This week we’ve published a series of posts on the topic of building community on a blog with these posts:
Today Jade Craven continues this series by looking at what others around the web have written on the topic of building community on blogs.
There is a lot of conversation around the topic of building a community around your blog. It is a fantastic technique, but it is actually an extremely complex issue. The 'rules' differ for each community. A business blog doesn't have the same goals as a personal blogger.
In this post, I curate my favourite resources on building a engaged and loyal blog community.
Think about what is important to you.
There are several things you will need to consider before deciding on what strategies to use.
Strategies:
Make readers famous.
In an earlier post about building community. Darren recommended that you make a reader famous. Here are some examples I have seen within my own community.
- Gavin Aung Than regularly interacts with his a community – most notably through his 'readers of the month' feature. As a result, he has a highly engaged audience who will rapidly share his content and help out with tasks such as translating the comics.
- Scott Dinsmore has a ‘Reader Spotlight‘ series.
Do you know of any other ways bloggers have made their readers famous?
Blog commenting
Other ideas:
Cool resources:
Looking for some more advice? Check out these articles!
Originally at: Blog Tips at ProBlogger
How to Build Community on a Blog: 24 Must Read Articles from around the Web
