Community Building & Community Development Articles

30th May, 2008 | Community Management

Should children be allowed to join online communities?

Do online communities and children mix? Should owners of online communities allow children to register and interact with adults? What obligations do community developers have? This article explores the issues involved.



28th May, 2008 | Community Development

Be more productive by recognising the blogging seesaw

Recognise the blogging seesaw and you’ll be a far more productive blogger. Use the time you spend at the top of the seesaw productively and it will see you through the times when you feel you have hit the bottom.



23rd May, 2008 | Community Management

How to motivate online community moderators

Most moderators of online communities work for even less than peanuts. This doesn’t mean they shouldn’t work effectively and consistently, though. This article will explain how to keep your moderators motivated.



19th May, 2008 | Community Development

Make more money from your online community

Some people say you can’t make money from online communities. I say that you can make money from online communities; you just need to experiment and involve your members – this article will explain how.



14th May, 2008 | Community Development

How to satisfy and convert online community visitors

Visitors to online communities come and go, but if you want your community to be successful you need to convert as many visitors as possible into members. Studying your traffic stats can help you achieve this.



12th May, 2008 | A New Community

Building a new community: Choosing a coder

Got a niche, got a domain name, got a logo and got a design. Now I just need to get my new online community coded. Here are the steps I followed to ensure I chose the right coder.



7th May, 2008 | Community Management

Online communities love to play follow the leader

People love to imitate those they admire and respect. You can use this to your advantage when building an online community; lead by example and watch your members follow your lead.



5th May, 2008 | Community Management

How to deal with abusive forum members

Sometimes, regardless of what you try to do abusive forum members keep coming back and causing trouble. This article will teach you how to take effective action against abusive forum members to prevent them from ruining your online community.



2nd May, 2008 | Community Management

How much information should community managers share?

Administrators of online communities need to reveal certain amounts of information about themselves if they want to build trust and relationships with their members. Just how much information should be revealed though?



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