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17. Creating a Community That Doesn’t Rely [Solely] on You with Diana Davis
Learn how to build peer-to-peer connection and learning in your membership community without always being the center—with insights from coach Diana Davis.
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16. How to Combine an Online Community with In-Person Retreats (feat. Eric Plantenberg)
Learn how Eric Plantenberg blends a powerful online community with immersive in-person retreats to deepen connection and boost member engagement.
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15. When to Keep Going or Let Go of Your Online Community with Salome Schillack
When to Keep Going or Let Go of Your Online Community with Salome Schillack
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14. Where to Begin When Starting a Community, with Marjorie Anderson
Community expert Marjorie Anderson shares the first steps to building a thriving online community and 3 essential questions to ask before you begin.
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13. The Future of Community Building with Zach Hawtof
Today’s letter deals with how to grow a community where joining that community might in and of itself be taboo.
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How Dear Bri got to the top 5% of podcasts with 12 episodes
According to Listen Notes, the Dear Bri Podcast, with just 12 episodes and launched to an email list of 600 people, is in the top 5%.
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12. Finding First Members for Niche Communities with Murtaza Bambot, CEO at Heartbeat
Today’s letter deals with how to grow a community where joining that community might in and of itself be taboo.
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11. Managing Tough Community Conversations: Tips from Mallory Contois
The art of meaningful conversation in communities—how to spark engagement and maintain quality discussions.
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10. Managing Conflict in Communities: Carrie Melissa Jones , CEO of the CMJ Group
In this episode, we’re hearing from Hesitant in Honolulu. Our letter today deals with a sensitive subject between two community members.
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9. Diversity & Inclusion in Communities with Jae Washington
Struggling with DEIB? Learn the frameworks and tactics to help you build a community full of diversity, equity, and inclusivity.
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8. Marketing Your Paid Community Program with Alli Ball, founder of Food Biz Wiz
Our writer today fell into the age-old myth: build it and they will come. To better help Eager Beaver in Baltimore, I invited Alli Ball.
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7. Dealing with Toxic Members: Insights from Reddit with Andrea Middleton
Our letter today deals with a toxic community member stirring up trouble to revolt against the community manager.
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6. Balancing Community Care and Business Goals with Jelani Memory, VP & Publisher at DK
Our letter today deals with creating a vibrant and engaged community under the pressure of big business goals.
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5. Managing Critical Community Members with Ami Defesche
The inspiration stems from a late-night LinkedIn DM from a distressed community manager handling a tumultuous Discord community.
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4. Should We Still Use Slack for Communities? With Noele Flowers
Our letter today deals with the question of where to host a new community. Specifically as it relates to slack and all-in-one platforms like
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3. Avoiding Burnout as a Community Leader With Taylor Harrington, Head of Community at Groove
Our letter today comes from someone who clearly has a big heart for their community, but is also really struggling to draw boundaries.
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2. Cohort vs. Membership Model: Insights from Akimbo CEO.
Our letter today comes from a community manager struggling with the decision between a cohort-based model and a membership community model.
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1. Did I just blow my one shot at launching a paid community? With Evan Hamilton, Director of Community at HubSpot
Our letter today deals with a private networking community. They are wondering how to go from a 1-year discovery phase into their launch.
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Introducing Dear Bri: Advice for Community Strategy
On this podcast, I collect anonymous letters from real-life community creators and bring on an expert from the community space to help them!
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