When A Stampede Knocks At Your Door

If a super-growth idea is successful, you’ve got a stampede arriving at your online community.

That’s scary. You need to cater to these people differently.

Create a “Just arrived from…” page. Add the link from your registration form. This page brings newcomers up to speed. It highlights topical issues, it lists members they can contact for help. It offers ways these newcomers can immediately get involved. You can even discuss the informal sub-groups of your community, or running jokes.

If you’re here from Chuck’s interview with me, welcome. Here are some of my favourite posts:

• Stages of Building An Online Community
• Keep New Members Hooked For 21 Days 
• How To Build The First Online Community Of It’s Kind
• What Did You Say About Me? 
• Basic Tactics To Grow Your Online Community Without Any Promotion
• How To Find Your Community’s First Members

Happy reading.

Comments

[GEMMERZZ]

thanks for the welcome -- looking forward to following you! i'm clicking around and reading a bunch of your posts. good luck on this adventure!

[Vicki Flaugher]

Richard,
Chuck Westbrook did right by his community when he picked you as the next blog to feature. VERY good stuff. I am so looking forward to learning from you about building my own community as well as being part of one here. Thanks for the great work.

Together, we are stronger!
Vicki Flaugher, the original SmartWoman
follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/smartwoman

[Lesley Edwards]

Really enjoying your posts. Great crossover applications to my field, education.

[LisaNewton]

Wow, I'm looking forward to following your blog. It's just what I needed.........:)

Thanks for the welcome.

[Writer Dad]

I've never heard of just arrived from page, but I love the idea. It seems easy enough to do, and could definitely turn a newcomer into a fan.

[Laura]

Another hello from Chucks project... I will be tripping around your blog learning more about you and probably learning more about me as well. As a person who uses blogging as a sort of journal/life share I am a bit intimidated with the blogs so far but I am tough I plan to stick around and see what I find and learn.

[Shell]

I'm here from Chuck's project! *waves*

[Paul C]

Hi Richard,
I recently blogged about Seth Godin's lecture in New York after seeing the video. I'm also from Chuck Westbrook's site and enjoy the biweekly celebration of new blog discoveries. I am learning a handful already! Congratulations on your selection and best wishes.

[Kelvin Kao]

Thanks for the welcome. Read a few of your posts and liked how concise and actionable they are!

[Guy Tessler]

Richard, I love the short format. Keeps me coming back and it is not intrusive.

Good Call Chuck.

[Kat]

Hi Richard,

Happy to have discovered your blog! And have enjoyed reading some of your favorite posts. I love the idea of engaging people directly who comment on your posts. It's a great opportunity to make people feel welcomed.

Looking forward to the next few weeks.

cheers~ Kat

follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/NikitaScene

[B J Keltz]

Hello, Richard. Thank you so much for including a list of your favorite posts. It's a great way to get to know your site and learn more about your insight.

[Richard Millington]

Thanks everyone. I can't tell you how fantastic it is to hear all your great feedback.

You guys make this blog worth writing. You really do.