Move Your Group Off Meetup Without Losing Members

A warm four-week plan: what to set up first, the exact message to send your members, and how to keep every bit of momentum you have built.

You have already done the hard part. You built a group people look forward to, and that goodwill travels with you. Changing platforms is just paperwork compared to that.

The five-second version

Set up the new page first. Give your members a warm heads-up. Say it once, clearly. Host your next event on the new page. Then close out the old subscription.

[[rank:Week 1|Set up the new home first|]] Give the page everything a member would want: a photo, a description in your own voice, your neighborhood, and your next real event on the calendar.

Someone landing there for the first time should know exactly when and where to meet you.

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[[rank:Week 2|Share it with your members|]] Send the link to your group chat and to anyone who has been part of things recently. A friendly note goes a long way.

A handful of RSVPs early on makes the page feel active for everyone who arrives later.

[[rank:Week 3|Announce it clearly|]] One message on your old platform, one in the group chat. Warm and simple:

We are giving the group a new home so events, RSVPs and updates all live in one place. Here is the link, RSVP for the next meetup there. Same group, same people, easier to keep up with.

:::note A few things that make it smoother Keep the tone positive about wherever you were before. Send one clear message rather than several. And pick a date to run RSVPs in one place, so nobody has to check two lists. :::

[[rank:Week 4|Host your next event on the new page|]] Run your next meetup with RSVPs on the new page, and send the link directly to anyone who has not seen it yet.

Once everyone has landed, you can close out the old subscription.

Quick answers

| Question | Short answer | | --- | --- | | Will my members follow? | The people who enjoy your group come for you and the community, and a clear link makes it easy for them. | | Can I bring my old list? | Names, usually. Email export is limited on most platforms, so group chats and event posts are your best way to reach people. | | Keep the old page? | Keep it up long enough to point people over, then retire it. | | What about dues? | Set up payments on the new page first, then switch billing at the start of a cycle so nobody is charged twice. |

:::note About cost ClubFinder is free to host today, and members always join free. Paid organizer plans are likely later as we grow, with advance notice and a free tier for organizers who are already here. :::

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