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Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community.

Jason Yormark

While community is a hot buzz word these days, it’s still quite a ways before most businesses truly embrace the idea. Companies like Starbucks , Dell , even my previous employer Microsoft Advertising , all do community incredibly well and it has paid off for all of them many times over.

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Tactical Tips for Building an Online Community

ProBlogger

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.

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How to Build Community for Niche Site Success

ProBlogger

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. The network creates community. Forums create discussion.

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Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Internet Marketing Internship

Kikolani

88 designer’s workstations in the design community. 70 brilliant WordPress site designs for design inspiration. 9 sites to create cartoon images of yourself for avatars and profile pics. Organize your WordPress sidebar smartly. How to turn on visual editor in WordPress. 10 most wanted WordPress plugins ever.

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11 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Me to Unfollow You on Twitter

Almost Savvy

Yeah, I don’t really know what you’re wearing, or not, when you’re actually tweeting, but please put some clothes on that avatar. You have the default Twitter avatar or are using a photo of your dog. Powered by WordPress You talk about yourself endlessly. What are your goals and how can I help you achieve them?

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5 Bloggers Who Started a Blog in 2017 and Survived

ProBlogger

Just recently we asked the ProBlogger Community to submit their stories of starting a blog, and their tips for those considering starting a blog in 2018. Hindsight: Roshni was grateful she took the time to understand the technology and tools such as WordPress. She’s now switching over to WordPress with some help. in July 2017.

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Powwowing With Pepco on Social Media

Waxing UnLyrical

Turning to the man So I decided to turn to the man himself – Andre Francis, who’s the face (or avatar) of Pepco’s social media. .&# All well and good but I didn’t feel they provided me with anything other than company-approved messaging. These fine folk did: Jan. 24 : Whats Next DC , Washington, DC Feb.