Setting up an online community is not easy work. Not only do you need to setup whatever software packages you want to use. Then you need to add content and customize the site you your needs. Then you need to get people to come. A online community is not really that if you are the only one talking.
In later posts I will discuss all of these things in more detail. For now let me offer this little bit of advice, “Do something everyday”. Sounds simple doesn’t it? Don’t ever forget about your online community or your users will forget about you. Every day you should respond to comment posts or forum posts. Every day you should try to get one more link to your site. Every day you should try to make a blog post or a forum post or write an article.
In reality you probably have a life outside of your online community. You probably take a vacation every once in a while. You may not be able to do something every single day, but you should try if you want a successful online community.
