The Ultimate Guide to Hosting a Real Estate Meetup
YES ! Both hosting and attending a real estate meet-up is intimidating! What if people don't show up? What if I can't provide value? Thoughts like these fill my head every single time. BUT THAT'S GOOD!
Okay, meetups 🤝, hate them, love them ❤️, socially Awkward, it doesn't matter. They are such a great tool 🔨 . If you break through the noise and focus on building just ONE meaningful relationship.... You never know what it might branch out into ❗
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HOW YOU CAN ENSURE YOUR MEET-UPS ARE SUCCESSFUL
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HOW YOU CAN ENSURE YOUR MEET-UPS ARE SUCCESSFUL 〰️
Key Takeaways:
1. Hosting meetups brings value and recognition to the host, making it easier to connect with others.
2. As a host, introduce speakers to a new audience and find unique ways to add value.
3. Make introducing someone to someone else your main goal, focusing on providing value and making connections.
4. Tailor the event to the audience's needs and create dedicated networking opportunities.
5. Offer headshots as a way to differentiate yourself and add value to attendees.
6. Show up for others by attending their events and supporting their endeavors.
7. Hosting or attending meetups can lead to valuable connections, business partnerships, and personal growth.
BRING VALUE TO ATTENDEES
Hosting meetups brings value to other operators, and everyone recognizes the host, it is work to host events to bring people to invite speakers, all that stuff. You automatically have an easier way in to meet people just because you hosted the party.
ADD VALUE TO SPEAKERS 🎤
Most speakers will be a few steps ahead of the rest of the audience. And they can add value to the audience. But as a host, you can introduce them to a new audience. And your goal is to try and add value in a different way that other people haven't been approached before.
MAKE INTRODUCING SOMEONE TO SOMEONE ELSE YOUR MAIN GOAL 🤝🏻
If you're introverted, the easiest thing to do and ask, and the conversation starter is honestly these:
- Ask about the other person that you're talking to.
- Figure out ,”can I introduce someone of value to them?” , or “ can intro me to somebody else who can be a value as well. ”
When introducing someone, you should provide information about the individual to whom you are presenting him or her nicely. You give them the opportunity to start a discussion and get to know one other. An introduction may help you start a discussion with someone, extend your professional network, and make a good first impression of yourself.
THINK ABOUT THE AUDIENCE
Tailor an event that was basically tailored for you, because you wanted to make sure that you’ll have a VIP hour, basically an operator hour beforehand so that operators can connect with other operators. Sometimes it is nice to just have dedicated time to just sit down with somebody else who's also doing it and being able to pick their brains.
HEADSHOTS 🖼️
Nobody likes taking pictures, and very few people know how to take pictures. You can add value in that sense to the audience. So saying, Hey, we have headshots included either, you know for free or it's practically admission is one way to differentiate yourself. The purpose of your headshot is to convey professionalism, personality, and, if relevant, your brand. A professional headshot shows that you are dedicated and that you care.
SHOW UP
The biggest tip of them all, is I try to show up for other people as well. So, if you have buddies who are on live on Instagram, going live on YouTube on clubhouse, having their own meetups dinners, whatever it is, TRY TO SHOW UP too, because it's hard to ask someone to show up for you if you don't show up for them.
I hope that you guys found some value in this. I hope that you go out and host a meet up or attend a meet up and have a lot of fun. Meet new business partners, meet new vendors or just connect with somebody, and bigger than that, I hope that you can also just add value to somebody else.
