Discussions

@rohit • 3mos

How often should a community manager post to keep members engaged?

A community without content is a dead community. When starting a new community, the community managers have to create the content and initiate discussions. My question is - how often...

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Sara Hom

@p56YcJu • 3mos

What's the best way to onboard new members into a community?

Can someone share what’s the best way to onboard new members into a community so that they feel welcomed, know what to do next and actually stick around? We are...

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Sia Kate

@CcjtSrS • 3mos

How did you get your first 10 community members?

Starting a new community is always exciting. But getting your first 10 members can sometimes feel like the hardest to get. This discussion is an extension of Kaustubh’s article -...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@7wxaRg6 • 4mos

Why is Community Building Important for Startups in 2025?

Howdy Jatra Community Members! 👋 Thought I’d get your views on Why community building is important for startups. Having a thriving community for your business is no longer a ‘nice...

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Sia Kate

@CcjtSrS • 4mos

Honestly, What is the Future of Online Forums?

Hi everyone! I am researching on the online forums and wish to have honest opinions on the future of online forums. My research is focused on the importance and relevance...

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Rohit Kapoor

@rohit • 2mos

Thoughts on using AI to build community content?

AI is everywhere. I am thinking of using AI-generated content on our community. Is there any downside to it? Let me know.

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Paula Derrenger

@paulad • 4mos

What are the best ways to monetize community?

I’m looking for ways to monetize the community beyond subscriptions. We charge an annual fee for access to exclusive, member-only channels. Are there other simple, overlooked ways to generate revenue...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@7wxaRg6 • 3mos

Medial App (Shark Tank India) : Social Network

Medial App pitched on Shark Tank India. It’s a cool social network that takes on X and goes beyond by offering features like Startup Showcase (India’s Product Hunt) and other...

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Sara Hom

@p56YcJu • 1mo

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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Rohit Kapoor

@rohit • 4mos

Looking for an Alternative to Vanilla Forums [Higher Logic Killed It]

Higher Logic, the company that owned Vanilla Forums has informed that they are no longer maintaining the open source version of Vanilla Forums. We have been looking for an alternative...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@7wxaRg6 • 3mos

Community Manager Job Description Templates [Junior / Mid / Senior]

Writing job description for the role of community manager is a challenging task. I have created templates for junior, mid and senior level community manager roles that you can copy...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@7wxaRg6 • 5mos

Hosting community on Reddit - Pros and Cons

I recently read a post on LinkedIn that EVGA has moved its official forums over to Reddit. It’s a surprising move. I then studied the EVGA forums and found that...

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Kaustubh Katdare

@7wxaRg6 • 4mos

Should you block community access to LLMs and AI ChatBots?

Is anyone concerned about the chatbots and LLMs like ChatGPT and Perplexity crawling your content, training their models and then ultimately driving the traffic away from you? It’s a different...

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Steven Way

@k2aOIG9 • 5mos

Suggest a cheaper Slack alternative for our community

We're considering moving our community off of Slack. We are a a small company from Ontario. Slack seemed like the perfect platform to start our customer community.We currently have over...

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Thomas Browne

@RDgl4Jx • 4mos

Community Vs. Forums - Difference and Similarities

I’d like to seek opinions from fellow community managers about the differences and similarities between a community and a forum.In the earlier days, ‘forums’ was the most common term for...

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