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  • Community building

What does a community manager do?

And why it's important to consider community management as a separate profession.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Apr 26, 2024
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The online community lifecycle

We will briefly discuss the community building model proposed by Richard Millington and look at how it works in practice.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Apr 19, 2024
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  • Books

Building a thriving community: The "Get Together" approach

How to write a plan for launching any community using the "Get Together" approach.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Apr 12, 2024
  • Community building

Methods of community studies and community building. The Community Canvas Model.

Three foundational elements along with the concept of a Minimum Viable Community.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Apr 05, 2024
  • Tools

Discord vs Slack

Slack or Discord? Choosing the right platform for your online community.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Mar 29, 2024
  • Community building

Community goals and classification

How communities can be classified, what are their goals depending on type, and what are different management approaches.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Mar 22, 2024
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Discourse vs Discord

Comparison of Discourse and Discord community platforms, and how they fit different communities.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Mar 15, 2024
  • Tools

What is Substack, how does it work and what is it used for

Empowering independent writers with direct subscription earnings.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Mar 08, 2024
  • Community building

What is a community: characteristics, structure, examples of communities

The definition of a 'community', highlighting the pivotal elements that transform a group of individuals into a connected and engaged community.

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    Alena Esakova
Published: Feb 28, 2024