Comments on: Your Questions about Social Media Networking Events http://evaabreu.com/your-questions-about-social-media-networking-events/ Finding Other Birds of a Feather to Flock Together Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:58:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lynette Young http://evaabreu.com/your-questions-about-social-media-networking-events/#comment-199 Lynette Young Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:41:56 +0000 http://evaabreu.com/?p=505#comment-199 Having co-organized Podcamp Philly for all three years & starting up Social Media Club Princeton I can offer a few tips and pitfalls. - Recruit help, but be prepared to tackle it all if help gets busy - Expect it to take a while to pick up WOM & memebers - Be prepared for the unexpected (speakers not showing up, A/V equipment not working, sponsors backing out, etc.) - Plan on spending 10x as much time as you thought it would take to organize - Be sure to have a game plan, agenda, and Plan B - Reach out to as many of your networking circles (even non-SoMe) as you can to help spread the word - Above all else, know that along the way you will make some incredible friends and build life-long relationships with very good people @LynetteRadio Having co-organized Podcamp Philly for all three years & starting up Social Media Club Princeton I can offer a few tips and pitfalls.

- Recruit help, but be prepared to tackle it all if help gets busy
- Expect it to take a while to pick up WOM & memebers
- Be prepared for the unexpected (speakers not showing up, A/V equipment not working, sponsors backing out, etc.)
- Plan on spending 10x as much time as you thought it would take to organize
- Be sure to have a game plan, agenda, and Plan B
- Reach out to as many of your networking circles (even non-SoMe) as you can to help spread the word
- Above all else, know that along the way you will make some incredible friends and build life-long relationships with very good people

@LynetteRadio

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