{"id":15695,"date":"2023-05-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/?p=15695"},"modified":"2023-09-22T17:26:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T21:26:54","slug":"re-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/re-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording: April 2023 Meetup Community Building Office Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ready to build a thriving community on Meetup? We\u2019ve got you covered. Hear your questions get answered during office hours hosted by Meetup\u2019s Community Support team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the recording with two of Meetup\u2019s customer support professionals, Alex Marden and Colin-Pierre Larnerd, for essentials on managing your group, hosting events, and making the most out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/meetup-product-release-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meetup\u2019s features<\/a>.<\/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: April 2023 Meetup Community Building Office Hours\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P4BFEGrdulw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Main Takeaways: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Product Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The Event Scheduler now has the ability to choose which event communication tool to use: Event Chat, Event Comments, or both\n<ul>\n<li>You must choose at least one tool to keep on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once you save or publish the event, you cannot change the setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Organizers and Member+ subscribers can now see attendee insights on the event page\n<ul>\n<li>Insights:\n<ul>\n<li>How many members will be attending for the first time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The ratio of genders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many members are in your age range<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What members are looking for<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The interests you share with fellow members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions from the Meetup Community<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>\u201cIf a person has already turned off email notifications and joins my group, they don&#8217;t seem to receive my messages. Can we ensure our mailing list announcements are sent regardless of the settings?\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Meetup empowers your members to decide which notifications they receive to either their email inbox or their mobile device.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn more about what types of notifications members can receive <a href=\"https:\/\/help.meetup.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/9031452731277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019d suggest listing specific expectations for members in your group description, so when they join they know how to adjust their notifications and stay informed about your group\u2019s activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>&#8220;How can I change the name of one of my Meetup groups easily? I still can\u2019t figure this out.\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>You can change your group\u2019s name, description, or even the URL at any time in your group settings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch the demo (<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P4BFEGrdulw?t=552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">9:12<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em> <\/em><strong><em>&#8220;If I want to set up more than 3 Meetup groups, do I need to have a new email address? How do I do this?\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.meetup.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360002877711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meetup Pro<\/a> enables organizers to create a network of an unlimited number of groups. It\u2019s especially useful for businesses or organizations setting up similar groups in different cities or countries. Meetup Pro can cost up to $35 per month per group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the cost is prohibitive for your community, some organizers do create a new account with a different email address and set up a separate standard subscription where you can organize a maximum of three groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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>My meetup had a strong boost beginning, but it slowed down after a week. Why did it happen? What&#8217;s the best way to keep the flow of people into the group and how can I grow the number of people attending?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Colin<\/em>: The reason for the decline is because, as Alex mentioned, when you create the group, we blast an email or notification to people in your area who are interested in your group&#8217;s topics. So when you created your group, everyone got notified. So that&#8217;s probably why you&#8217;re not seeing a huge increase in members. To grow your group, it really comes down to consistency. When you&#8217;re hosting regular events, that are ideally quality events, and welcoming new people, your group will continue to grow.  Also, make sure you&#8217;re communicating with people on Meetup. You can use your contact members tool, event chat, event comments, mailing list, or the discussion board to reengage members.  It is really valuable for people to know that this is an active group which will inspire them to actually show up. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Product Feature Request <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/M43Ldh2nzyQirbh76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stay up to date on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/blog\/meetup-product-release-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">product updates<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meetup\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/help.meetup.com\/hc\/en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">help center<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For further support from our team or to&nbsp;<strong>report a bug<\/strong>, submit a direct request to our team using <a href=\"https:\/\/help.meetup.com\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new?ticket_form_id=360001758931\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this form<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/PTVXkca8pQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organizer Discord Community<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\"><p>Learn the essentials of managing your group, hosting events, and making the most out of Meetup\u2019s features.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":15712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127,43],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - 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