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The 10-Step Process for Building a Thriving Community From Scratch

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Recently, I shared six important lessons on this topic. But I know what you really want: A clear process. How do you actually build a community? How do you get it off the ground? What are the steps? I get this question constantly, so I decided to share my process for building new communities from scratch. Every successful community I’ve launched has followed these steps. What I’ve found over time is that most large communities you see today have followed these same 10 steps to build community too, whether or not they knew that’s what they were doing. Before I dive right into the 10-step process, here’s some important background. A person only becomes a member of a community when four things happen: This is the foundation of the CMX Social Identity Cycle, which looks like this: Now if your community is brand new and has no members yet, why would people do any of those things? There’s no social identity to align with, they have no idea how to participate, and there’s no guarantee of any

The 10-Step Process for Building a Thriving Community From Scratch Events Resources Bevy About Get tickets for Loop 2026 Community Management The 10-Step Process for Building a Thriving Community From Scratch By David Spinks , October 26, 2016 January 31, 2025 How do you build a brand-new community? Recently, I shared six important lessons on this topic . But I know what you really want: A clear process. How do you actually build a community? How do you get it off the ground? What are the steps? I get this question constantly, so I decided to share my process for building new communities from

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