How to build a community?
Before we get to the know-how about building a community we should be informed about what an online community or a social community is.
An online or social community is simply a group of people who are interested in the same things and same beliefs. The people belonging to a community most importantly share the same kind of vision, interest, and purpose.
A community owner provides people with a common platform or forum to put forward their opinions based on their individual beliefs which are typically common for all of them or sometimes they are contradicting.
Creating a community is all about giving people who believe in the same interest and hobbies or share the same purpose, a platform for expression where they will be able to freely interact and share their creativities. The basis of any community is a connection between all the members.
It is often noticed that people find a sense of belonging to a community, be it social or online and they feel much more comfortable coming out or stepping up with their personalities through the community rather than individually. So a successful community is always built on the basis of its connectivity among the members and the confidence it gives them. A community is all about feeling safe among certain people who understand each other’s intentions of being there and appreciate the differences and come together in unity.?
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To create a successful community, one should make sure that it is a safe space where people desire to put out their viewpoints without being judged or feeling alien. They should feel accepted and validated despite their differences. It must not discriminate based on race, gender, caste, nationality or personality.? Having a space to connect should also include people interacting with one another actively and keeping the community engaged with fruitful conversations and interesting transactions of ideas among people all over the world in the case of an online community and in the case of a social community people around the same Geography location.
A very effective way of making people engage in keeping a group or community active is by promising them rewards for their regularity with their engagement by actions, posts, blogs, vlogs, creations, and contributions to the community, this hikes up the participation of people.?
Some of the successful online community tools are Discord, Slack, Facebook groups, Instagram community etc.
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2 年This is something very relevant. I would like to know what are the parameters on which you track the engagement of your respective community.
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2 年Interesting thought leadership. I saw WA starting Community feature as well.