Wpwatercooler - Weekly Wordpress

On this episode of WPwatercooler we're going to be discussing meetups. We'll be discussing: how to find one,  how to run one, why would you do either and what are the motivations or running one or attending. What is a meetup? A great way to get like minded people together and share ideas. * Steve: OCWordPress began with the intent of finding local WordPress talent in order to outsource overflow work for his company. * Natalie: SoCal WordPress MeetUp Los Angeles started Feb 2009 after reading an article about MeetUp.com. She started the WordPress meetup after finding a void at meetup.com * Patrick: Greenbay WI – Someone set up a group on MeetUp but never actually did anything with it even though there were plenty of people that joined the online group. He decided to run the meeting. * Se: WP for Small Businesses – The organizer for the group left the group so she decided to take over the group. One of the hardest parts of organizing a meetup is finding the space. Here’s how some of the organizers handle tha