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  • How do you revive a quiet Slack group? Feeling stuck with low engagement.

    Megan Miller

    Megan Miller

    @meganm
    Updated: Jul 9, 2025
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    I’m Megan, and I run a small Slack community of UX designers working remotely. Lately, I’m feeling pretty concerned because engagement has dropped off. New designers join, introduce themselves once, and then go silent. I’ve tried my best to spark conversations:

    • Shared design tips

    • Sent personalized welcome messages

    • Posted job opportunities

    …but nothing seems to work. No one replies or even reacts.

    It’s starting to feel like I’m talking to myself, and I’m not sure what I’m missing. If you’ve been in this spot before, what helped you turn it around? Any real tips or examples would really help. Thanks so much for reading.

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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    @kaustubh-katdare • 1d

    Hi Megan, the problem of low engagement in Slack can be solved by addressing the core needs of your community. It's hard to grow private communities hosted on Slack because they completely miss out on organic growth. Read this informative piece on this topic: Slack Vs. Discord

    However, do not lose hope. You may try the following to troubleshoot the issue.

    1. Find out why your community must exist. This is an important exercise. Users won't join or be active simply because your community exists. Give them a clearly defined purpose.

    2. Contact members who were active in the past. If they have shared something in the past, send an email or schedule a Zoom / GMeet with them. Find out what they expect from the community.

    3. Content that worked in the past. Find out what type of content attracted engagement in the past. Do you see any patterns? If yes, double down on what's worked. If you don't have enough content to make the judgement, find out what content your members want by talking to them.

    4. Start posting regular content. It helps to have a community content calendar. No one likes to participate in an empty, lifeless community.

    5. Give it time. Once you start posting content that your users want, give it a few weeks. Invite members to participate by mentioning them or sending personal dm to respond to specific questions.

    Community growth compounds over time. I hope this helps.

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