While there are plenty of jobs out there that will hire you based solely on experience, accomplishments, and even your...
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Why Do You Build Community?
"Why do you build community?" is a question I've been asked A LOT lately. And when I say A LOT, in all caps, let's...
The Gamification Equation
I've had the fortune to work on a lot of "gamification" systems in my career: reputation, badges, leaderboards,...
Community Metrics: How can you tell if your community is leaking?
Originally posted on Alex Hillman's blog about community, coworking, and the future of business. How much of your...
Protecting Your Online Identity
Community Managers are generally pretty visible people online. Whether they're internet famous on social media or...
Why Every Startup Founder Needs to be a Community Manager
Building a company from the ground up is a major undertaking. There are a lot of logistical, technical and...
Who’s Hiring? 20+ Community Manager Jobs Available Now!
On a regular basis, The Community Manager team compiles a list of the latest Community Manager-related job openings...
9 Unexpected Places to Find Good Community Managers
I was recently asked an interesting question that went something like, "What other fields would you recommend to...
Introducing Ask Dows – Get Your Data Questions Answered
Communities are wonderful living entities of social interactions, and the digital world has given us a great...
An Open Letter to Founders: Creating a Community Strategy That Actually Works
You determined you needed it, you allocated funds, and you hired your first Community Manager---congratulations! That...
Finding A Pattern In Community Metrics To Help Measure Progress
Over the past few months, I've written about how ratios and averages are great ways to add context to your data....
Internet Killed The Radio “Star”
"Radio? Huh, alright. This was what I heard all throughout college when people asked me what I was studying. I went to...