Make bigger events feel smaller
Meetup is great for helping people find a group. ThinkMatch helps guests find the right people inside that group by using event questions, compatibility signals, conversation prompts, chat, and video.
Use ThinkMatch with your Meetup events and earn extra money
If you already organize events on Meetup, ThinkMatch gives you a simple companion tool: keep your Meetup page for discovery and RSVPs, then add a ThinkMatch event link so guests can answer questions, get matched, chat, video, and arrive with better introductions already started.
Eligible hosts can earn $5 for every verified new ThinkMatch user who joins through their event link, answers event questions, joins the event, and participates in ThinkMatch chat or video for that event.
Use Meetup for your public event listing · add ThinkMatch for matching and pre-event connection · earn $5 per verified new user
Why Meetup hosts add ThinkMatch
Give guests a reason to show up
When people see matches, shared interests, and possible conversation starters before the event, the gathering feels less anonymous and easier to enter.
Create an extra host revenue stream
If your Meetup group already brings new people together, ThinkMatch can turn that audience-building work into trackable host earnings.
How to use ThinkMatch alongside Meetup
1. Keep your Meetup event page
Use your normal Meetup listing, event description, calendar, RSVP flow, and group messaging. Your existing workflow can stay in place.
2. Create a matching event in ThinkMatch
Create a free ThinkMatch event for the same gathering. Add questions that fit the event: interests, goals, experience level, topics people want to discuss, or who they would like to meet.
3. Add your ThinkMatch link to the Meetup description
Invite attendees to answer the ThinkMatch questions before they arrive. You can also share the link in Meetup comments, direct messages, reminder emails, social posts, or a QR code at check-in.
4. Let guests connect before and during the event
ThinkMatch helps guests discover compatible people, start chat or video, and walk in with context instead of cold introductions.
5. Earn from verified new users
You earn when new ThinkMatch users come through your event link and complete the required event participation steps.
Where this works best
Social meetups
Make casual happy hours, dinner groups, game nights, and community gatherings less awkward by helping people find shared interests early.
Networking events
Match founders, job seekers, creators, professionals, and local business owners by goals, industry, skill set, and conversation topics.
Workshops and classes
Help attendees find study partners, accountability partners, project collaborators, or people with similar learning goals.
Recurring communities
Use ThinkMatch across regular gatherings so guests have a fresh reason to return and meet someone new each time.
Copy you can add to your Meetup event
Optional event description text:
Before the event, join our ThinkMatch event link to answer a few quick questions and see who you may want to meet. ThinkMatch helps attendees find shared interests, start conversations, and connect before the event begins.
Host earnings
ThinkMatch pays eligible event hosts because hosts do more than post a link. They bring people together, create the context for connection, and help new users understand why the event is worth joining.
- $5 paid per verified new user, including eligible private-event guests.
- Verified means the guest answers event questions, joins the event, and participates in ThinkMatch chat or video connected to that event.
- Payouts are processed monthly once your balance reaches $50.
- Fraudulent or self-referred accounts are not eligible.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to stop using Meetup?
No. ThinkMatch is designed to work alongside your existing event software. Use Meetup for discovery and RSVPs, and ThinkMatch for matching, questions, chat, video, and host earnings.
Can I use this for private follow-up events?
Yes. ThinkMatch supports private events, so you can use it for invite-only dinners, organizer meetups, member socials, and follow-up gatherings.
What should my event questions ask?
Ask questions that make introductions easier: what guests want to talk about, what they are working on, their favorite local spots, what kind of people they hope to meet, or what they want from the event.
Is ThinkMatch affiliated with Meetup?
No. ThinkMatch is an independent companion tool for event hosts and community organizers who may already use event platforms such as Meetup.