Wpblab - A Wordpress Social Media Show

Bridget was late to her very first meetup and ended up having to sit up front, and when it was over, she just left - “don’t do that!” ;) Jason had a similar experience, but he likes sitting in the front row! His first meetup had nothing to do with WordPress. He threw a bunch of search terms at Meetup.com and the Adobe Software meetup kept coming up so he went! Met a guy the first time there who encouraged him to speak at the very next meetup! Attending your first meetup: Be on time (or early!) Have a 10-sec intro or “elevator pitch” available to introduce yourself - don’t try to sound clever, just say your name and some quick things about who you are - “If your grandma doesn’t know what you do by reading your twitter bio…” Sit where you can hear/see easily Meetup.com is a good resource for finding things you like If you’re a ‘doer’ and want to get involved in your meetup, sit back for a bit and see what people are NOT doing - then offer to do that! Take notes and share them! It’s a great way to help. Use a