Tag Archives: community

Popularize your user group / community

Posted on April 26, 2011 by SanjayShetty

At the recently held TechEd 2011 in India, I was asked the following question by a user group leader, “How can I popularize my user group “. I shared a few ideas which can help drive traffic and raise awareness … Continue reading →

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Share a Tip – Encourage Community Participation

Posted on December 1, 2010 by SanjayShetty

One sure shot way to ensure that your community is involved is to work on ideas that encourage community participation. For instance a really simple one is Share a Tip Day. The idea is to encourage the community to share … Continue reading →

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Sponsors – Who are they, how do they look and how to approach them

Posted on November 3, 2010 by SanjayShetty

Finding sponsors or knowing whom to approach can often be daunting, but it’s fairly simple if one knows how. I’ve listed five categories of sponsors to help ease this task and provided some ideas around approaching these categories of sponsors. … Continue reading →

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Best Practices for cultivating your community

Posted on July 30, 2010 by SanjayShetty

Nurturing your community is the single most important task a community leader does. There are six key areas which you need to pay special attention to, 1. New members, 2. Acknowledging contributors, 3. Feedback, 4. Transparency, 5. Motivations, 6. Leaders. … Continue reading →

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Top 7 reasons why people join a user group community

Posted on July 3, 2010 by SanjayShetty

In order to better lead their user group communities, leaders need to fully understand why their members have joined their communities. This article aims to illustrate the 7 prime reasons why user group members join a user group. It also lists tactical steps which a leader needs to take. 1. Finding out prime motivations of user group members and 2. Facilitating each of these community needs. Continue reading →

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