Month: December 2008

People hate waiting. If you’re going to give a member of your community recognition for doing something good, you should give it now. This goes

What do you do when your community website goes down? Do you call the tech guy and wait for it to come back online? How

Why do so many websites hide their online communities behind a special Community tab? It makes building a community harder. If you can’t integrate the

Ning is a great online community package that’s getting better every day. Kickapps will let you create an online community in minutes. Liveworld will let

If we’re smart, right now we’ll be thinking about how to build online communities for people that have never participated in one. That is about

My former boss, who reads this blog, asked me how to actually build online communities yesterday. Good question. You start by identifying what you want

Persuading five new members to join your community a day is a great idea. Don’t let worries about scaling persuade you otherwise.

You want to be told what you think of yourself. If you think you’re a brilliant game designer, you want to be told you’re a

Why not ask outsiders to give their expertise? It’s an effective way to grow your online community. You can approach people on relevant issues to