I’ve loved putting together a series on debunking community management as part of FreshNetwork’s commitment to promoting best practise and sharing knowledge. So to help any time-poor, interest-rich readers out there, here is a summary of the key points from the series: Introduction to community management. The what, who and why of community management. The way you splice your day depends largely on the community set-up, size and specific-goals, but there are general rules that cross all communities. Growth of a community. Community metrics. MORE >>

Here is a list of 3 must-subscribe online newsletters to improve the quality of your email inbox. Started on December 11, 1998, SciTech Daily is a newsletter that focuses on providing engaging articles in science and technology. Escape the City was born in London where Dom Jackman and Rob Symington were working as management consultants in the heart of the corporate world – ‘the City’ The founders built an online community for talented professionals, who want to apply their skills in rewarding ventures around the world. SciTech Daily. Escape The City. Photojojo. MORE >>

  3)   Hire a full-time community manager with experience, passion, and existing relationships in your sector. Make sure you post it as a question to be answered “ How are you tackling {problem?} "   5)   Interview a member of the community.     6)   Write a newspost highlighting what’s new in the community.   7)   Remove the big graphic and make sure the latest activity is above the fold on the landing page of your community. Ideally, name areas of the community after these symbols.  MORE >>

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Shruti Shah Goradia is Social Media Marketing Manager: Content and Community at Kodak. G: Where is the best place to build the community? Thus was born the Tips & Projects Exchange – Kodak’s branded online community. would recommend having a branded community site or blog as the home base and use the content from those to feed Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and other social media platforms. Wall posts and tweets disappear into oblivion whereas bog posts and community articles live forever. G: What do you have to provide the community to make it work? MORE >>