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Anum Basit
Content, SEO and Social Media, TribeCrafter
Writes and edits the guides on this blog and runs TribeCrafter's social channels. A big reader with a soft spot for murder mysteries, so every guide tries to leave no loose ends. Weekends are for long drives and good food with friends.
23 posts by Anum Basit
How to start a paid membership communityHow big paid communities really are, then eight steps: pick a niche, test demand, set your price, choose a platform and launch to founding members.Read →
How to create a group coaching programMove from 1:1 to a group: choose one outcome, set the group size, build the curriculum, price it and run sessions people finish.Read →
How to start a coaching business and grow it past 1:1 sessionsNine steps from picking a niche to finding clients, with a simple business plan, a checklist and the mistakes new coaches make.Read →
TribeCrafter vs BuddyBossWhat BuddyBoss really costs, why sites slow down as they grow, and what changes when you move your community to TribeCrafter.Read →
How to build a point‑based reward systemWhich actions should earn points, what members can spend them on, and the mistakes that make point systems backfire.Read →
What is an online learning community?Why course students drift off after a few lessons, and how a community around the course keeps them asking questions and coming back.Read →
15 virtual event engagement ideasMost online events lose people early. Fifteen ideas to keep them talking, asking questions and staying to the end.Read →
9 disadvantages of Facebook groupsNine limits of Facebook groups, from no control and weak moderation to selling and branding, and what a membership site does instead.Read →
What is an online community?The definition, open and closed communities, real examples, who should build one, and how to start your own.Read →
Benefits of online communities for businessesWhy businesses build their own community: more engagement, loyal customers and new revenue, without relying on social media reach.Read →
11 types of online communitiesEleven community models, from branded and learning to membership and support, and four questions to help you pick yours.Read →
How to build and grow an online communitySeven steps, from defining your purpose and audience to a strong launch and keeping the community active after it.Read →
How to delete a Facebook groupThe steps on desktop and on a phone, what happens to members and posts, and when to archive the group instead.Read →
What is a community leaderboard?What a leaderboard does for engagement, real examples, how to set one up, and the mistakes to avoid.Read →
6 member retention strategies for online communitiesWhy members leave, how retention differs from engagement, and six ways to keep people around for longer.Read →
5 onboarding ideas for new community membersFive ways to welcome new members so they find what they came for, meet people and keep coming back.Read →
The community flywheelHow members bring in more members: the parts of a community flywheel, how it compares to other growth models, and how to build one.Read →
How to write community guidelinesNine steps to rules members understand, from your community's purpose to how you enforce them and keep them current.Read →
Online community moderation: 8 best practicesEight moderation habits, the dos and don'ts, and how to handle the problems every moderator runs into.Read →
Badges for online communitiesTypes of badges, real examples, and how to use recognition to reward members and get more people taking part.Read →
10 online community engagement ideasTen ideas to get a quiet community talking, plus the habits that keep people taking part week after week.Read →
How to use gamification for community engagementPoints, badges, leaderboards and challenges: what each one does, how to start small, and real examples.Read →
How to monetize an online communityEleven ways to earn from a community, from courses and paid memberships to events, coaching and sponsors.Read →
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