Starting and Running a Successful User Group
User groups are a way to allow people to connect with peers. Running a successful user group is a lot of work and requires some management skills. Let this course be your manual for creating and running your user group successfully.
What you'll learn
User groups have been around for decades. Making sure that attendees and speakers feel at home at the group isn't always an easy task. In this course, we look at all the aspects evolving around a user group. If you want to start your own group or already have a group today and want to know tips and tricks on making it more successful, this course will be your manual.
Table of contents
- Module introduction 3m
- What is a User Group? 6m
- What is a Good User Group? 6m
- Typical Questions From a Future User Group Lead 8m
- Thinking About the Technology and Name for Your User Group 3m
- Demo: Finding a Name for Your User Group 2m
- Thinking About Visuals and Your Website 5m
- Demo: Using Meetup.Com 2m
- The Board of Your User Group 4m
- Financial Aspects 12m
- A Quick Look at My User Group 1m
- Summary 1m
- Module Introduction 2m
- Creating a Community 3m
- Creating a Site for Your User Group 10m
- Registrations 4m
- Demo: Using Eventbrite for Your Registrations 3m
- Creating Mailings 7m
- Demo: Creating Mailings Using MailChimp 8m
- Embracing Social Media 4m
- Demo: Using SlideShare 2m
- Surveys and Feedback 2m
- Demo: Using Instant.ly 4m
- Apps for Your User Group 1m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Gill Cleeren is a Microsoft Regional Director, MVP and Pluralsight author. Gill is the CTO of Xebia Microsoft Services Belgium and focuses on web and mobile architecture. He's also a frequent speaker at many international conferences. Gill also founded Techorama, the biggest IT conference in Belgium and the Netherlands.