Tuesday April 19, 2005
Dear Organizer of The Omaha Perl Meetup Group--
As you may have heard, Meetup recently made an announcement you
probably don’t like: a required monthly group fee.
We announced this a week ago, and we’ve heard the announcement was
abrupt, confusing, and inconsiderate of the hard work you do for your
groups – for that we sincerely apologize.
We also listened to that feedback and rewrote the announcement – it
now reads as we wish it always had. We strongly encourage you to read
the new version (then please come back and read the rest of this email
– it’ll only take a minute).
www.meetup.com/changes
Welcome back. By now you’ve read the announcement. Hopefully you’ve
paid the monthly fee for your group. If not, we hope this email
provides some useful information:
• First, this isn’t a decision we made lightly. However, after
exploring every other possible path, we feel this is the only way to
ensure that Meetup.com is available for a long, long time so your
groups always have a home.
• Second, while we need to collect this monthly fee from each
Organizer, please remember this is a group fee. The financial burden
isn’t yours alone - the fee allows your group to use Meetup.com and
we encourage the group as a whole to contribute.
We’ve also heard feedback that discussing money with your group may be
uncomfortable and/or you may not want to have to deal with collecting
and managing money. As with every new iteration of Meetup, we didn’t
get it perfect from the start. But as always we’re listening, we hear
this concern loud and clear, and we’ll respond as we always do – by
making the improvements you want over time.
• Third, some people have been unclear about the price. If you
purchase in April, it costs $9/month until 2006. This special price is
our way of thanking you for being one of the first Organizers.
• Finally, we understand that some of you are waiting until the last
minute to make your first payment. You’re welcome to do that, however,
we’re now treating all purchases made in April, regardless of when
they’re made, as if they’re made on April 30. Don’t risk missing out
on the discounts – sign up now.
Hopefully this information has been useful and we hope you and your
group feel that Meetup.com is worth $9/month. If so, click the link
below to begin your subscription:
https://secure.meetup.com/plus
Sincerely,
~The Team at Meetup.com
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