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The Online Community Lifecycle - Stage Three: Maturity

Posted by Richard Millington on August 1, 2013 at 9:00am in best practices

  If there is one single thing every community manager should know about communities, the lifecycle is it.   Using the lifecycle you can identify exactly where you are now and where you need to go next.  In this series of posts, we're going to explain the full online community lifecycle.   The maturity phase of the online community lifecycle begins when members of the community are generating 90% or more of activity/growth, and there is a limited sense of community.

The Online Community Lifecycle - Stage Two: Establishment

Posted by Richard Millington on July 30, 2013 at 9:00am in best practices

If there is one single thing every community manager should know about communities, the lifecycle is it.   Using the lifecycle you can identify exactly where you are now and where you need to go next.  In this series of posts, we're going to explain the full online community lifecycle.   The establishment phase of the online community lifecycle begins when the community has reached critical mass.

The Online Community Lifecycle - Stage One: Inception

Posted by Richard Millington on July 25, 2013 at 9:00am in best practices

If there is one single thing every community manager should know about communities, the lifecycle is it.   Using the lifecycle you can identify exactly where you are now and where you need to go next.  In this series of posts, we're going to explain the full online community lifecycle.   The inception stage begins when you begin interacting with the target audience and ends with the community achieving a critical mass of growth and activity.

The Online Community's Ecosystem

Posted by Richard Millington on July 19, 2013 at 9:00am in best practices

Your community lives within an ecosystem. This ecosystem is the broader topic, industry, area, field, group which encompasses the community. The ecosystem has a significant impact upon the community. It provides both inspiration for material in the community and opportunities to foster a closer sense of community.

Effective Community Moderation [Video]

Posted by Crystal on July 17, 2013 at 9:00am in community management talks

Community moderation is not just about removing the "bad stuff" in your community; it's about removing barriers to participation and facilitating motivation for members to interact with the rest of the community. By setting moderation objectives, you can more effectively mold your community's culture, resolve conflicts, and steer the community.

What Does A Community Manager Look Like?

Posted by Crystal on June 28, 2013 at 12:18pm in tools and tech

The Community Roundtable surveys professional community managers annually to develop their State of Community Management reports. The 2013 SOCM was released in mid-June and contains valuable insights about the community management industry and its workforce. I found the information about today's average community manager to be one of the most interesting parts.

What Julia Child Can Teach You About Community Management.

Posted by Crystal on June 21, 2013 at 9:00am in quick tips

Reading Julia Child's memoir, I found myself thinking that I could really learn a lot from her - and not just as a cook. Her life experience is amazing and her writing is full of tidbits that can be used as life lessons. I found that some of her philosophies can even be lessons for community managers.

Dealing with Trolls: 4 Snippits

Posted by Crystal on June 13, 2013 at 9:00am in best practices

Trying to determine what to say to disruptive community members can sometimes cause the worst cases of writer's block. You want to be an enforcer, but you also want to be a friendly face they can come to with help. Here are three sample snippits that can help start you on the road to a well-written response to a troll.

Digest Emails: Yea or Nay?

Posted by Crystal on May 16, 2013 at 9:53am in best practices

Are digest emails good for valuable engagement or do they discourage visits to your community? Take our poll!

Are you a Professional or an Amateur?

Posted by Crystal on May 8, 2013 at 10:30am in quick tips

These are actors (thankfully), but with Community Manager being such a new career path, there are those self-proclaimed experts that are just a load of talk at the end of the day. Fortunately, they are vastly outnumbered by the awesome, talented, always learning, always sharing community managers that make up the majority.

The Psychological Impact Of Interactions

Posted by Richard Millington on May 7, 2013 at 9:59am in social media

Closing struggling communities is a good idea. But it's mistaken to believe that the types of interaction are interchangable between platforms.

7 Tips for Developing Your Community Guidelines

Posted by Crystal on May 1, 2013 at 2:00pm in best practices

It's the boring part of developing a new community: setting the Dos and Don'ts. While Community Guidelines will be an ever growing part of your community, getting some basics down will not only give users a clear idea of what's right and wrong, but it can also go a long way toward developing your community culture.

The 10 Principles Of Professional Community Management

Posted by Richard Millington on April 29, 2013 at 9:00am in best practices

Successful amateurs will still thrive, but organizations will want the reliability of the proven professionals. As part of FeverBee’s Professional Community Management Course, we have developed our 10 principles of professional community management.

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