RE: Tangible Benefits of MUG Membership
RE: Tangible Benefits of MUG Membership
- Subject: RE: Tangible Benefits of MUG Membership
- From: "Lynn Wegley" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 10:28:07 -0500
- Thread-topic: RE: Tangible Benefits of MUG Membership
Jim, that is a good list.
I did an article that was quite a hit a few years ago on benefits, but
it was addressed as "why I belong to a MUG". The MUG was specific.
Seems like I had about 19 reasons. Including at the time such things as
a video tape library we would rent from and discounts at Peachpit and
other vendors. But the #1 reason was the ability to learn through
volunteering. I got a lot of great response from it.
I believe the article is still in the archives at
http://www.user-groups.net, but I don't have the time right now to look
for it. Maybe Fred Showker can come up with it. I may need to update it.
Another article that I did come up with was "Why Did You Join ACD?".
Which is kind of a self interview. It is at:
http://www.user-groups.net/Library/interview/Wegley/Default.html. It
also ends with an appeal to volunteer.
Have a great day.
Lynn
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1. Tangible Benefits of MUG Membership (Jim Foster)
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From: Jim Foster <email@hidden>
Subject: Tangible Benefits of MUG Membership
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 21:18:01 -0400
Sometimes, a member or even some of our Execs ask the question,
"Exactly what does a member get for their annual membership fee, that
isn't also available to non-members?".
I have provided a list of 13 items below, applicable to our MUG. I
wondered if anyone else could add additional items from your
experience. This might help me realize that we are doing the same
thing, or it might give us some food for thought about developing a
similar benefit.
One of the things I want to do is work this material up into a "Member
Services" section on our MUG web site. Putting this information there
should not only be a way to persuade non-members to join but also a
place to provide the nitty-gritty of how these services work to our
existing members.
These items have not been placed in any prioritization sequence .. they
are just in the order in which they poured out of me.
Thanks for any feedback.
Jim Foster
President
Macintosh Users East [MaUsE]
http://www.mause.ca
Tangible Benefits of MUG Membership:
1) Free Monthly CD:
2) Monthly Vendor Specials:
3) Free Raffle Prizes at Meetings:
4) Free Support Migrating Files to New Mac:
5) Free MaUsE Help Resource:
6) One-on-One Support from other Members:
7) Free Classified Ads to/from Other MUG Members:
8) Group Purchase Discounts:
9) New User Help Sessions and SIG's:
10) Regular Monthly Member Meetings:
11) Monthly Double-Click Newsletter:
12) Members Welcomed at Other User Group Meetings & Events
13) Eligible for Free Macworld Expo Exhibit Hall Passes
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