Kaustubh Katdare

What are some of the alternatives to XenForo?

XenForo is a dominant player in the world of community platforms. I’d like to know about the latest forum and community platforms in the market that...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

If you thought launching paid memberships is the only way you can make money with your online community, hold your horse!In this article, you’ll learn not...

Are Online Forums Dead?

TL;DR: No, online forums are not dead. Despite what many believe, online forums still exist - and they are evolving. In fact, more communities and businesses...

21 Top Skills for Community Building and Engagement

In this article, I will share a list of 21 must have skills for any professional community builder.Now, even with almost 20 years of community building...

Jatra - An Upvoty Alternative Integrated with Community

Prior to founding the Jatra Community Platform, I served as the Head of Growth at a hyper-growth SaaS startup. Our product teams relied on user feedback,...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

Last, but not the least is special one, corporate sponsorships! 25. Corporate Sponsorships If your community serves a specific niche (and it should) companies would want...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

24. Paid Challenges Challenges are a fun, high-energy way to activate your community...and make money doing it. You set a clear goal (like “Write every day...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

23. Group Coaching If you or someone in your community has expertise, group coaching is a high-impact way to monetize. Instead of 1-on-1 sessions, you coach...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

22. Selling Market Data / Reports Community generated user-data can have insights that no other resources can provide. If your community has high-value members who create...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

21. Virtual Summits or Conferences Hosting virtual summits or online conferences is powerful way to bring your community together. It can bring lot of revenue throgh...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

20. White-labeling / Reseller Partnerships If your community platform, course or tool is valuable; you can let others rebrand and sell it under their name for...

What are the different types of online communities?

There are 11 types of online communities. Following is the TL;DR version: Interest-Based Communities (e.g., Reddit, Facebook Groups) Professional Networks (e.g., LinkedIn, Slack W...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

19. Podcast Sponsorships Podcasting is on the rise. It's a good idea to launch a podcast for your community. Podcasts are popular with advertisers because they...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

18. Courses and Workshops Identify the opportunities to organize workshops or short courses relevant to your community. For example, a Quality Assurance / Software Testing related....

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

17. App / Software Tools Tool building is an underrated way to make money from your community. You may choose to build a custom application or...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

16. Content Licensing If your community has high-quality, high-value content like guide, reports, research, templates - you may license it to other businesses, media outlets or...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

15. Sponsored Newsletters If your community receives regular email updates, you can monetize your newsletter by adding sponsored content. Brands love to target niche audience throu...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

14. Exclusive Community Access Build a VIP space inside your community that only accepts paying members. Think of Mastermind Groups, Private Forums or Invite-Only chats. This...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

13. Consulting If you are an expert in your niche - or the community trusts your insights, offering consulting services is a powerful way to monetize...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

12. Paid Directories Integrating directories with your community can be a crowd puller and a revenue magnet. Build a paid directory where your members can list...

25 Proven Community Monetization Strategies: Going Beyond Paid Memberships

11. Job Board This is an interesting way to create value for the members and also make money. If you are building a professional community, aim...

Does Jatra Offer Native Support for Conducting Online Webinars?

Hi - Jatra relies on multiple 'post-types' so that community builders can create engaging experiences for their users. Jatra will soon have support for online webinars;...

Quality of Life Update: Improved Click-Area for Posts

A short quality-of-life improvement to Jatra Community. We now have a much bigger clickable area for all the posts on the Index.Typically, the way to implement...

Which of these is a pull method of community engagement?

You're starting a new online community. What should you do first?

What is the most common reason why online communities fail?

What are the best online communities for community builders and managers?

Hi Sia, good to see you again. I've prepared a list of the best online communities meant for community builders, managers and anyone looking to learn...

What's the Best PHP Forum Software In Your Opinion?

Update: Several people contacted me to choose the best PHP-based forum software for their community. I thought I'd add more details: 🥇 Jatra – Best All-Rounder...

Guide: Get First 100 Community Members Quickly

In my career, I’ve built several communities. The hardest part of building a community is getting its first 100 members.Let’s not confuse ‘members’ with 'sign-ups’. In...

How to get more members in WhatsApp community?

Paula - I want to share a few more ideas now that WhatsApp has rolled out its Community feature. IF you are still figuring out how...

The Ultimate Guide to Community Engagement and Retention in 2026

In this guide, you will learn some of the most advanced and time-tested strategies and activities to boost community engagement and retention. The world of communities...

Jatra - An Upvoty Alternative Integrated with Community

Hi Rohit - We are already working on enhanced notification system. I know that notifying everyone who's expressed interest in the feature by upvoting or liking....

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

To answer your question: A community manager should post about 1-2 discussion threads daily. As your community starts generating user-generated content, you can increase or decreas...

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

Rohit - as you mentioned, the content creation is the responsibility of the community manager in the early days of the community. We have an interesting...

What does a community manager do all day, hour by hour?

Update: I had an opportunity to discuss the tasks and responsibilities of a community manager with a SaaS company. I made a few suggestions to them....

Are Online Forums Dead?

Sia - the popularity of forums is growing. In the earlier days, forums were mostly about discussions. Now, forums offer more to create a community experience....

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

Here's a simple, yet effective strategy to onboard new members into your community. This works always when your community is new. -> Send a personalised DM...

Community-Led Growth : The Easy Way

You raised an important question, Sia. It's important to make community-led growth self-sustaining. Many communities will see that the growth fades away after first few weeks...

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

Agree, Alex. BuddyBoss is problematic with its plugins. I usually do not like any tenical distractions when build a community. In early stages of building a...

Community-Led Growth : The Easy Way

In this article, we’ll talk about community-led growth and discuss an easy way to implement it for your business.Prior to founding the Jatra Community Platform, I...

[Steps] Build Organic Online Community for Brand

Okay, here's the TL;DR version of how to create content for your community: When starting a new community, it's essential to create instant value for your...

Jatra - An Upvoty Alternative Integrated with Community

Hi Sia - Thank you. It's the feature we ourselves wanted for Jatra's official community. The feedback tool is indeed available for your community. You will...

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...

Honestly, What is the Future of Online Forums?

Hey Sia, welcome to the Jatra Community Platform. I hope you will get the responses you are looking for. I've already expressed my thoughts through a...

SEO for Online Communities: Ultimate Guide to Organic Growth

There are several ways to identify the 'painkiller content' for your community: Google's People Also Ask: It's a goldmine of queries that people actually type. Google...

Jatra - An Upvoty Alternative Integrated with Community

Thank you, Rohit. User feedback is important for building features that users want. It's an essential feature for most of the product development teams. I hope...

Thoughts on using AI to build community content?

I've been vocal against using 100% AI content anywhere. Sure AI can write better than you; but you know what - it misses that human touch....

Are Online Forums Dead?

Sara, that's right. Let me present some data to confirm that forums are not dead and in fact, they are thriving. Reddit's Massive Growth: From the...

Is Jatra an Alternative to Upvoty?

Update: I published an article on why Jatra is a better Upvoty alternative Give it a read and let me know if you have questions.

What are the best ways to monetize community?

Welcome back, Paula! CrazyEngineers community was fully monetized using online ads. Online advertisements is the best way to monetize a community. It works for any community...

Experimental: Delete and Ban User [Powerful]

Shubhada - this is just a start. We are advancing towards industry-leading AI-enabled SPAM control. It'd make the lives of moderators easy and no spam will...

Experimental: Delete and Ban User [Powerful]

Hi Sara - not at the moment. But that's an excellent suggestion. I request you to add a feedback with the details so that we can...

Experimental: Delete and Ban User [Powerful]

It’s essential to keep our community spam-free. Today, we have launched an experimental feature that is quite powerful. It’s called “Delete and Ban”Whenever the admins delete...

New: Community SEO, Layout Optimization and Performance Improvements

Thank you, Shubhada and Sara. I'm excited about the 'Structured Data'. Our industry-leading SEO features set Jatra apart from all the other community platforms. The next...

New: Community SEO, Layout Optimization and Performance Improvements

I’m excited to release the version 2.2.0 - our major update to Jatra in 2025. This release is paced with amazing features, massive SEO improvements and...

What is the future of online communities?

Well, great post, Sara! The future of online communities is bright. Virtual communities are evolving, not dying. In the early days, communities were all about discussions....

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...

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

Hello! I hope these job description templates for community manager roles are useful. Let me know if you have questions or wish to suggest improvements.

How did you get your first 100 members for your community?

Update, I have recently published an article that addresses the way to get 100 active members of your community. Read it here: Get first 100 community...

[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...

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

It's indeed sad to see Vanilla forums getting abandoned. Vanilla was one of the leading community platforms back in the days; but past its glorious days....

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...

WhatsApp Community Growth and Engagement Guide - 2026

There's an important aspect of WhatsApp Communities that I forgot to mention. It's important from community building and growth perspective. WhatsApp Groups Reveal Phone Numbers I....

New Confetti Effect - Upon Clicking 'Like' Button

Eliminated a CSS plugin and directly injected all the CSS required to produce a fantastic “confetti” effect. I don’t want to add any pictures or photos;...

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...

What is the best way to dissolve a community?

Since we do not have any responses, I thought I'd share my thoughts. In the 20 years of professional community building, I've dissolved two communities. Dissolving...