Tweet Being a business running an online community as either a blog or a Facebook page, we need to think about two very important things – the content we send out and the community that we’re sending it out to. We can perceive ourselves as online publishers, and being a publisher is a role that has definitely changed along with the emergence of social media platforms. With social media platforms providing both individuals and businesses so many opportunities, it’s easy to forget that we need to give our community as much thought as the content we publish. MORE >>

Lijit is a third-party search platform for bloggers – and a heck of a lot more on top. While it’s perfectly fine to use whatever standard search box comes with your blogging platform (or add something like Google Custom Search ), using Lijit takes all the goodness of your search box options and then amplifies it to the power of, oh, eleventy billion or so. Blog Content Guidance By Your Audience. This is allowing me to build up my audience’s profile which in turn is helping me write content that they’re going to read. Here’s why. MORE >>

Content can be simply dragged and dropped from the desktop to the platform, eliminating the need for keeping track of attachments sent via email. Broadvision Clearvale – a Cloud-based platform that can be established without the need for any additional IT resources. Sharepoint – provides a single platform for employees to work collaboratively through various methods such as wikis and work flows. Yammer – enables companies to create their own private social network, requiring a company email address to access the community. MORE >>

Here are 15 thriving online communities you might want to explore. My favourite community. The community for teachers. great example of why forums still succeed where other platforms fail. great example of clear, effective, Ning design creating a decent online community for today’s Baristas. Designers unite, this is the coolest community for one of the coolest audiences. true example of building a business for a community and not a community for a business. Game-mechanics overload and a very active online community for today’s top gamers. MORE >>

It should give you a great overview about both the strategy and the process of creating an online community from scratch. The Online Community Basics. Primer About Successful Online Communities. The 11 Fundamental Laws of Online Communities. Building An Online Community: How You Start With 0 Members. How Do You Build An Online Community? Contrary Truths About Online Communities. Don’t Start A Community For Any Of These Reasons. Basics Community Building Principles. What Is An Online Community? Different Types Of Communities. MORE >>