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Cicily
@cicily • Oct 21, 2025

Oct 21, 2025

356

Looking for a Bettermode alternative - but less cluttered

Hi! I’m looking for a simpler and less cluttered alternative to Bettermode. I really like the features, but I wish it was more intuitive. I feel overwhelmed with features. Looking...

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Paula Derrenger
@paulad • Oct 21, 2025

Oct 21, 2025

243

Best way to promote your community?

We use X and Instagram to promote our community. Our SEO traffic is growing gradually, but we have several KPIs to meet. I understand that organic growth compounds over time,...

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Steven Way
@stevenway • Oct 21, 2025

Oct 21, 2025

239

What's the best way to handle duplicate questions and requests in your community?

Hey everyone! It’s been a while since I last logged in - almost three months! I’m really happy to see how much this community has grown. So many new discussions,...

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Rahul Roy
@rahulroy • Oct 21, 2025

Oct 21, 2025

483

Community Vanity Metrics 🔥 - Pretend Growth Like a Boss

I’m a little lost. My company’s leadership and marketing team is so obsessed with vanity metrics that they want to pretend everything’s awesome.Every month, I report:Total members: Yeah, spam bots...

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sid
@sid • Oct 21, 2025

Oct 21, 2025

428

Does this community program only offer B2B-oriented pricing plans?

I really love this community program – its clean UI and design were a delightful surprise. However, I’m confused: is it a fully closed, B2B commercial program? As an enthusiast...

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Angela Williams
@angela-williams • Oct 6, 2025

Oct 6, 2025

302

What are the best job boards to hire community managers?

Looking for job boards or platforms where community managers hang out. We are looking to expand our community team and onboard a junior community manager. This role reports directly to...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 4, 2025

Oct 4, 2025

388

Is Community Building a Lucrative Career in 2026?

I recently visited a college to talk about community building as a career option. Graduating students asked several questions. They mostly wanted to know about the opportunities for community builders...

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Richard M
@richard • Sep 30, 2025

Sep 30, 2025

356

How do you measure user retention in your community?

What KPIs or metrics do you track to measure user retention in your community?We’re building a SaaS community and leadership wants us to share retention numbers at the next all-hands....

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Paula Derrenger
@paulad • Sep 30, 2025

Sep 30, 2025

363

How do you manage self-promotion in your community?

Hi team! We are running into a real challenge with self-promotion in our community. Whenever a new member shares a promo post, we usually take it down within minutes and...

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Sara
@butterfly-sara • Aug 22, 2025

Aug 22, 2025

392

How do you design community badges that motivate members?

Hi team! I’ve been asked to design community badges for our platform. I first tried using ChatGPT and AI tools, but the results felt too generic 😕 . I’d love...

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Natasha Jain
@iNatasha • Aug 19, 2025

Aug 19, 2025

319

What Is Hyper-Personalization in Community Management and Why Does It Matter?

I’ve been reading a lot about hyper-personalization in the community management; and wanted to hear your perspective. The way I understand - hyper personalization is about using AI and analyzing...

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Natasha Jain
@iNatasha • Aug 14, 2025

Aug 14, 2025

328

Let's Talk about Impact of AI on Community Management

Hey all! I’m new to community management. I’ve a background in IT but I’m leaning towards community building. I’d like to discuss how AI will affect community management and how...

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Paula Derrenger
@paulad • Aug 14, 2025

Aug 14, 2025

382

What is the hardest thing about building a community?

I’ve been thinking a lot about community building these days and going into a rabbit hole about what makes a successful community. I’ve asked this question in other forums and...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh-katdare • Jul 30, 2025

Jul 30, 2025

315

Why Are Open, Niche Communities Becoming More Popular?

Does the future belong to open, niche communities? One of the community managers of a Slack Group (a closed community) asked this question and the replies were wild. I thought...

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Erin May
@qSyB9MR • Jul 25, 2025

Jul 25, 2025

388

What is the best way to encourage members to introduce themselves in the community?

I am the community manager at a D2C brand with a good customer base. We are setting up a customer community and have identified a few hundred active customers as...

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Paula Derrenger
@paulad • Jul 25, 2025

Jul 25, 2025

403

Can WordPress Be a Good Community Platform or Forums?

I’m seeking opinions on using WordPress as a community/forum software along with a blog. I am helping my friend create a blog around self-care. We wish to have a section...

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Megan Miller
@meganm • Jul 24, 2025

Jul 24, 2025

306

Should we hire a community manager for a small community?

We’re launching a niche customer community for our early-stage SaaS product and need help deciding: should we hire a full-time community manager at this stage?Our team is small, and we’ve...

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Megan Miller
@meganm • Jul 11, 2025

Jul 11, 2025

442

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

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,...

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Rohit Kapoor
@rohit • Jul 3, 2025

Jul 3, 2025

660

Social Media Following Vs. Community - Similarity and Differences?

It’s common to see people refer their social media following as ‘community’. I think there’s a difference. I’d love to hear from you - the community experts.

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Richard M
@richard • Jun 17, 2025

Jun 17, 2025

512

How to Build a Community Website?

Hi all, I'm a marketing manager at an Australian SaaS company that builds HR software. We're planning to set up a community website to connect HR professionals, encourage knowledge sharing,...

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