Month: April 2009

10 groups of 40 members is better than 1 group of 400. Smaller groups are more intimate. Participation rates are higher. Activity levels increase. Messages

Back in September I suggested 10 ideas to make money from your online community. Now we’re going to go for 50. As a rule, you

Fighting is good for your community. It means that members care what other members think of them. You’re doing a good job. Seriously. If members

A community homepage should be a snapshot of everything that's happening in your community. Make sure you show the latest activity on the homepage. 

I love this quote from Andrew Warner at Mixergy: “Online community organizers talk about their communities as if they were hippie communes where members participate

Content is a powerful weapon for building a community. The secret is to create content that brings people together.  Asking your community’s top 10 members

Think of yourself as a venture capitalist. Do you invest in the people with a good idea for a business, or the people already running

One of my favourite companies, Make Your Mark, has a community building job going. Make Your Mark is a non-profit organisation helping young entrepreneurs to

There’s a simple formula you can apply to any online community idea. It’s like this: Specific Audience + Clear Benefit + Existing Desire – Business