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“A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small bundle.” — Benjamin Franklin
What I’m about to unleash today was not even considered during my two years at RMIT, or at any MBA management school.
These are hands-on tips and real-life experiences, not those of online gurus who have nothing to show for themselves, mainly intellectuals without knowledge of real-world situations. And that’s worse than useless.
That being said, let’s get started.
Lest I forget...
Every community I’ve established has an awful story embedded within it. And ...Yes, if you click the links below, please return to our adventure.
#SHOPIFYAUSTRALIA.
Shopifyaustralia
#E-com. Collective.
ecom.collective
#BILLBOARD DC| MELBOURNE.
Billboarddc
#Entrepreneurs | Melbourne.
enterpreneurs
(Meta Communities), just to name a few, are not an exception to the aforementioned assertion.
How I truly created the communities; ‘‘WE ARE IN NOW!’’
At the onset, I wanted to create a community that was unique and different from the norm. I built #BILLBOARD DC. Australia with the hopes of realising that objective quickly. However, BILLBOARD was experiencing a slightly stunted growth, as is common with new communities.
I wasn’t worried. Until something happened that challenged the trajectory of my comfort and prompted a heightened level of concern on my part.
You may not understand what it takes to build an online community of raving fans until you've built one yourself.
Despite my efforts to find gigs, I encountered obstacles in locating one promptly. In response, I took proactive steps to create my own, now providing me with access to a vast array of opportunities across the globe. Doesn't this seem interesting?
Without traffic that you can genuinely control, one is doomed in this second digital renaissance.
I wake up and I see my clients lined up for approvals.
Transition into the digital realm or face obsolescence; there exists no middle ground, unfortunately. Although, the journey has been a roller coaster ride of challenges and achievements, each contributing to a progressively forward-moving narrative.
If one could build a community, one would be able to recover more quickly from heartbreak. Every Lesson reinforces the progress of the other and the time it took to build another.
If Mr. Mark Z. decides to compensate creators tomorrow as per the Meta communities, it would be a completely passive income with AdSense and more.
I'm not teaching basic economics, but you can get rewarded for strategic positioning.
The moon does this practically every day. It has no light of its own (Geography 101).
Knowledge is fleeting af! Isn't it? ...Yes, of course.
NOW for real, while developing my understanding of community formation and growth, I took a peek at a freshly formed community. I wouldn’t mention the name.
In short, the algorithm or God himself pushed it to me, maybe as a way of helping a struggling son. And I witnessed something that impacted my actions. I said, okay… Allow me to implement this as quickly as possible and see what happens next…
Yes, I implemented the changes without hesitation. And boom💥, the community took off and skyrocketed! 🚀💥
I’ll tell you how, please allow me a sec.
Awareness was pretty much the cure.
Fortunately, enough, what I copied as an artist was a truer story from an “OLD community”, of someone’s, which made ours’ “THE NEW” a more viable approach.
If that wasn’t clear enough, please carry on. You’ll be fine along the way.
THE TWEAK THAT TRIUMPHED!
I said to myself; Okay, I’ve got to rewrite my entire description exactly as the owner did in the descriptive section of her community. Hers’ was swelling exponentially with members and organically.
I was slightly envious of her pacing, to be honest. To make sense of her, I even glanced at her DP.
After a while, I deployed "A dual flanked attack".
I took my time copying and pasting everything the lady did. And exactly as she did it. But in a stylish way, which was a missing ingredient in hers’.
As per the "NEW" you can even pause right now and take a peek at it again. (Ours, #NORTH MELBOURNE | FOOTSCRAY | SUNSHINE | BRAYBROOK. Albeit not yet on #SHOPIFYAUSTRALIA).
And then I wrote them in "BOLD LETTERS." I also incorporated the Australian flag. It became incredibly gorgeous, with eye-catching colours and powerful DPs.
Truly, I tell you, my friends, community building may be demanding and unpleasant at times. Nevertheless, the best way to cure anxieties is to stop worrying so much about it.
DO THESE 5 IMPORTANT THINGS TO RESOLVE WORRIES WHEN THEY COME.
At a point, worries will come, imposter syndrome they say. However, do these five lofty practices over them when they do
- Build more communities in different niches (You can always change names thereafter).
- Invite your relatives and friends to join. Or create more accounts on your names or kids’ names, pets, or significant order. (People attract people).
- If someone leaves your community, use this problem-focused coping mechanism by labelling the person as a chronic spammer or not a legitimate member.
- Create beautiful things, join related communities, and be slightly active or contribute when feasible. (Be wary of spamming to avoid frequent account reporting).
- The good news is that once you hit 250-500 members, Mark Zuckerberg himself will begin knocking on your door, congratulating you on a job well done and an influx in membership as a reward.
AVOID THESE 5 TRAPS OF MEDIOCRITY AT ALL COSTS.
Be mindful about building on another person’s land.
- Set up a mailing platform and educate people on what you’ve learned. (People are also battling with that)
- If you’re an entrepreneur (as we all are), solve a problem by selling the solution (See snugglereadys' story, at
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3. People will come in only to throw stones at you. And that’s okay.
“REMAIN CALM AND USE THE BLOCK/BAN BUTTON MORE OFTEN. AFTER ALL, NO ONE KICKS A DEAD DOG”.
4. Keep an open mind and learn more in this enormous ecosystem.
5. Exercise patience and be persistent as those are the lost keys.
Towards this end, I have the feeling that this comment by my friend, #Naval will come true someday.
Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable. – Naval
Right from the beginning of human evolution. We’ve always acted as a tribe.
Bear that in mind my dear readers.
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...To be continued.
Until next time,
— Destiny
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