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BUILDING COMMUNITY WITH DEVELOPER LOVE
API Strategy & Practice Conference 2015
@taylor_atx
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THIS IS MY ABOUT ME SLIDE
SO, YOU WANT DEVELOPERS TO LOVE YOUR API…
…
ARE THEY LIKE ME?
WILL THEY LIKE ME?
SHARING
FACE TO FACE
SNAIL MAIL AND EMAIL
SUPPORT
SHARING
• Showcase existing members and useful projects
• Twitter, Facebook, and other social media channels
• Share quotes from current community members
• Guest blog posts
• Case studies
SHARING
• Showcase existing members and useful projects
• Twitter, Facebook, and other social media channels
• Share quotes from current community members
• Guest blog posts
• Case studies
SHARING
• Showcase existing members and useful projects
• Twitter, Facebook, and other social media channels
• Share quotes from current community members
• Guest blog posts
• Case studies
SHARING
• Showcase existing members and useful projects
• Twitter, Facebook, and other social media channels
• Share quotes from current community members
• Guest blog posts
• Case studies
FACE TO FACE
• Non-company focused happy hours
• Office hours
• Meet up for a coffee or beer
• Open source show and tell
SNAIL MAIL AND EMAIL
• T-shirts (hint hint API endpoint)
• Handwritten notes
• Care packages
• Invitations to pair
• Random emails
SUPPORT
• Sponsor individuals to go to conferences
• Jump into support channels
• Help everyone and anyone at hackathons, hack nights, etc.
• Help fix pain points
ALWAYS ASK WHY
Source: Douglas Atkin, The Glue Project
http://bit.ly/communitycurve
