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This presentation was used for my session "Building Community through Your Blog" at WordCampRDU at NC Central University on 6/13/09. Presenter: Angela Connor, author of "18 Rules of Community Engagement."
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Building Community Building Community
Through Your BLOGThrough Your BLOG
Angela Connor | http://blog.angelaconnor.com |[email protected]
Summer 1973Summer 1973
What Constitutes Community?What Constitutes Community?
Community, definedCommunity, defined
comcom········mumu········nini········tyty [[kuhkuh--myoomyoo--nini--teetee]]
––noun, plural noun, plural --ties. ties.
1.a social group of any size whose members reside in a 1.a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific specific localitylocality, share government, and often have a common cultural , share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage.and historical heritage.
2.a social, religious, occupational, or other group 2.a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it existswhich it exists (usually prec. by the): the business community; (usually prec. by the): the business community; the community of scholars.the community of scholars.
Is your BLOG a community? Is your BLOG a community?
Build Community Through Build Community Through
INTERACTIONINTERACTION
�� Respond to Comments Respond to Comments
�� ““Thanks for sharing. I think you raise good pointsThanks for sharing. I think you raise good points…”…”. .
�� Ask Questions Ask Questions
�� ““Tell me more about thatTell me more about that””
�� Share a personal story Share a personal story
�� I know what you mean, that happened to me once whenI know what you mean, that happened to me once when…”…”
Build Community Through Build Community Through
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTACKNOWLEDGEMENT
�� Visit your visitorVisit your visitor’’s blogss blogs
�� Comment on their blogs Comment on their blogs
�� Connect elsewhereConnect elsewhere
�� Review their content, link to their posts Review their content, link to their posts
Build Community Through Build Community Through
SHARINGSHARING
�� Turn comments into guest post Turn comments into guest post
�� Tweet about comments Tweet about comments
�� ZimblerMillerZimblerMiller: @: @communitygirlcommunitygirl Love your idea of Love your idea of
coining the term coining the term TwitviewsTwitviews for 140for 140--character book character book
reviews. Let's have at it!reviews. Let's have at it!
�� Review their contentReview their content
Common Community KillersCommon Community Killers
�� Rudeness Rudeness
�� Arguing with visitors Arguing with visitors
�� Bashing other blogs, Often!Bashing other blogs, Often!
�� Stealing ideas, refusing to credit othersStealing ideas, refusing to credit others
�� No original content No original content
�� Ignoring commentsIgnoring comments
8 Rules of Community Engagement8 Rules of Community Engagement
�� Provide really useful contentProvide really useful content
�� Stroke a few egos Stroke a few egos
�� Ask Questions Ask Questions
�� Ask for help Ask for help
�� Seek expert advice and opinionsSeek expert advice and opinions
�� Accept & respond to criticismAccept & respond to criticism
�� Make Small TalkMake Small Talk
�� Realize your work is never done Realize your work is never done
Angela Connor Angela Connor
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