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BUILDINGBLOG COMMUNITY<br />WPMemphis Meetup<br />January 2011<br />

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What is community?<br />“Community is like pornography. I don’t know how to define it, but I sure as hell know it when I see it.”<br />Attributed to a federal judge attending an FCC workshop on community<br />

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What is community?<br />“It involves weaving together the passions, talents, insights, and experiences of a wide range of people who are committed to a common purpose.” <br />Building Community Within<br />by Steve Fortier, CommuniTeam Training and Consulting <br />

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Community: How do I get one?<br />Define the purpose<br />Identify the audience<br />Know the desired type of interaction<br />Set guidelines/policy<br />

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Community: How do I get one?<br />Write “great content”<br />Be authentic<br />Be transparent<br />Be consistent<br />Be patient<br />“1% of your population will create content, 9% will comment or engage with it, and 90% will just browse. Voyeurs rule the online world, so keep this in mind.”<br />Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li , authors, Groundswell <br />

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Ideas for Building Community<br /><ul><li>Show your audience you’re paying attention

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respond to blog comments

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show your appreciation with an email</li></li></ul><li>Ideas for Building Community<br /><ul><li>Share the love

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Link to other blogs or comments in your post or sidebar

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Displycommenters’ latest post in their comments</li></li></ul><li>Ideas for Building Community<br /><ul><li>Step away from your blog or company website

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leave on-topic comments on other blogs

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visit niche-specific forums

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join (or start!) carnivals, hops, and memes

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socialize (Twitter, Facebook, youtube, etc.) </li></li></ul><li>Ideas for Building Community<br /><ul><li>Keep the readers involved and busy

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sk your readers/customers questions

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dedicate a post to their answers

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accept criticism

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ask for guest posts

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offer to guest post on other blogs

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create a forum or user group

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host a twitter chat

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get interactive with polls, quizzes, and contests

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host or sponsor giveaways (hello, FTC!)</li></li></ul><li>More ideas…<br />? ? ?<br />? ? ?<br />? ? ?<br />