How to Plan a Tweet-up for Twitter Members
- 1). Make it local: This seems to work best, particularly in larger cities. If it is too big, people won't get to meet people, costs go up and it takes a lot more logistically to pull it off with hotels and transportation.
- 2). Keep it simple by planning a meeting in a bar or restaurant with a room for groups. There are several reasons for this.
1. It is in a public area, making it a safer way to meet up with strangers.
2. Costs are low since the establishment just wants a group of paying customers.
3. Informal is always more cost effective, and it helps people put on their social hat instead of their business hat.
4. It can be spontaneous. Sometimes people will plan a tweet-up for the same day or around someone they want to meet who is coming to town. - 3). Set a date and time that is realistic. Daytime hours don't generally work for groups. In fact, most tweet-ups are at night. In general, they last two or three hours.
- 4). Market it on Twitter and other social sites.: Announce the event as much as is possible. Of course, if it is on the same day, it will be more difficult to market, but it can be done.
An announcement could look something like this: Tweet-up at Al's Bar 123 Main Street Anytown, St on date from time . Hope to see you there. Please retweet. - 5). Ask others to retweet the invite. A retweet is when another person announces the event to the people following them. This can get the message to thousands. You could also ask people to RSVP, so you get an idea of how many will be coming. A group of 20 is about the norm for a casual meeting. You should also blog about the event if it is not the same day.
- 6). Have all your supplies ready: You will need name badges, markers and a guest list (if you asked them to RSVP). This is essential since some people do not use their real name on their accounts. People will only know others by their usernames.
- 7). Twitter during the tweet-up. This seems to be a given at these events. People will announce who they are meeting and what's going on. The result is that by morning there will be new followers on everyone's list.
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