community Step Out and Speak Up: Using the Real World as a Proving Ground for Your Community Skills The greatest value I see in my social network is in small units of community.
book Announcing My Upcoming Book: A Guide to Building Time-Bound Communities Full disclosure: I've been working on a book to be released this fall on building time-bound communities.
audience Know Your People: 5 Ways You Can Outcare the Competition The key to building a successful internet business is truly understanding your audience. Whether you're building a community, launching a product, or offering a service, starting with your people gives you a significant competitive edge.
onboarding Retention Starts on Day One If you don't know your community onboarding flow, you're setting yourself up for failure.
community Unlocking Community Success: Why Stakeholder Alignment is Key Starting anything without getting everyone on the same page, like walking out of the locker room before making sure your pants are on. A very, very short-lived adventure.
community Unlocking Value by Unbundling Platforms -- The Rise of Micro Communities We are witnessing the unbundling of social platforms into powerful micro-communities. Uber unlocked the value of our cars. Airbnb did the same for our homes and apartments. You can do the same for your niche...and there's nothing stopping you.
building Community is Building to Learn Stop sweating the place setting. Make sure the right people know how to find you and join. With the right people, what you are building will get better over time!
community Taking Risks: The Power of Distributed Community Leadership [Playbook] As a community leader, your role is less about having all the answers and more about fostering an environment where members feel empowered to contribute their expertise.