Community advocate Robyn Tippins and professional blogger and freelance writer Miranda Marquit, co-authors of the concise and information packed book Community 101: How to Grow an Online Community, share their authentic and meaningful methods for building a successful and sustainable online community. Through a combination of authenticity, and treating others with respect and empathy, a vibrant and engaged online community can be created and shared. The authors transfer the timeless techniques for building offline communities to building relationships online. They demonstrate why community building is important not only for the business person but for the entire organization, as well as engaging customers. The authors combine theory and ready to apply proven strategies for creating the effective online communities that benefit everyone.
Robyn Tippins and Miranda Marquit are my internet radio show guests on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.
The show airs live on Thursday, February 24, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Community advocate Robyn Tippins and professional blogger and freelance writer Miranda Marquit, co-authors of the concise and information packed book Community 101: How to Grow an Online Community, share their authentic and meaningful methods for building a successful and sustainable online community. You will learn:
* Why building an online community is important
* What an online community really means
* How to build and maintain a successful online community
* How to avoid the most common mistakes made by online community managers
Robyn Tippins (photo left) is a community advocate with over 10 years experience in the social media space. From her early days marketing her own small business using forums and email lists, to blogging, podcasting, vlogging and video game immersion, she’s often used social networking to engage and communicate. In her current role, Robyn oversees the community aspect of the external developers on the Yahoo! Developer Network.
Robyn has blogged for blog networks and corporations, podcasted for small and large businesses, worked closely with social networking sites, and advised Fortune 500 companies on social media and community. Her early podcasts featured some of the web’s most interesting and well-known Web 2.0 experts in fields such as VoIP, Technology, Open Source, Marketing, Social Networking, Video Games and Blogging.
She finds her greatest joys in moments away from her computer, spending time with her husband and four children, ages 4 to 11. She and her family reside in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.
Miranda Marquit (photo left) is a professional blogger and freelance writer working from home. She has five years experience in the blogging and social media space, mainly providing content and support for corporate blogs. Miranda understands the importance of blogging and social media in online marketing and community building, and enjoys interacting and networking via the Internet.
In addition to professional blogging, Miranda is a freelance writer with a Journalism degree. Her work has appeared in national magazines and on news Web sites. She is also a columnist for her local newspaper. Miranda enjoys reading, music, travel, and the outdoors. Her favorite activities involve using her hobbies as a way to spend time with her husband and their six-year-old son. Miranda lives with her family in Logan, Utah.
My book review of Community 101: How to Grow an Online Community by Robyn Tippins and Miranda Marquit.
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Let's talk with community advocate Robyn Tippins and professional blogger and freelance writer Miranda Marquit, co-authors of the concise and information packed book Community 101: How to Grow an Online Community, as they share their authentic and meaningful methods for building a successful and sustainable online community. Through a combination of authenticity, and treating others with respect and empathy, a vibrant and engaged online community can be created and shared. The authors transfer the timeless techniques for building offline communities to building relationships online. They demonstrate why community building is important not only for the business person but for the entire organization, as well as engaging customers. The authors combine theory and ready to apply proven strategies for creating the effective online communities that benefit everyone on Blog Business Success Radio.
