Ari Herzog

JUNE 2, 2011

List yourself in Twitter directories. Directories are an easy source of followers and many offer the capability to list yourself based on your interests. Blog comments and forum signatures are also an ideal place for linking to your Twitter feed. Choose a good avatar. Include hash tags in your posts.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 2, 2011

With all the wonderful feedback on my guest post about how we utilize WordPress multisite and discussion forums to build community for our rather niche market, I thought I might offer some detail about specific tactics and network plugins we use to keep members informed, active and increasing in number. Here’s how we did it.

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ProBlogger

JULY 21, 2011

But then again, I never expected the little website I created to keep friends and family informed about Jerry’s progress to become the largest online community for canine amputees and their people either. Forums create discussion. The network creates community.

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