I agree with this and would add that even monthly meetings only could be very valuable if they’re combined with good online follow-up. When you know someone from a meeting first you’re probably more likely to ask them lots of questions that if they were just recommended to you over the internet. Nevertheless, I also think it could be promising to invest into personalized online guidance. Michelle mentioned below that the buddy-system wasn’t used much, but maybe something similar could work well especially if the demand from new people increases as expected.
I agree with this and would add that even monthly meetings only could be very valuable if they’re combined with good online follow-up. When you know someone from a meeting first you’re probably more likely to ask them lots of questions that if they were just recommended to you over the internet. Nevertheless, I also think it could be promising to invest into personalized online guidance. Michelle mentioned below that the buddy-system wasn’t used much, but maybe something similar could work well especially if the demand from new people increases as expected.