While reading one of our favorite blogs, it talked about the importance of taking an online community offline. If you have read our blog in the past, you know we have talked about online Roanoke and offline Roanoke and the two needing to connect. The positive attributes of both communities must be incorporated in each community (i.e. open communication for offline and face-to-face relationships for online). It is our belief that those groups who are able to create a sound offline identity and online identity will create rapid word-of-mouth, buzz or viral presence, which yields greater effectiveness without spending additional time.

Therefore, I would be curious to know if this blog community would like to schedule an offline meetup sometime soon to further discuss social and professional opportunities for young professionals in the Roanoke and New River Valleys of Virginia. If yes, then please comment or email us at stuartmease@gmail.com.