Comments on: How to make your social net a runaway success http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/04/02/how-to-make-your-social-net-a-runaway-success/ "The things we think and do not say," J.M. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:28:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rob http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/04/02/how-to-make-your-social-net-a-runaway-success/#comment-2918 Rob Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:57:42 +0000 http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/04/02/how-to-make-your-social-net-a-runaway-success/#comment-2918 My (very brief) 2 cents. Don't be a follower. Cater to your niche's needs. Empower your community. Provide them tools that allow easy and effective viral communication. Get them working for the benefit of the network. Recruit (i.e. moderators, bloggers, support staff, etc) from your community. Always seek to move forward. Listen (so key, don't think you know it all), be honest and upfront with any issues/glitches and make a big deal of the little improvements, not just the big stuff. Keep the software easy and sleek, but don't go overboard (major mistake by many communities... 37signals.com follows excellent principles in building Web applications). Build the community around the community. Best user experience is created with these ingredients. My (very brief) 2 cents.

Don’t be a follower. Cater to your niche’s needs. Empower your community. Provide them tools that allow easy and effective viral communication. Get them working for the benefit of the network. Recruit (i.e. moderators, bloggers, support staff, etc) from your community. Always seek to move forward. Listen (so key, don’t think you know it all), be honest and upfront with any issues/glitches and make a big deal of the little improvements, not just the big stuff. Keep the software easy and sleek, but don’t go overboard (major mistake by many communities… 37signals.com follows excellent principles in building Web applications). Build the community around the community. Best user experience is created with these ingredients.

]]> By: Pramila http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/04/02/how-to-make-your-social-net-a-runaway-success/#comment-2913 Pramila Mon, 02 Apr 2007 13:05:16 +0000 http://www.patcoyle.net/2007/04/02/how-to-make-your-social-net-a-runaway-success/#comment-2913 I was looking for some 10 steps which will guarantee me a social networking success. but believe me reading further was all the more exciting. Well I agree with you over the entire discussion, and awaiting for the Beta. Wish you good Luck. Pramila. I was looking for some 10 steps which will guarantee me a social networking success. but believe me reading further was all the more exciting.
Well I agree with you over the entire discussion, and awaiting for the Beta.

Wish you good Luck.
Pramila.

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