Getting hired as a Community Manager is only the first step on the journey. How you spend your first 30 days could very well define how you spend the rest of your time in that community.

Gm everyone, and happy Friday! One thing y'all should know about me, I love funk and funk-related music. @ColinZarzour showed me Parcels a couple weeks ago and they've been on constant rotation ever since. Check it 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=e4TFD2…

Seth Godin once said "Everyone is not your customer" He was right. It's also true for your community. Everyone is not your community member. To succeed, you have to narrow your focus.

A goal for all community builders: Getting to the point where your members are recommending your community. There's no better feeling.

Writing well is one of the most important skills in online community building. It allows you to share ideas clearly, build connections easily, and communicate effectively internally & externally.

I've spent the last 20 years studying how communities work. Here's the 6-step process I use to bring a flatlined community back to life:

Excited to show you what we have been heads-down building for the past year 😻 Today is a good day 🌈

When you're considering building a community for your project, make sure it has a purpose other than “promote my company”. Make your community about something meaningful, with your project as the “host”.

People forget how much of building a community happens one-by-one at the start. Stop trying to blow up overnight, and focus on helping the people around you.

Community growth: Half psychology, half data analysis. All hard work.

Content creation is so much more than what you see as the end product. It is: - Research - Figuring out your angle - Outlining - Storytelling - Rewriting (so many times...) - Content distribution - Content repurposing And after all that, MAYBE it hits with a few people.

A great list of resources here for anyone serious about the safety of their Discord communities.

Communities are ruled by 80/20. 20% of people provide 80% of value. Instead of spending time activating lurkers Make power members happy • Understand their needs • Empower them • Provide special perks Your time is finite. Invest it wisely. Opt for the high leverage move.

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the answer to all of this isn't to go down on your knees like a little bitch, begging your favorite billionaire to do what you want them to do with your favorite app the answer is to build and use software, infrastructure, and applications that by their very nature cannot be

A minimal viable product doesn't mean minimal effort.

Wanna know what's messed up? The crappy little local "marketing agencies" that build websites, social media profiles, and digital ~things~ for local small businesses, that charge an arm and a leg for a mediocre and often subpar product. I just spoke with a woman who runs a

There are too many companies that do this, and you can see it just by looking at any of your local businesses web presence. Jack knows his stuff, is kind, compassionate, and genuinely cares. Oh also, he REALLY knows his stuff. If you are a small business, send him a dm!