I'm starting a meetup! Any advice?

[Nicole Heasley Beitenman]

Hello BP! I'm taking @Brandon Turner's advice and starting my own meetup. We plan to keep it consistent in terms of time, date (3rd Tues. of each month), and location. I've posted it on Meetup.com, here on BP in the events, and created a FB group which will also have the event posted. Do any other meeting hosts have tips or advice for me? I expect it to be small for a while, but I'm hoping it starts to pick up around the 6 month mark.

[Corey Hawkinson]

@Nicole Heasley my 2 cents, coming from a shy person who goes to many networking meetings... have some format, even if it is very loose. Do a “haves and wants” where people can comment on what they have to offer (property, service, whatever) and what they are looking for. I personally hate going to meetings and talking to strangers. This helps break the ice.