Category: Blog
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From User to Developer: How WordPress is Changing Careers
When Victoria Dyte of Reindeer Riot started using WordPress, she wasn’t an established developer or web designer shifting across to a new platform; she’d simply been designing and running her own online shops successfully via WordPress for several years, and decided to take the skills and knowledge she’d picked up and turn it into a new…
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Policing Your Private Social Network
When your private social network is beginning and the first people in are people you know and the people they know, your community will be a happy, friendly place…
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The Number One Activity That Motivates Engagement
Every successful business has a secret ingredient…
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Why Tagging is More Than a Feature
Tagging is a powerful tool for members. It’s a powerful tool for businesses. And it’s a powerful tool for community builders.
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From Seeds to Saplings – Growing Your Community
The first members of your community should be people you know…
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Websites vs Online Hubs: Your Whole Business Under One Digital Roof
The term “online hub” is often used interchangeably with “website”, but they represent two different forms of online communication and activity. A website is, primarily, a one-way conversation: you might have a contact form or a comments section, but for the most part, a website acts as an online brochure. An online hub is interactive; it…
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Why Choose WordPress?
When it comes to choosing a content management system for your website, WordPress is a cut above the rest; many people have waxed lyrical about its design capabilities and ease of use. Here’s a collection of snippets from our favorite love letters to WordPress, in case you’re trying to get someone to convert and need…
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Your First Community Members – Where to Find Your VIP Seeds
Communities that thrive over the long term don’t start with a flash. They begin as a small gathering and grow into a fun party. The right way to start isn’t with a mass email and a broad appeal. It’s with exclusive invitations to a select few who you know will talk and communicate—and eventually attract…
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Five Different Types of Online Communities
I’m really looking forward to helping your community grow and thrive. Let’s talk about the five different kinds of communities that come together online.
