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]]> By: Tools Vs. Services for Online Community Building | LiveWorld SocialVoice Blog http://kommein.com/does-your-community-have-a-forum/#comment-91 Tools Vs. Services for Online Community Building | LiveWorld SocialVoice Blog Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:08:17 +0000 http://kommein.com/?p=132#comment-91 [...] Deb Ng asks today whether forums/discussion boards are needed to provide an community with a gathering [...] [...] Deb Ng asks today whether forums/discussion boards are needed to provide an community with a gathering [...]

]]> By: Deb Ng http://kommein.com/does-your-community-have-a-forum/#comment-90 Deb Ng Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:26:48 +0000 http://kommein.com/?p=132#comment-90 Hi Bryan, I agree. It does take time to build up a forum, and also folks really DO want a place to ask and seek technical help. My community at FWJ has been asking me for a forum for years and we're finally getting that going. Now that we have several thousand visitors a day, I'm ready. My fear was having a party and no one showing up. Hi Bryan, I agree. It does take time to build up a forum, and also folks really DO want a place to ask and seek technical help.

My community at FWJ has been asking me for a forum for years and we’re finally getting that going. Now that we have several thousand visitors a day, I’m ready. My fear was having a party and no one showing up.

]]> By: Bryan Person http://kommein.com/does-your-community-have-a-forum/#comment-89 Bryan Person Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:41:21 +0000 http://kommein.com/?p=132#comment-89 Deb: Forums are certainly a tool that can be used in building online communities. They are for nearly every one of our clients at LiveWorld. But that's not to see that tool is a <i>must</i>. It really depends on your business goals and needs/wants of customers. As for the early action in your new community forums going to technical support/complaints, give it time. Communities take time to grow and mature -- usually a minimum of 3-6 months --and the discussion topics will undoubtedly expand as you go. Make sure you're doing all of the right things along the way as community manager -- welcoming new members, connecting them with each other, sparking new discussions (seeding content, as appropriate), surfacing top content/discussions in in the right places, etc. -- and your community should grow and thrive! Bryan | @BryanPerson LiveWorld Deb:

Forums are certainly a tool that can be used in building online communities. They are for nearly every one of our clients at LiveWorld. But that’s not to see that tool is a must. It really depends on your business goals and needs/wants of customers.

As for the early action in your new community forums going to technical support/complaints, give it time. Communities take time to grow and mature — usually a minimum of 3-6 months –and the discussion topics will undoubtedly expand as you go. Make sure you’re doing all of the right things along the way as community manager — welcoming new members, connecting them with each other, sparking new discussions (seeding content, as appropriate), surfacing top content/discussions in in the right places, etc. — and your community should grow and thrive!

Bryan | @BryanPerson
LiveWorld

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