by David DeWald | Jan 5, 2012 | Community Management, Random Thoughts
This was a great chat, with lots of good comments and ideas. One of the best ways to get engagement out of your community is to offer up some form of a contest. There are hundreds of different ways to do this, and there are obviously best practices at work by...
by David DeWald | Jan 5, 2012 | Community Management, Random Thoughts
This was a great chat, with lots of good comments and ideas. One of the best ways to get engagement out of your community is to offer up some form of a contest. There are hundreds of different ways to do this, and there are obviously best practices at work by...
by David DeWald | Jan 3, 2012 | Community Management
Seems like every month or so someone is decrying the death of forums or that platform hasn’t changed in well over a decade. I want to talk about that, but first I want to talk about perhaps the oldest form of communication online; Email and more specifically, the...
by David DeWald | Oct 25, 2011 | Community Management, Random Thoughts
For a new Community Manager to successfully manage established online communities, it first requires a good understanding of online channels related to the community – and that’s not just social media – but includes any community websites that are relevant...
by David DeWald | Oct 20, 2011 | Community Management
Just a collection of quotes I’ve seen lately. Sorry I didn’t think to jot down who said them. Perfect objectivity is an unrealistic goal; fairness, however, is not. Build your reputation by helping other people build theirs. If you do not know how to ask...