Community 101

@kaustubh • 10mos

[Steps] Build Organic Online Community for Brand

Most entrepreneurs, markets and community builders believe that their social media following is their “brand community”. The truth is social media is just a broadcast channel for most brands to...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 11mos

Pareto's Principle Applies to Community Building

Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist, observed that 80% of Italy’s land was owned by 20% of the population.This led to Pareto’s Principle: 80% of results come from 20% of efforts....

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 11mos

SEO for Online Communities: Ultimate Guide to Organic Growth

I am a big fan of open communities - the ones that expose content to search engines and users without requiring a login.When you nail SEO - your online community...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 11mos

Why Build an Online Community: Advantages and Disadvantages

What excites me about building the Jatra Community Platform is the possibilities it unlocks for businesses. Most of the entrepreneurs are aware of only the ‘user-engagement’ aspect and have not...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

Jatra - A Powerful Discourse Alternative for Communities

It’s been 20 years since I started managing online communities.Back in 2005, I created my first community on phpBB - a popular platform at the time. Over the next two...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

WhatsApp Community Growth and Engagement Guide

In this guide, you will learn the proven techniques to grow your WhatsApp community and boost engagement. As someone who has been building online communities for over 20 years; I...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

Self-Hosted Vs. Fully Managed Community Platform - What Should You Pick?

When starting a new community, you’ll have to choose between a self-hosted and a fully-managed community platform.In my career spanning 20 years as an entrepreneur and community builder, I’ve managed...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

Growing Discord Server : The Hard Problem (and Solution)

Relax! You are not the only one finding it difficult to grow your community on Discord servers. You probably have seen active Discord servers with 200,000+ members and wondering how...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

How to Build a SaaS Community Effortlessly

In this guide, I’ll teach you how to build a successful SaaS community effortlessly. I’d like you to follow the playbook I’ve built over the last 18 years of my...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

What are the negative parts of building online community?

It’s important to be aware of the negative aspects of building an online community. In this article, I will share some of the challenges that I have faced while building...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

A Reliable Alternative to Graphy - Scenes Community Platform

I am writing this article to position Jatra as an alternative to Scenes community software by Graphy - an Unacademy owned company. If existing customers of Scenes (aka Build On...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

Closed Vs. Open Community: Let's Settle the Debate

There are two main types of communities: Open and Closed. This article will help you decide whether your community should be open (public) or closed (private).I am a strong advocate...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

Slack Or Discord - The Uneasy Choice You'll Make

Slack and Discord are the two top team collaboration platforms, popular for two entirely different use-cases. Slack is popular among startups for communication among the team members and Discord is...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@kaustubh • 1yr

KPIs for Community: Tracking The Community Engagement and Growth

I began building communities back in the days when ‘online community building’ wasn’t a thing. The first (and the biggest) community I ever built grew organically on just two key...

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