23 posts by Faizan Shaikh
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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