Growing & Developing your WordPress Meetup

What are the secrets to attracting and keeping great WordPress meetup members and having your meetup continue to grow? Are there tools and tricks to keeping things fresh and interesting? This slidedeck was presented in my talk at WordCamp Europe 2016 in Vienna, Austria.

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1. Keys to Growing & Developing your WordPress Meetup Dee Teal - The Web Princess WP Melbourne
2. Keys to Growing & Developing your WordPress Meetup Dee Teal - The Web Princess WP Melbourne
3. Dee Teal Web Princess • Front End Developer • Genesis Specialist • WP Community Organiser • Team Lead with • Not really much of a princess https:/ /thewebprincess.com/meetups @thewebprincess
4. Joining a Community WP Antwerp
5. Are They Like Me? ` WP Paris
6. Before We Meet FIRST STOP YOUR ONLINE PROFILE PAGES About Page Do as much as you can to clearly show what the membership is like
7. http://www.meetup.com/WordPress-Melbourne/
8. https://thewebprincess.com/meetups
9. Before We Meet FIRST STOP YOUR ONLINE PROFILE PAGES About Page Do as much as you can to clearly show what the membership is like Member Profiles Enable potential members to examine rich profiles in detail
10. http://www.meetup.com/WordPress-Melbourne/
11. Before We Meet FIRST STOP YOUR ONLINE PROFILE PAGES About Page Do as much as you can to clearly show what the membership is like Member Profiles Enable potential members to examine rich profiles in detail Photo Gallery Showcase photos and videos of recent activities
12. http://www.meetup.com/WordPress-Melbourne/
13. Before We Meet FIRST STOP YOUR ONLINE PROFILE PAGES About Page Do as much as you can to clearly show what the membership is like Member Profiles Enable potential members to examine rich profiles in detail Photo Gallery Showcase photos and videos of recent activities Welcome Email A great way of highlighting what you’re about can help make people feel welcome
14. thewebprincess.com/meetups
15. Will they Like Me? Vienna WP Gold Coast
16. Make People Feel Welcome WP Vienna
17. Facilitate Socialising & Networking WP Auckland
18. Sustaining a Great Meetup Practical Advice WP Romanga
19. Have a Great Organising Team Melbourne Organisers
20. Identifying Team Players ENTHUSIASTIC ACTIVE PRESENT INVOLVED HELPFUL
21. Tools and Structure Slack Online messaging and group chat Task Management Keeping on top of tasks and plans Hangouts Virtual Meetups Online Tools Online Presence & marketing tools
22. Build Great Sponsor Relationships WP Barcelona
23. Approaching Sponsors PROFESSIONAL ASK COMMUNICATE COMMONALITY RESPECT https://thewebprincess.com/meetups
24. Keeping things Fresh WP Bratislava
25. WP Antwerp Presentations Keeping them Fresh
26. Clinics Happiness Bars WP Atlanta
27. Workshops Fantastic for New Users WP Atlanta
28. Cafe Meetups WP Utrecht
29. Co Working Days Gold Coast WP Bosses WP Gold Coast
30. Contributor Days Don’t have to be at WordCamps WP Melbourne
31. Specialist Meetups Women of WordPress WoW Orange County
32. BeachPress WordPress House Party WP Australia
33. Dee Teal Web Princess • Front End Developer • Genesis Specialist • WP Community Organiser • Team Lead with • Not really much of a princess https:/ /thewebprincess.com/meetups @thewebprincess