Our platform - KeepActive.com.au allows people to connect with locals by creating or joining physical activity groups such as walking, hiking, running, dancing or sports.
We aim to get sponsors that can help keep this platform free and accessible for everyone.
Open to feedback, suggestions, connections etc..
You can comment here or DM me. Thanks.
PS: For anyone wondering, how we compare to Meetup.com, try https://keepactive.com.au/compare-us
Thanks heaps. Mobile app is definitely on the cards but we wanted to test the market with a website.
Will definitely checkout Strava Clubs and get back to you.
Here is my read on Strava Clubs. Please let me know if you disagree:
More popular with distance based activities (running, walking, hiking etc..). Not much tennis, netball etc groups. Even the categories on Strava dont specifically cater to these groups.
Awareness is low outside Strava community - so people new to exercising or with people looking for more social fun rather than competitive cycling e.g. no Mums with bubs casual walking group
Most communities still seem to be using Meetup for actual RSVPs and managing members. Maybe it is because of few things:
3a. Initally clubs seem to have been more designed for simply sharing your stats and conversing in a tighter community
3b. Events is relatively new functionality
3c. Strava groups dont appear on google searches which is the way most people search for things
On the plus side, works great for distance based clubs using it for features such as leaderboards and competing on workouts
I think the overall audience of Strava is more geared towards competitive distance events and participants.
Whereas, most of the audience on our website have been people looking for social fun play (non-competitive sports). It doesn't limit us from competitive athletes but we feel it may have a broader appear 🤞
Looks good OP, just created a Triathlon group for Bayside. (you need to add Triathlon as a sport, I had to choose 'Other')
Thanks. Have added the new category
My 2 cents:
1) The lack of mobile apps is a deal breaker. You won't gain any traction without them.
2) Strava is THE activity tracking app - they also offer 'clubs' which are groups that focus on a particular sport. They can be local or not. You can create, join etc. It offers the ability to create and join events. It also promises to always offer a free version. And… It has way more features.
Your competition is not meetup - it's activity/sport tracking apps, such as Strava. You've missed the mark on your comparison table / competitors segment.
With these points in mind, why would I use KeepActive?