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How Instagram Can Raise Charity Awareness
Since Instagram launched in 2010, it has acquired a huge fan base and is used by millions all over the world. By its...
The Number One Reason Communities Fail
What's the number one reason that communities fail? They never get started. Do you know why they don't get started?...
3 Keys for Launching a Forum
Forums are the greatest vehicles for community development, and this post gives tips for launching a forum. In initial...
How to Build a Community From Scratch
How do you first get started building a community? It's probably the most common question I hear. Communities are...
Your New Content Editor…and Your Content
Hi, I'm Cali! I'm thrilled to be joining The Community Manager as Content Editor, which means I'll be lassoing blog...
10/12 – #Cmgrchat Community Contests
One of the best ways to get engagement out of your community is to offer up some form of a contest. There are...
Tips and Resources to Help You Land that First Community Manager Gig
When looking for a new job as a community or social media manager and you're just starting out, there are a lot of...
3 Ways To Engage A Niche Community for Social Good
As a social worker, my community manager style is based on strength-based interventions and client focused service...
Interviewing Community Leaders for Fun and Traffic
About a month ago I started my community manager job at eVenues. It's a small tech startup based in Seattle that has...
Fumbled Your Community? Here’s How to Recover
I was a wide-eyed manager of an infant community. Our mobile app Kik Messenger was just gaining traction. There were a...
Warning Signs for a Bad Social Media Bootcamp
Social media: It excites some (like myself and likely most of you reading this post) and it terrifies others. It's...