So, if you were following our Meetup page, you’ll notice that WeWork\/Meetup announced some upcoming changes that I, as an organizer, was not comfortable with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They decided that, beginning in November, they would reduce organizer fees. Great. All in favor. But at the same time, they would start charging attendees $2 per RSVP. Yeah. No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would be okay with $1 per RSVP, -if- and -only- if, that money were split between Meetup and the organizer somehow. But it’s not, and I feel pretty strongly that they will either reverse this decision, or face the demise of their platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s easy for me. I’m a small organizer. It’s EASY for me to get off their platform. I don’t have to rely on them. I really feel for some of the organizers of larger events. Especially those who charge for attendance — this new schema, at this time, doesn’t seem to offer the capability to upcharge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But again, it’s not about the money — for me, anyway. It’s that I resent a sudden inconvenience on my user base that benefits me in almost no way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So from this point on, please feel free to follow this website and\/or Twitter (@dc540baab) for updates. How this is likely to flesh out is that I continue to announce the events on Meetup, but no longer allow RSVPs through that platform, instead driving them here, where I will add a registration form of some sort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So, if you were following our Meetup page, you’ll notice that WeWork\/Meetup announced some upcoming changes that I, as an organizer, was not comfortable with. They decided that, beginning in … <\/p>\n