25 Ways to Build Your Community

Chris Brogan discusses 25 Ways to Build Your Community online. This post is aimed at bloggers and offers solid advice on ways to encourage a steady readership, and effective marketing strategies. Here are his first five suggestions:

1. Read at least 100 blogs regularly. Not every post, but a variety. Extra hint: go OUTSIDE your particular passion circle.
2. Write brief, tight, actionable posts that people want to reference later.
3. Don’t ignore the value of linkbait and viral content. Don’t ALWAYS do that, but hey, it can work.
4. Give people your best. I know that sounds trite, but I’m saying don’t charge for the best and give away your crap. That’s a yard sale. Be Tiffany & Co.
5. When you write about people, use LINKS to connect your writing to them. This encourages good neighbor policies.

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