Social Media Examiner | How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/feed/ How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? - Forum Topic in the Group Small Business Wed, 22 May 2013 14:07:17 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42562<![CDATA[Mauro D'Andrea replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42562 Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:33:13 +0000 Mauro D'Andrea replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business @anitasig Let me know how it goes ;)@susanhand Susan, you made a very interesting point here.Alliances are, for sure, one of the best thing to keep in mind to succeed.Thanks for these advices.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42535<![CDATA[Susan Hand replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42535 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:14:18 +0000 Susan Hand replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business There's power in getting a couple of like-minded folks together and start tagging each other in FB, when it's appropriate, and commenting on each other's blogs, retweeting. It's the power of numbers so the […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42474<![CDATA[Anita Sig replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42474 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:50:53 +0000 Anita Sig replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business Hmmm, interesting idea  @maurodand.  Need to check that out.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42471<![CDATA[Mauro D'Andrea replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42471 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:39:29 +0000 Mauro D'Andrea replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business @supereb this is very interesting point of view.I have never thought about it.I add it to the things to try!Thanks for the advice.@anitasig I think you can bypass this problem in some way...Is it possible, for […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42414<![CDATA[Anita Sig replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42414 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:35:19 +0000 Anita Sig replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business Thanks  @supereb
Only profiles, not pages, can create groups so as I understand, you cannot invite those who have liked your page only those who are friends with your profile.   Businesses would then need a […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42404<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42404 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:56:18 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business Hi Anita --- @anitasig  
If you've been gathering friends at FB and they are interested in your biz, you invite them to your group and you allow them to invite their friends. It's actually pretty easy once you […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42376<![CDATA[Anita Sig replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42376 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:22:27 +0000 Anita Sig replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business Hi  @supereb
Just wondering about groups. Only persons not pages can create groups, right and thus you can only invite your private friends.  How would you accomplish this for an organization?
Thanks,
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42372<![CDATA[Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42372 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 09:23:25 +0000 Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business @ Mauro No I used Hisocial

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42331<![CDATA[E N Brown replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42331 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:15:10 +0000 E N Brown replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business Hi Mauro @maurodand
This is something that a lot of folks overlook.  You have an FB fan page but have you considered an FB group?  These are not the same thing.  Instead of asking people to "like" your fan page, […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42278<![CDATA[Mauro D'Andrea replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42278 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:16:00 +0000 Mauro D'Andrea replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business @albertmora did you use Pay with a Tweet?I agree with you: this is a great strategy.Thanks for sharing this.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42237<![CDATA[Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42237 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:41:07 +0000 Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business @MauroAs I said before, to build the community reward your users with something they could like.I'll give you an example, I wrote an e-book about social marketing, to access the free ebook you should "like" or […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42218<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42218 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 13:25:46 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business @albertmora i have  been on an industry  forum   in my  field  and know how wonderful it  can  be...that one is  gone and i wish i could  find another one.....   but mainly my online work   has  to aim   for  […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42212<![CDATA[Mauro D'Andrea replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42212 Sat, 22 Sep 2012 09:04:51 +0000 Mauro D'Andrea replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business Thanks everybody for the answers.@albertmora  you are right, but if you don't have a community, you need to build it first. My question on how to do this.@geoffrey-gordon You suggested 3 very interesting […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42141<![CDATA[Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42141 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:53:40 +0000 Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business @ Ann at greenoakCreating a succesful forum is really very time consuming. I'm not saying it's better than a Facebook fan page, they are just different. In any case I prefer vbulletin rather than a wordpress forum plugin.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42121<![CDATA[Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42121 Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:55:32 +0000 Ann at greenoak replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business  @albertmora we tried a vbulliten forum  for about a year...it  was   nice and   simple and worked  great....ours  was  for store owners....  but  we   never  got past  40 members, and i  have lots of    networks […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42025<![CDATA[Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42025 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:01:22 +0000 Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business If you create a forum, I would reccommend vbulletin. @ Dea Irby Well, in fact I have several tribes :), and yes they are growing

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42014<![CDATA[Dea Irby replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-42014 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 05:20:48 +0000 Dea Irby replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business very well described, Geoffrey @geoffrey-gordon 
great idea, this established your authority @albertmora

is your tribe growing? @maurodand

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-41999<![CDATA[Geoffrey Gordon replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-41999 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:24:37 +0000 Geoffrey Gordon replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business @maurodand there are several ways on can do this...Create a Forum -  5 Top WordPress Forum PluginsQuestion and answer section - Qhub.comFacebook Fan Page
An one of the above or 2 together can create such a space. […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-41942<![CDATA[Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/small-business/forum/topic/how-do-you-build-a-community-about-your-business/#post-41942 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:06:13 +0000 Albert Mora replied to the forum topic How Do You Build a Community About Your Business? in the club Small Business Hi Mauro,One thing that works for business communities is giving members free white papers and topic related documents.

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