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How Communities Can Heal Our Polarized Society with Rebecca Davis
Rebecca Davis, director & producer of Join or Die, joins Bri to explore how community and social capital can bridge deep political divides.
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25. Top Mistakes to Avoid in Setting Up an All-in-one Community Platform
Setting up your paid community on an all-in-one platform? Discover what pitfalls to avoid, so your members thrive and stick around.
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24. Best All-in-One Platform for Building Your Paid Community
Not sure which platform to build your paid community on? Bri reviews and compares Mighty Networks, Skool, Honeycommb, Circle, and Heartbeat in this episode.
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23. Navigating Challenging Feedback with Lindsay Rothfeld
Bri and Lindsay Rothfeld discuss how to handle negative feedback in your community with emotional intelligence and transparency.
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22. Community Strategy: Anonymity, Gamification & High-ticket Communities
Can anonymous posts build trust or break it? Amanda Northcutt shares tips for moderation, gamification, and building high-ticket communities.
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21. Stop Being the Only Leader in Your Community
Tune in to better understand the different types of community management help available and which one makes the most sense for you and your community. You'll also be the first to know the details on the Ember community's newest program, Ember Fractionals.
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20. How to Stop Comparing Your Community to Others
Tune in to better understand the different types of community management help available and which one makes the most sense for you and your community. You'll also be the first to know the details on the Ember community's newest program, Ember Fractionals.
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19. How Jac White Grew a Beta Test Into a Sustainable Online Community
Tune in to better understand the different types of community management help available and which one makes the most sense for you and your community. You'll also be the first to know the details on the Ember community's newest program, Ember Fractionals.
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18. When (and How) to Hire a Community Manager for Your Membership Community with Kristen Pavle
Tune in to better understand the different types of community management help available and which one makes the most sense for you and your community. You'll also be the first to know the details on the Ember community's newest program, Ember Fractionals.
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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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