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Stas Voronov

How to start a 0->5 members community?

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It feels like the most critical step - to invite the first core members. And the scariest thing is if it's going to be another boring place for them. What would you recommend for the first step?

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Siena Romes
I usually reach out to people I know. Then, if they like the product, they can spread it to their network.
Stas Voronov
@siena_romes But questions how to engage them in the community?
Stas Voronov
@siena_romes Do you have any good examples for games?
Madhuri
Reach out to people you've worked with, in the past. Even if they are not your potential customers, they will help in spreading the word. Create content around your product which highlights the issues you are solving.
Stas Voronov
@sonimadhuri Actually I want private and cozy community. Question is how to engage first adopters?
Madhuri
@stas_voronov Make them feel heard? Discuss how they are using the app, frequency of usage, upcoming features(will also help you prioritise). Maybe at the end of month you can have a mail digest with product updates and give them a shoutout.
Dhruv Bhatia
Here are some tips: - Invite people who know you - Figure out a goal for the community (why should it exist) - Ask early members to invite their friends - Leverage social media to spread awareness about your community
Stas Voronov
@dhruv_bhatia But how to engage them?
Dhruv Bhatia
@stas_voronov lol, this is a different question. Anyway, there are many ways to engage depending on the stage of your community: 1. Great onboarding and welcome email 2. Regular events 3. Incentives and many more...
Rich Watson
What's your product? What kind of community is it, how are they engaging with each other if they are?
Stas Voronov
@richw We're doing a tool for Agile Teams to prevent deadline shifts and rework. Kind of Jira plugin for now, which send possible blockers to Slack I'm not sure how they are engaging, cause I've just started :)
Sergei Petrov
let it sound trite, but be positive and just take steps forward!))
Vali Lupoaie
Use TikTok. I made an experiment. I started posting 2x per day on TikTok for the last 3 weeks and I got a lot of meetings and feedback organically from the users. Now I created like a coaching programme for people from TikTok and it's super helpful for them, but for me too.
Stas Voronov
@valilus Sounds interesting. How hard it was to find your audience on TikTok?
Vali Lupoaie
@stas_voronov not so difficult because I do marketing for a living. But yes, identifying the niche is step 1 on TikTok too.