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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh-katdare • Oct 4, 2025

Oct 4, 2025
582

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
513

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
559

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
577

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
498

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
512

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
568

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
499

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
580

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
597

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
482

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
635

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
868

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
725

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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Paul Mills
@aL1PKCS • Jun 17, 2025

Jun 17, 2025
813

Can I sell digital products directly within my community?

We are building a community of entrepreneurs who need help with marketing. In the last 3 months, we have added about 170 members organically.One of our members recently suggested that...

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Priya Sahu
@priyasahu • Jun 6, 2025

Jun 6, 2025
525

Can I manage an online community by myself as a founder?

I’m new to Jatra. I’m a solo founder building a SaaS. One of the goals I have for my SaaS is to build an active community of our users. We...

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Jennifer R
@bwNsCB7 • Jun 6, 2025

Jun 6, 2025
631

Why do online communities fail?

I’m studying the common reasons why most online communities fail. I am looking for real world insights from real community builders. What are the actual reasons for a community to...

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Sara
@butterfly-sara • Jun 3, 2025

Jun 3, 2025
1.7K

What is the future of online communities?

Hey everyone! I’ve been thinking a lot about how online communities are evolving and where they might be headed. I joined this community after reading Are Online Forums Dead? by...

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Richard M
@richard • Jun 1, 2025

Jun 1, 2025
802

What is the future of online forums?

As a marketer who is looking to setup a community forum; I wonder what is the future of online forums. Internet forums have long been the backbone of the open...

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Kaustubh Katdare
@kaustubh-katdare • May 29, 2025

May 29, 2025
698

How to Build a Community Around Emerging Technologies?

A Reddit user recently asked about strategies to build a community around emerging technologies. I thought it could be an interesting discussion. I’m sharing my thoughts below and hope to...

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