out the demo by Colin for more insight on the answer to this question (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/u6n0ZZgcpAE?t=2196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">36:36<\/a>). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>How do people manage spam and discussions, and can hosts delete spam?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Alex:<\/em> The answer is yes. We want to make sure that with the communication tools we have available so you and your members feel safe and comfortable communicating with each other. We have ways of reporting spam and inappropriate content if your community is expensing any of these things. 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