Carrie Melissa Jones
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The EXACT Steps to Build a Community from Scratch
If you're building a community from scratch, where do you start? Whether you're building a local community group, a membership program for your business, or launching an enterprise-level community to connect your customers more meaningfully, there are a few key steps you must follow to be and (most importantly!) FEEL successful. Join me live to uncover the steps you need to follow to build and launch your community.
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Відео

How to Go Live on a Scheduled YouTube Live Using Riverside
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I don't usually record tutorials, but I was going mad trying to figure out how to go live on a Scheduled UA-cam Live from Riverside, so I finally figured it out and made YOU a tutorial you can use too. Excuse the lo-fi-ness, just trying to be helpful as quickly as I can. :) 🆓 Are you a creator who wants to build a community? Check out my free training: How to Create a Thriving Online Community:...
What to expect from a successful community launch
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Let's get real about what successful community launches really look like! As community builders, we often put pressure on ourselves (and are pressured by others) to achieve big numbers and perfect execution from Day 1. My team has launched many, many communities over the last decade , so let's pull back the curtain on what to expect - realistically - from your community launch. Also applicable ...
How to Reorient Your Business Around Community with Jenn Walker Wall
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What does it mean to build a business that is led by or driven by its community? I discuss this question with entrepreneur and creator Jenn Walker Wall, CEO and Founder of Works Wonders Careers.
The Best Low-Cost Community Tech Tools of 2024
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In this video, community expert Carrie Melissa Jones highlights some of the best low-cost and simple technologies that any community builder can use to connect with their people in 2024. Free Training to Go Deeper: ✨ How to Design Meaningful Community Experiences: www.engageyouronlinecommunity.com/free-training-bcf Some of the tools discussed include: Loom - Screen recording and video messaging...
How I Launch Online Communities for Our Clients
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Launching online communities for clients on a consistent basis can be challenging at times. Here's what I do to simplify the process. ✨ How to Design Meaningful Community Experiences: bit.ly/3Xh7Sjn. Imagine launching for 10, 20, or even 30 clients on a consistent basis? That's always the end goal of course, but it is even more important to have a system in place so that you can successfully la...
2 Ways to Build An Online Community: Real Examples of Profitable Community Memberships
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2 Ways to Build An Online Community: Real Examples of Profitable Community Memberships
How Much Time Should You Spend Managing Your Online Community or Membership?
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How Much Time Should You Spend Managing Your Online Community or Membership?
How to Write a Community Value Proposition or Unique Selling Proposition
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How to Write a Community Value Proposition or Unique Selling Proposition
What metrics should you track for your online community?
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What metrics should you track for your online community?
Cohort vs Evergreen Community Memberships: Which is right for you?
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Cohort vs Evergreen Community Memberships: Which is right for you?
How to Get Your First 10 Online Community Members | Community Building Best Practices
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How to Get Your First 10 Online Community Members | Community Building Best Practices
How to Price Your Online Community Program and Experiences
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How to Price Your Online Community Program and Experiences
How to Launch and Market Your Online Community
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How to Launch and Market Your Online Community
How to Design Meaningful Online Community Programs and Experiences
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How to Design Meaningful Online Community Programs and Experiences
How to Increase Retention and Reduce Churn in Your Membership Community
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How to Increase Retention and Reduce Churn in Your Membership Community
Select the BEST technology for your online community!
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Select the BEST technology for your online community!
How I Save Hours Each Week Automating Community Management Tasks with Burb
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How I Save Hours Each Week Automating Community Management Tasks with Burb
How to Design Great Onboarding for Your Online Community and Clients
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How to Design Great Onboarding for Your Online Community and Clients
When to hire a community strategist for your business - or become one!
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When to hire a community strategist for your business - or become one!
The essential definition of the term "community strategy"
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The essential definition of the term "community strategy"
Insights from our recent survey of 200+ community builders
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Insights from our recent survey of 200 community builders
The 6 Myths that Hold Community Builders Back
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The 6 Myths that Hold Community Builders Back
Creating and Scaling a Global Sisterhood Community with Melek Pulatkonak and Carrie Melissa Jones
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Creating and Scaling a Global Sisterhood Community with Melek Pulatkonak and Carrie Melissa Jones
How I Use Notion To Elevate Leaders and Scale Communities
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How I Use Notion To Elevate Leaders and Scale Communities
The Best (and Only) Community Engagement Hack You Need
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The Best (and Only) Community Engagement Hack You Need
What Does "Big C" vs. "little c" Community Even Mean?
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What Does "Big C" vs. "little c" Community Even Mean?
How The 80/20 Principle Applies To Community Building
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How The 80/20 Principle Applies To Community Building
How To Choose Your Community Platform: Community + Course Edition
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How To Choose Your Community Platform: Community Course Edition
Should I Leave Facebook Groups?
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Should I Leave Facebook Groups?

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @mbtsfrench510
    @mbtsfrench510 11 днів тому

    Great content - should your founding members be given free membership? If so, for how long?

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones 11 днів тому

      It depends on the cost of your membership, how much you plan to ask from them, and their own financial situation. For my community, I asked my Founding Members to pay a special lower price as a symbolic gesture of their involvement, and then I let them have lifetime access. This is a values-driven decision for me, and their active participation is worth much more than a monthly subscription fee (they make the place feel vibrant! That is priceless!). It is up to them how long they want to stay active, and I always welcome them at events and frequently tag them in posts or bring them on for more formal feedback.

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones 11 днів тому

      And great question! Thank you!

  • @saroshzeeshan9440
    @saroshzeeshan9440 24 дні тому

    My community and I serve the Life Sciences Compliance industry. It is a B2B forum, but the challenge is creating engagement. Your suggestions are highly appreciated!

  • @SuccessMindset2180
    @SuccessMindset2180 Місяць тому

    Pareto’s principle works well with growing audience - making more people like content

  • @maryann_next
    @maryann_next 2 місяці тому

    Please make a video on your thoughts on the Skool community platform

  • @shade_excel
    @shade_excel 4 місяці тому

    I like that : "giving people the opportunity to be generous with their experience" 💛

  • @lgarner9524
    @lgarner9524 4 місяці тому

    This is good. BUT My brain doesn't do well with the random music. I have to watch this with CC.

  • @lindalopez-george2690
    @lindalopez-george2690 5 місяців тому

    Linda from San Antonio

  • @silviadamico4359
    @silviadamico4359 6 місяців тому

    I attended your session at SXSW and asked you this question. Thank you for directing me to this video. It was helpful. I've run an evergreen community for 15 months but have not focused on marketing consistently.

  • @itsalwaysabdu
    @itsalwaysabdu 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much carrie, I have a question please, when I will know I need to create a free community first and then the paid one? or the paid one only without the free version, thank you so much ❤

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones 6 місяців тому

      Thank you for your question! This is a great one. I have a video that can help you think through pricing: ua-cam.com/video/RiJjobQLNQY/v-deo.html.

  • @WhatWouldKarlaSay
    @WhatWouldKarlaSay 7 місяців тому

    I love Loom!!! ✨👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Still trying to learn Zapier. Love your energy

  • @JamarDiggs
    @JamarDiggs 8 місяців тому

    I love zoom, but have been forcing myself to use the circle features 😂

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones 7 місяців тому

      They’re not bad! They used to not allow people to blur their backgrounds, which was a privacy issue for my corporate clients, but they’ve since introduced that. I just like the freedom of being able to use whatever recording plugin I wish and the familiarity of Zoom to pretty much everyone at this point.

  • @TorontoNutritionist
    @TorontoNutritionist 8 місяців тому

    No surprises. This video is very helpful which is consistent with your work. It's helped me prepare for our coaching call next week.

  • @ess2mad
    @ess2mad 8 місяців тому

    This is so useful for the community I’ve built over the past 4 months thank you ❤️💯😎

    • @ess2mad
      @ess2mad 16 днів тому

      Just came back, we’re at 50 people in the group chat and range 80 - 800 on a TT live 🔥

  • @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix
    @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix 8 місяців тому

    Awesome

  • @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix
    @MichaelWilliams-lo3ix 8 місяців тому

    Awesome

  • @katrinarichiecomez8946
    @katrinarichiecomez8946 9 місяців тому

    what if we are offering is a nonprofit organization? how’s it will work?

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones 9 місяців тому

      The same pricing considerations apply - think about the needs of your target audience and, if this is for donors, the other levels of donations that you ask for and how this best fits into the mix. It's important to keep things simple and not over-complicate your offerings.

    • @katrinarichiecomez8946
      @katrinarichiecomez8946 9 місяців тому

      @@CarrieMelissaJones thank you for such wonderful videos and reply. it helps a lot. ❤️

  • @claudiatanner4484
    @claudiatanner4484 9 місяців тому

    Please can you recommend a platform for networking? So has a newsfeed and groups like Facebook with a touch of LinkedIn (I'm wanting the job title for a member to be displayed on a post like on LinkedIn)

  • @sariawwad
    @sariawwad 9 місяців тому

    I want to thank you for the valuable info and tips. Really helpful!

  • @shoppingonchampagne
    @shoppingonchampagne 10 місяців тому

    Excellent info, so helpful!

  • @ifoodieTV
    @ifoodieTV 10 місяців тому

    What if you want to push your email list? They comingle right?

  • @DorotheasFavs
    @DorotheasFavs 11 місяців тому

    I was surprised that there were way more steps than I initially thought. Thank you for sharing!

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones 11 місяців тому

      I know, right?! A successful launch is much more than just creating a landing page and inviting people into a community platform.

  • @Getreadyforagodlymarriage
    @Getreadyforagodlymarriage 11 місяців тому

    Thank you 🙏🏾

  • @foursite
    @foursite 11 місяців тому

    I like your content! Trying to create a nursing lecturer course. Content is very helpful! Thanks

  • @TheMathsTutorAU
    @TheMathsTutorAU Рік тому

    Very valuable

  • @samriddhibhardwaj5342
    @samriddhibhardwaj5342 Рік тому

    It would be great if you could share the community data template :)

  • @joaocarlospereira2286
    @joaocarlospereira2286 Рік тому

    Hi Carrie, is it possible to integrate a newsletter in Mighty Networks? If not, is there any other where I can integrate community, discussion groups, membership management and a newsletter?

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      It depends what you mean by integration here. They do have an automated digest you can enable, but you can't integrate other newsletter software with Mighty Networks. By this, I mean that you can't have Mighty send updates to software like Mailchimp or Convertkit that would create an automated newsletter for you. You could, however, have Mighty send all new members to your mailing lists. Other software that you might want to check out: Circle, Higher Logic (more pricey but is going to have all the features you want here), Disciple, or (if you have tech chops) Discourse.

  • @Coowillallen
    @Coowillallen Рік тому

    Hi Carrie - Thanks for the value in the content. Can’t wait for the next video!

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      Thanks for the encouragement! Means the world.

    • @Coowillallen
      @Coowillallen Рік тому

      @@CarrieMelissaJones Absolutely! I wanted to ask do you offer any one 1:1 consultations! I am a new to online community would love to meet and get some advice. Thank you!

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      @@Coowillallen Yes I do! Send me an email to c (at) carriemelissajones.com and I can send you a link with details.

    • @Coowillallen
      @Coowillallen Рік тому

      Will do - Thanks! @@CarrieMelissaJones

  • @CarrieMelissaJones
    @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

    What questions came to mind when watching today's video? Feel free to let me know down below ✨

  • @karenchht
    @karenchht Рік тому

    Amazing information! Thanks!

  • @CarrieMelissaJones
    @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

    Thanks for stopping by! What did you learn from the Dreamers and Doers example? Looking forward to your response.

  • @JrnieJade
    @JrnieJade Рік тому

    I appreciate this video so so much! The quality and your on-camera presence is UNMATCHED! :) Thank you for making this! I am looking into making a course about "Documenting your life through video" but getting into the course creation space is a whole other ball game! Have a great day!

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      Thank you so much, @jrniejade! I absolutely understand how much it all is to take in. Take it one day and step at a time. One day you'll be a pro. :)

  • @anastasiab-x2t
    @anastasiab-x2t Рік тому

    wow really great timing, im trying to build a community for autistic people in Berlin in my spare time, im almost burnt out 😢 i set up a boundary that you are not allowed to post stuff into the main channel thats supposed to be only okay in the flood channel, i will also take your advice and not check everything 24/7

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      So happy to hear you're setting and communicating those boundaries! Your community just needs to know what to expect, and they want the best for you!

  • @darnellbrown
    @darnellbrown Рік тому

    Very powerful insights here, especially considering the ideal member criteria. Love it. Thank you for sharing this with us, Carrie.

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      My honor!

    • @darnellbrown
      @darnellbrown Рік тому

      ​@@CarrieMelissaJones, to your point about understanding your members, I've begun conducting brief 10-question interviews with a few of mine to better know them, their needs, and want they want/expect from my online ecosystem. Second happens this afternoon! First one went well. Thanks again for the inspo!

  • @CarrieMelissaJones
    @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

    Which boundary mentioned in today's video are you going to apply to your online community? Let me know down below.

  • @jbrocas1939
    @jbrocas1939 Рік тому

    Great video, I have a few communities and i need to get more out of them.

  • @CarrieMelissaJones
    @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

    Thanks for stopping by! Quick question, what are your unique value propositions in your community? Looking forward to reading them.

  • @fromcreatortoentrepreneur48

    How can you test your community value proposition before launching it? Especially if you cannot pre-sell your community or membership in advance.

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      This is precisely where founding member groups come in and why we always advise our clients to gather their first 10 members together before a big splashy public launch: ua-cam.com/video/TzE7YG6CkFM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=CarrieMelissaJones. You run the value prop and early set-up by them to validate it, then go from there.

  • @magscapes
    @magscapes Рік тому

    Great info, circle is a bit expensive - but like the thought process

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      Yeah, they've been steadily raising their price over the last year, and the business/pro plans are prohibitively expensive for many creators just starting out. :/ Having said that, it's worth the set license fee if the community is generating solid recurring revenue. Some platforms charge by the user (e.g., Slack Pro), and that's a true business nightmare.

  • @vgeita
    @vgeita Рік тому

    So glad to have found you! 😊 newbie online educator. Still building my online program and stumbled into your channel in my curiousity about the community aspect for my biz. Thanks for what you do, and how you do it! Looking forward to learning more from you in due course

  • @ZukunftBilden
    @ZukunftBilden Рік тому

    Skool? Or podia?

    • @CarrieMelissaJones
      @CarrieMelissaJones Рік тому

      I've never used Skool personally so I can't recommend one way or the other. I did use Podia prior to switching to Teachable, and I'd recommend it if you don't mind being stuck in their ecosystem.

  • @pourdebon.coaching
    @pourdebon.coaching Рік тому

    OMG it is more scary now to leave fb

  • @JennWalkerWall
    @JennWalkerWall Рік тому

    I have had a hybrid approach since the beginning and it's worked really well! But I can also see it going sideways, especially at a larger scale!

  • @lajbiz
    @lajbiz Рік тому

    Thank you for this! I’m designing an evergreen course, so this is helpful in many respects. Super grass roots and boot-strapping on my own. Off to watch the other video you mentioned on your website! So smart! 😊

  • @nikosogamias
    @nikosogamias Рік тому

    Hamza watches u!

  • @Unautreatelier
    @Unautreatelier Рік тому

    thank you for your vidéos ! very helpful and encouraging ! just suscribed and happy to follow you : )

  • @AG-vp1ok
    @AG-vp1ok Рік тому

    No time stamps?

  • @janeycarr475
    @janeycarr475 Рік тому

    a very slick presentation, thank you! what app do you use to record/edit/host your videos?

  • @saroshzeeshan9440
    @saroshzeeshan9440 Рік тому

    Thanks Carrie! A very useful session. I just need your suggestion about Discourse, Can we use a community as an Application on Mobile?

  • @Kesarplustv
    @Kesarplustv Рік тому

    u r the best