Today one of my ongoing searches on community brought Chris Pirillo’s Geek Community Building project to my attention. I think we need to take notice. And you’ll probably enjoy yourself at the same time!
What makes his new community so outstanding? He started it four days ago & has over 2800 members. And he is inviting [...]

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Today I’m sending you to my guest post on Darren Rowse’s blog, Problogger.net.
When Darren asked for a guest post we chatted about what the topic should be.
He suggested ‘Taking your Blog to a Community’ which is a broad canvas. I wrote a compilation of ideas for extending awareness of your blog or site to [...]

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The recipe is easy right?
Decide on a strategy & build a platform. Toss on some content & mix in some social media tools. And you’re done? ……. not quite! You’re missing the most important ingredient: the one that stirs it all together & serves it up. What is a recipe without a cook? (the [...]

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In one of my social networks I was asked "What is Community Building"? That made me realize that I’m maybe using a term with the assumption that others know what I’m talking about. For community managers we just make the assumption that it’s the goal of what we practice. The Wikipedia definition doesn’t have a [...]

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If you’re interested in Community Management topics, there’s an active Facebook group where discussions are happening. With over 1000 members from around the world there is a variety of contributions.
Here is a question that’s frequently asked:
I need help getting people to use a forum. I find that people will look at the questions but do [...]

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I was recently asked - What would your “top ten rules” of designing social networks or communities be? 1. Evaluate the company’s brand & how it relates to it’s community. Where are your supporters at? 2. Have a strategy - who is your target audience? 3. Decide on the platform that [...]

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