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Online community competitions attract mercenaries
Competitions in online communities. Offer some prizes and you’ll attract members, right? Well, maybe - but most of those members will just be mercenaries who will leave as soon as the prizes dry up. These are members you don’t want or need.
Does your online community have a mission statement?
Mission statements allow a business to have a clear focus and objectives. Members of online communities are its customers - therefore you, too, will find benefits in coming up with a mission statement for your online community.
Post dammit, or else!
One of the biggest challenges facing community managers is encouraging new members to post and create content. Should you force members to introduce themselves before they can access your community in full?
No abuse? You aren’t an effective online community manager!
If you want to be a successful online community manager, you have to be able to take abuse. You can’t hide from it and you can’t avoid it. If you do, you will never be an effective manager or leader.
Do you want real friends to join your online community?
Encouraging friends and family to join the online communities you manage can have some great benefits. They may well be more eager to post and encourage interaction, but do you really want certain information to be shared?