Month: July 2012

Events ALWAYS help build a sense of community, have lots of them. Competition unites and separates people. A competition within your community will divide it.

Over the years, we’ve learnt an important lesson over the about building internal communities; forget the internal part. For an internal community, try to forget

To get a community going, you need a base. The base is a core group of regular participants. This core group doesn’t have to be

Tests of knowledge tend to work well. They’re easy to create. They’re fun to participate in. They can be a great source of activity. They

I’m suspicious of communities that grow too quickly. 1000 active members in the first week is not a good sign. There is no history, no

Take a look at this image below: That's a LOT of things a member can do.  Needless to say, most communities don't need any of

We will soon be launching The Pillar Summit’s Professional Community Management course in Australia. The course is run by the expert community management team at

I like themes. By theme we’re talking about a related set of issues within the topic.  A theme is something the community discusses in depth for

If you have a strong sense of community, you can overcome anything. We measure the sense of community for our clients. It's a tedious process. It