Community Building & Community Development Articles

31st March, 2009 | Community Development

Community building doesn’t always begin at home

Most online communities open their doors too early. If a community is publicly launched without content or members, it is unlikely to succeed. Start your community building efforts early if you want to maximise your chances of success.



24th March, 2009 | Community Management

How are you rewarding members of your online community?

If members of your online community don’t feel valued, they are less likely to contribute. By rewarding your members, you ensure they are recognised. This will lead to a far stronger community.



17th March, 2009 | Community Development

Newsflash: Building an online community is hard work

Don’t wait until your community has launched before realising how much hard work is involved. This isn’t a part-time job. This is going to take time and effort. It will require patience and determination. You are going to be working hard.



10th March, 2009 | Community Development

Member count: Not a measure of community building success

The strength of an online community cannot be measured by the number of members it has. Just because a community has a large number of members, it doesn’t mean they are all active and engaged with the community. Look elsewhere for better metrics.



3rd March, 2009 | Community Development

Important community building questions

It’s time to reduce the number of online communities that fail. You can’t expect to build a successful online community if you don’t know why you want one. Please download and share my list of community building questions.



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