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Side Hustle School

#2828 - Q&A: “What’s the best way to organize a meetup?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In this episode, we discuss how to organize and promote a successful meetup or sales presentation on a budget—and how this can help your side hustle. Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week. Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com Email: [email protected] Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions Connect on Instagram: @193countries Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.substack.com If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's the best way to organize a meetup? What if you want to promote a successful meet up or sales presentation

0:14.6

on a budget? You can do this in some side hustle fashion. Some way to make money or

0:19.9

build your audience, grow your community.

0:22.6

There's all kinds of good goals that can be served by hosting meetups.

0:25.7

I used to host them all the time.

0:27.0

I still do it once in a while, but not as often as I used to,

0:30.6

just because I'm not traveling as much.

0:32.2

I guess that's one big reason. But meetups can be really fun. You get to hear directly from customers, followers, readers, subscribers, viewers, whatever your kind of business might be. So let's hear this question from Michael and

0:43.0

San Francisco. He's been inspired to try some new things. This seems like a good

0:47.1

thing to try. Doesn't have to cost a lot of money. It can actually be easy and

0:50.0

fun. So let's talk about how to organize and promote a successful event without

0:53.9

spending a lot of money. That's a key point. Should have mentioned that.

0:56.7

Hosting a meetup without spending a lot of money and making it fun details in just

1:01.3

30 seconds. Chris, this is Michael from San Francisco. I want to host a free meet-up or sales presentation to promote my

1:25.0

business, but I'm not sure where to start. Your books have given me the confidence to try new

1:30.1

things, and I think this could be a great opportunity. What steps should I take to

1:34.3

organize and promote a successful event without spending a lot of money? Are there

1:38.8

specific venues or strategies you recommend for attracting attendees and making the most of the event.

1:44.0

Thanks again and I look forward to your answer.

1:47.0

All right man thanks for the question.

1:51.0

I'm a big fan of beat-ups as noted. They can be a great way to connect with

1:54.8

potential customers, promote your business or your brand, or just kind of build relationships

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