If you go to the main page, you’ll notice a map with red dots on it. The cool thing about the “add new meetup” button is that it puts another dot on that map- so visitors to the site will notice “hey, that dot’s sort of near me!”, even if they don’t know about the Discussion section.
Second, it seems psychologically easier to respond to opportunities than requests. “I’ll be here, come join me!” is at least somewhat more likely to get a response than “anyone out there?”
Third, this is advice that has been given by founders of successful meetups, and is how the Austin meetup came to be (because SilasBartas took this advice in Waco, and everyone else that showed up came from Austin!).
If you go to the main page, you’ll notice a map with red dots on it. The cool thing about the “add new meetup” button is that it puts another dot on that map- so visitors to the site will notice “hey, that dot’s sort of near me!”, even if they don’t know about the Discussion section.
Second, it seems psychologically easier to respond to opportunities than requests. “I’ll be here, come join me!” is at least somewhat more likely to get a response than “anyone out there?”
Third, this is advice that has been given by founders of successful meetups, and is how the Austin meetup came to be (because SilasBartas took this advice in Waco, and everyone else that showed up came from Austin!).