Solution Grove - Planning an online community

Planning an online community [www.idealware.org]

Online communities take planning, care and feeding. If you want one, be sure to read this Idealware article first. Here are some quotes:

do your homework to clarify your community's purpose and composition. If you were building a new residential community, you'd certainly think hard about what sort of people might choose to live there and why.

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Finally, be sure that you intend to be in it for the long haul. Online communities take time to catch fire. A member's connection with your community grows with each individual small interaction, even those that have no obvious immediate organizational benefit. If you interact with your community members only when you want a favor from them, you may drive people away. Like a friendship, relationships that are only about favors do not stand the test of time.

09:50 PM, 21 Feb 2008 by Caroline Meeks Permalink

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