best-practices - Announcements from Ning - Ning Creators Social Network2024-03-29T11:32:13Zhttps://creators.ning.com/announcements-from-ning/feed/tag/best-practicesRecording Now Available: Advanced Social Sciences for Community Buildershttps://creators.ning.com/announcements-from-ning/upcoming-webinar-advanced-social-sciences-for-community-builders2013-10-16T14:36:44.000Z2013-10-16T14:36:44.000ZAllison Leahyhttps://creators.ning.com/members/AllisonLeahy<div><p><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIqQR7YuZdQ?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>
<p>For more about the presentation, head to <a href="http://cultivate.ning.com/ning-blog/advanced-social-sciences-for-community-builders-video" target="_blank">Cultivate.ning.com</a>.</p>
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<p>On October 22nd, Richard Millington will host a free webinar on the advanced social sciences that underpin our work as community builders. He'll go beyond motivation and cover topics such as conformity, the bystander effect, and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feverbee.com/2013/10/group-polarization.html" target="_blank"><font color="#75AF2D">group polarization</font></a> to explain how you can use proven science methods to build bigger, better, and more active communities.</p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><span class="font-size-2">The goal of this webinar is to broaden your toolkit and help you develop tactics you can use to increase participation in your community.</span><br> <br></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Tuesday, October 22nd at 9am PDT</strong></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">(find your <a rel="nofollow" href="http://everytimezone.com/#2013-10-22,240,6bj" target="_blank"><font color="#75AF2D">local time here</font></a>)<span class="font-size-3"> </span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><strong><big>About the Presenter</big></strong></span></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/556322?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/556322?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;"></a>Richard Millington is the founder of FeverBee, a community consultancy, and author of the new book <a name="www_amazon_com_Buzzing_Communi" href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=560c57e3d19c1a56c67ddba1974f386d6fa9b833e60253373fa5865fd1a51365b08d12542be0bec1" id="www_amazon_com_Buzzing_Communi"><font color="#75AF2D">Buzzing Communities</font></a>. He is also a frequent guest blogger on <a href="http://cultivate.ning.com" target="_blank"><font color="#75AF2D">Cultivating Community</font></a> and our go-to presenter for the Community Management Talks series. His straightforward, results-oriented style is admired by many in the field, and it's just one of the reasons we've enlisted him to share community management best practices to help Ning Creators (and anyone else) refine their approach and cultivate thriving communities. Richard's next free talk is October 22nd at 9am PDT. We hope you can make it!</p>
<p>A recording of this webinar will be available on the Ning <a href="http://cultivate.ning.com/ning-blog/community+management+talks" target="_self"><font color="#75AF2D">Community Management Talks</font></a> channel, and you can follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NingTalk.</p></div>Recording Now Available: Metrics and Measurement for Community Healthhttps://creators.ning.com/announcements-from-ning/upcoming-webinar-metrics-and-measurement-for-community-health2013-09-24T19:05:39.000Z2013-09-24T19:05:39.000ZAllison Leahyhttps://creators.ning.com/members/AllisonLeahy<div><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Jb_EeBqp8s?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://vimeo.com/76157056">Metrics and Measurement for Community Health with Richard Millington</a> from <a rel="nofollow" href="http://vimeo.com/ning">Ning</a> on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/556184?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/556184?profile=original" width="302" class="align-right" height="259"></a>You shouldn't be guessing what is or isn't working in your community. You should be gathering and analyzing data about your community's health. Metrics can paint a vivid picture about whether your existing, active members are more or less engaged in the community, and they can highlight anything that might be a cause for concern.</p>
<p>If you want to answer questions about how healthy your community is, begin by gathering data. <a href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=0dabfa53cca88cb2f91419bf0caaaf4631f091f1ae6401816e44e0bfe0cbf9f4"><font color="#75AF2D">Join us October 1st</font></a> at 11am Pacific time to find out how to capture and interpret the data that will tell you if you have a healthy community.</p>
<p>At the end of this webinar, you will be able to determine the difference between metrics for return on investment (ROI) and metrics for community health, identify key data points that you should collect to track community health, and turn this data into actionable insights about your community. <a href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=0dabfa53cca88cb2f91419bf0caaaf4631f091f1ae6401816e44e0bfe0cbf9f4" target="_blank"><br></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Tuesday, October 1st at 11am PDT</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/135349318" target="_blank"><img src="http://creators.ning.com/images/signupnow.png" class="align-center"></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">(find your <a rel="nofollow" href="http://everytimezone.com/#2013-10-1,360,6bj" target="_blank"><font color="#75AF2D">local time here</font></a>)</p>
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<p><strong><big>About the Presenter</big></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/556211?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/556211?profile=RESIZE_180x180" width="100" class="align-left" style="padding: 5px;"></a>Richard Millington is the founder of FeverBee, a community consultancy, and author of the new book <a name="www_amazon_com_Buzzing_Communi" href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=560c57e3d19c1a56c67ddba1974f386d6fa9b833e60253373fa5865fd1a51365b08d12542be0bec1" id="www_amazon_com_Buzzing_Communi"><font color="#75AF2D">Buzzing Communities</font></a>. He is also a frequent guest blogger on <a href="http://cultivate.ning.com" target="_blank"><font color="#75AF2D">Cultivating Community</font></a> and our go-to presenter for the Community Management Talks series. His straightforward, results-oriented style is admired by many in the field, and it's just one of the reasons we've enlisted him to share community management best practices to help Ning Creators (and anyone else) refine their approach and cultivate thriving communities. Richard's next free talk is October 1st at 11am PDT. We hope you can make it!</p>
<p>A recording of this webinar will be available on the Ning <a href="http://cultivate.ning.com/ning-blog/community+management+talks" target="_self"><font color="#75AF2D">Community Management Talks</font></a> channel, and you can follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #NingTalk.</p></div>Recording Now Available: The Online Community Lifecyclehttps://creators.ning.com/announcements-from-ning/upcoming-webinar-the-community-lifecycle2013-08-21T23:14:52.000Z2013-08-21T23:14:52.000ZAllison Leahyhttps://creators.ning.com/members/AllisonLeahy<div><iframe width="640" height="320" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/73408828?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=75af42" frameborder="0"></iframe>
<p>Watch this video then take <span style="font-size: 10pt;">part in the </span><a href="http://creators.ning.com/forum/topics/the-community-lifecycle-the-discussion" target="_blank" style="font-size: 10pt;">related discussion</a><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> right here on Creators. Let us know if this topic resonates with you and what you've observed or learned from participating in your own community throughout the various phases of its lifecycle.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2">A little over a year ago, FeverBee published a document that would change the way we approach online communities: The Online Community Lifecycle. The Lifecycle was based upon Iriberri and Leroy's <a rel="nofollow" href="http://isl.cgu.edu/publicationpdf/16_ACM_CSUR_2006-0042_Online_Communities_Iriberri_and_Leroy_temp_online.pdf" target="_blank">initial work</a> and FeverBee's own research and experience.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">Using the Lifecycle as a guide, you can identify exactly what phase your community is in now and anticipate how it will change over time. If you attend this webinar, at the end of one hour you will be more informed about communities than most community professionals you meet. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/924890190" target="_blank">Join us</a> August 29th to find out what the community lifecycle is and how to effectively guide your community through every stage. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-2"><strong>Thursday, August 29 at 9am PDT</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-2"><a href="https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/924890190" target="_blank"><img src="http://creators.ning.com/images/signupnow.png" class="align-center" /></a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-2">(find your <a href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=560c57e3d19c1a56719d31e960fe5abddd73fd9b89371838a43c9aa28f95caefa214a3a56cc33242" target="_blank"><font color="#75AF2D">local time here</font></a>)</span></p>
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<li><span class="font-size-2">Lifecycle-based time management to help optimize growth, moderation, and relationships</span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-2">Tasks you can perform to take you from one stage to the next </span></li>
<li><span class="font-size-2">Evolve your role within your community as the community itself evolves </span></li>
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<p><span class="font-size-2">Take part in the <a href="http://creators.ning.com/forum/topics/the-community-lifecycle-the-discussion" target="_blank">related discussion</a> right here on Creators. Let us know if this topic resonates with you and what you've learned from your own community's lifecycle.</span></p>
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</div>Recording Now Available: Influencing Community Behavior with Richard Millingtonhttps://creators.ning.com/announcements-from-ning/webinar-influencing-community-behavior-join-richard-millington-an2013-08-07T20:36:29.000Z2013-08-07T20:36:29.000ZAllison Leahyhttps://creators.ning.com/members/AllisonLeahy<div><p><iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/72447140?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=75af42" frameborder="0"></iframe></p>
<p>If you missed the webinar, give it a watch and join the <a href="http://creators.ning.com/forum/topics/influencing-community-behavior-the-discussion" target="_self">accompanying discussion right here on Creators</a>. </p>
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<td> <p>Community guidelines don't change the behavior of your members for one simple reason: your members don't read them. This presents a challenge. If you want to shape the behavior of members in the community, how do you do it? How do you influence members to do positive things in your community? How can you prevent them from doing bad things? Too often, we begin writing rules with a pre-determined idea of what the behavior in the community should be. Instead, we should look to see what behavior members want in a community and where that behavior is conducive to a successful community. <a target="_blank" href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=08d4cce93b341e569001d9c96f289b0fc309cf762a6c83430ff851a8a296f5bae0e0441f1ea85cee" name="attendee_gotowebinar_com_" id="attendee_gotowebinar_com_"><font color="#75AF2D">Join us</font></a> August 15th to learn how to steer your community to the behavior you want.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font-size-3"><strong>Thursday, August 15 at 9am PDT</strong></span></p> <p><a target="_blank" href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=08d4cce93b341e569001d9c96f289b0fc309cf762a6c83430ff851a8a296f5bae0e0441f1ea85cee" name="attendee_gotowebinar_com_" id="attendee_gotowebinar_com_"><img name="Cont_4" src="http://creators.ning.com/images/signupnow.png" alt="sign up button" align="middle" hspace="0" vspace="0" class="align-center" id="Cont_4"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;">(find your <a href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=08d4cce93b341e561ad3be203bd0d4543908f7f1aae6cde8f9d1ec1040e973bda6836ca754d8330d" target="_blank"><font color="#75AF2D">local time here</font></a>)</p> <p><big>In this Webinar, we will discuss:</big></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2">Today marks ten days until <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.forumcon.com/" target="_blank">ForumCon 2013</a>, and what better way to start the countdown than by giving you, dear Creators, the chance to attend. <span>We have just a few tickets to share, so please submit your nominations to Lucy at lucy@viglink.com by Friday, June 7th for a chance to attend. </span><span>(</span><span>Yes, </span><em>you can nominate yourself</em><span>!)</span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">ForumCon 2013 will take place on Thursday, June 13th at San Francisco's historic <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/california/san-francisco-hotels/hotel-kabuki/destination/map-and-directions" target="_blank">Hotel Kabuki</a>. The focus this year is <em>Connecting, Collaborating, and the Future of Forums</em>. The conference is dedicated to the business of forums and online communities, and attracts top technology partners alongside emerging and successful forum owners, moderaters, and community managers. Companies attending include Ning, Flipboard, Livefyre, Twilio, Google, Huddler, CNET, Disqus, Greylock, 99Designs, Adobe, and many more.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">Expect a mix of keynote presentations, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and a healthy dose of collaboration. Bring plenty of business cards and practice your <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sheltoninteractive.com/blog/how-to-create-a-great-elevator-pitch-elevator-pitch-examples" target="_blank">elevator pitch</a>, because first up is a round of speed networking, where attendees will be encouraged to meet 10 new contacts in 30 minutes. </span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.viglink.com/about/team/executives" target="_blank">Oliver Roup</a>, Founder and CEO of VigLink will introduce the day, leading into the first panel presentation on forum monetization. The following talk, Building Your Community: From SEO to Social, will be led by Search Engine Journal's <a rel="nofollow" href="http://searchenginewatch.com/author/2189/john-rampton" target="_blank">John Rampton</a>. Later sessions include: The Importance of IRL: Connecting Your Community In Real Life with Anthony Marino, President Audizine; Effective Strategies for Forum Moderation with Dave Cayem, VP Delphi Forums; and Hooked Model: How to Make Social Work with Your Forum, with Ted Rheingold, VP Social Say Media. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Atwood" target="_blank">Jeff Atwood</a>, Co-founder of Stackexchange.com and Discourse.org will deliver the keynote address, to be followed by a networking reception. If that's not enough to grab you, take a look at the full <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.forumcon.com/agenda" target="_blank">agenda</a>.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">There will be plenty of opportunity to meet this year’s <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.forumcon.com/speakers" target="_blank">speakers</a>, sponsors, backstage team, and other attendees. If you know of anyone who would be interested in joining the conversation and would like to <strong>nominate them for a free ticket</strong>, <span>email Lucy at lucy@viglink.com</span><span> on or before Friday, June 7, 2013.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">If you plan to attend, tweet at @Ning with the hashtag #ForumCon. We'd love to see you there.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2">Follow the latest ForumCon updates on </span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/ForumCon">Facebook</a>, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/forumcon">Twitter</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups/ForumCon-3974365">LinkedIn</a>.</p>
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</div>Watch the Webinar: How to Convert Newcomers Into Active Members.https://creators.ning.com/announcements-from-ning/upcoming-webinar-how-to-convert-newcomers-into-active-members-joi2013-04-16T21:02:04.000Z2013-04-16T21:02:04.000ZAllison Leahyhttps://creators.ning.com/members/AllisonLeahy<div><p><span style="font-size: 13px;">On Monday, April 29th at 10am PDT, Richard will be joining us to answer any questions you may have regarding optimizing the new member experience as described in his presentation below. <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/893516958" target="_blank">Click here to register</a> for this bonus session!</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://ning.it/13hZJcf" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/554806?profile=original" width="175" class="align-right"></a><span class="font-size-2">Richard Millington is a community management consultant, expert, and author of the new book <a href="http://click.et.ning.com/?qs=ccd36b05066aceddda2dae92bc3468ef747f4e40a3b8821f5e483553c6796cef">Buzzing Communities</a>. His straightforward, results-oriented style is admired by many in the field. We've enlisted Richard to share community management best practices to help Ning Creators (and anyone else) refine their approach and cultivate thriving communities. Richard's next free talk is Monday, April 22nd at 10am PDT. We hope you'll join us!</span></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><em>If you can't make it, follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag <a href="http://twitter.com/#ningtalk">#NingTalk</a>. As always, a recording of the presentation will be available on the Ning <a href="http://cultivate.ning.com/community-management-talks" target="_blank">Community Management Talks</a> channel.</em></span></p>
<p> </p></div>Ning Talk #3: "How to Effectively Moderate an Online Community" - Recording Now Availablehttps://creators.ning.com/announcements-from-ning/ning-talk-3-how-to-effectively-moderate-an-online-community2013-01-25T21:19:27.000Z2013-01-25T21:19:27.000ZAllison Leahyhttps://creators.ning.com/members/AllisonLeahy<div><p><span>The recording of our third Ning Talk with Richard Millington is now available for online viewing.</span></p>
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<p><span>Watch "</span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/58209079" target="_blank">How to Effectively Moderate an Online Community</a><span>" on our Vimeo page (or above), and let us know what you think! Feel free to suggest topics you'd like to see covered in the future, and tweet your thanks to </span><a rel="nofollow" href="https://twitter.com/richmillington" target="_blank">@RichMillington</a>.<span><br /></span></p>
</div>Upcoming Webinar: "How to Effectively Moderate an Online Community"https://creators.ning.com/announcements-from-ning/upcoming-webinar-how-to-effectively-moderate-an-online-community2013-01-22T06:32:01.000Z2013-01-22T06:32:01.000ZAllison Leahyhttps://creators.ning.com/members/AllisonLeahy<div><p><strong style="font-size: 12pt;">Community Management Webinar #3: How to Effectively Moderate an Online Community</strong></p>
<p><em style="font-size: 10pt;">When: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 9 a.m. Pacific time</em></p>
<p>You all know that moderation is about far more than removing the bad stuff -- to better define the process, we got the guy who has a lot of smart answers: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.feverbee.com/" target="_blank">Richard Millington</a>. <span style="font-size: 13px;">In his first webinar for Ning, Richard talked about strategies for generating <a rel="nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/54407549" target="_blank">activity</a>. In his second, he tackled <a rel="nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/55566918" target="_blank">growth</a>. And on Thursday, </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Richard will cover some of the most-asked questions about moderating and facilitating member engagement in an online community.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Thursday, January 24th at 9-10am PST</strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.smore.com/ww0w-community-management-webinar" target="_blank"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/553887?profile=original" width="550" class="align-center"></a><span style="font-size: 13px;">In this webinar, </span><span style="font-size: 13px;">Richard will cover:</span></p>
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<li>Why you should spend more time on keeping happy members happy rather than trying to appease antagonistic members</li>
<li><span style="font-size: 13px;">Shaping the right environment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 13px;">How to initiate discussions and solicit contributions</span></li>
<li>Practical tips you can *immediately* implement to increase happiness in your community</li>
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<p><span style="font-size: 13px;">Click the image above to sign up. If you can't make it, follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag </span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/#ningtalk" style="font-size: 13px;">#NingTalk</a><span style="font-size: 13px;">. As always, a recording of the presentation will be available <a rel="nofollow" href="http://vimeo.com/ning">on our Vimeo page</a>.</span></p>
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