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I don't see the value in awkwardly meeting up with strangers. So many opportunities to meet others with kids in cool places without having to pay a fee. This is a dumb idea. Good luck though!

I’m a good facilitator and I have good venues. But appreciate the gut check. I always get business ideas before bed. The blog is a lot of work to maintain and keep up to date- I’m not ready to give it up, but it needs to make me some money!

Write a book. That’s the next step. Or sell products. Curate a subscription box. Arranging outings isn’t it unless you’re offering childcare, transportation, really solid entertainment- like a concert, food. If I’m paying you I’d expect to drop off.

I think a lot of people would try it for a reasonable price, maybe $10 or so.

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Jobs pay. Blogs and playdates don't.

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I don't see the value in awkwardly meeting up with strangers. So many opportunities to meet others with kids in cool places without having to pay a fee. This is a dumb idea. Good luck though!

I’m a good facilitator and I have good venues. But appreciate the gut check. I always get business ideas before bed. The blog is a lot of work to maintain and keep up to date- I’m not ready to give it up, but it needs to make me some money!

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I don't see the value in awkwardly meeting up with strangers. So many opportunities to meet others with kids in cool places without having to pay a fee. This is a dumb idea. Good luck though!

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many free meetups already. I don’t see this as marketable.

The existing model is Tinkergarden, but they take such a big chunk that it wouldn’t be worth my time to do it. Because I have a blog base, I’m thinking of going it alone. Anyway, I honestly have no idea how successful Tinkergarden is, i’m just playing Devils advocate to the assertion that there’s no market.

You seem nice. Not trying to rain on your parade. Tinkergarten isn’t the only group out there. Again, there are free meet up groups. I would not pay for this. Maybe if you had performers or catered it. But not $20. Def less.


Are you in DMV?

If I’m going to pay $20 for my kids to do an activity I would just take them to a kids play place with comfortable seats.

Anonymous wrote:There are so many free meetups already. I don’t see this as marketable.

The existing model is Tinkergarden, but they take such a big chunk that it wouldn’t be worth my time to do it. Because I have a blog base, I’m thinking of going it alone. Anyway, I honestly have no idea how successful Tinkergarden is, i’m just playing Devils advocate to the assertion that there’s no market.

Anonymous wrote:There are so many free meetups already. I don’t see this as marketable.

And most of us are resourceful enough to find interesting local places independently. Without a blog.

There are so many free meetups already. I don’t see this as marketable.

Anonymous wrote:Honestly zero. When my child got into K and beyond, they wanted playdates with their friends not random kids they don’t know. Before Kindergarten age they/I had friends either through a moms playgroup locally and then eventually day care.

Thanks! I guess I should mention that my blog centers on interesting things to do in the area where we live, so people are coming there to find activity/outing suggestions.

Honestly zero. When my child got into K and beyond, they wanted playdates with their friends not random kids they don’t know. Before Kindergarten age they/I had friends either through a moms playgroup locally and then eventually day care.

I have a “mommy blog” with about 1000 followers. I’m struggling with monetizing it. In the meantime, I am up every weekend with my young child, researching fun/cheap places to go. I’m admittedly pretty lazy, so I don’t like hard-core hiking activities. I like activities with lots of shade, easy parking, and quick access to bathrooms. I’m thinking of adding a plated component to my blog, where I plan a monthly play date. I would provide the location, and people could sign up. If they sign up and they are part of my group, I will provide all of the information as far as best places to park, insider tips for having a successful outing, facilitate the group icebreaker to help people make friends, lead the group through the activity, and maybe even provide a little goodie bag at the end. I think I’d have to cap it at 10 people just to keep things saying, but I have a potential partner and then we could take it up to 20 people. Would you pay $20 for your child for this activity, with a discount for siblings and babies free? If not, how much would you pay? My blog does get me some promotional things from time to time, like the circus and I could also offer those. I’m pretty busy with a full-time job, and my child does have other activities, so I think I’d have to keep this to once a month, and I think only $20 per kid is going to make it worth my time. Another possible model could be $20 per family up to three kids and limit it to 10 families.