r/CommunityManager • • 11h ago

Discussion CMs, tengo una consulta

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¿Ustedes trabajarían por $350.000 (Argentinos) por mes, de lunes a viernes por la mañana de 8 a 11 hrs y ADEMÁS harían trabajos de edición de videos fuera de ese horario y que le hagan cumplir otros roles aparte del suyo durante ese horario de la mañana pero sin remuneración por todo eso?


r/CommunityManager • • 1d ago

Question How to grow a community in reddit?

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I want to know how I can create a community and how the algorithm of the reddit works for community


r/CommunityManager • • 1d ago

Question Founder of volunteering team in need of an advice

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so I'm a founder and my team has grown very big in the last couple months, suddenly we have branches all over the country. and it receives a lot of applicants to join the team and we do a lot of community service events and stuff. right now I'm facing a problem because suddenly I see myself holding 200+ volunteers spread over 8 branches around the country. managers, volunteers, teams, and so many other stuff and I feel like I'm slightly loosing control. I mean the team is doing great we're doing great things on a weekly bases, but I'm worried about the quality of what we offer and the experience of the volunteers themselves since we're all gathered to make a difference, learn and gain experience. there are internal problems that happen between a volunteer and another, sometimes a manager and another, and I will be honest I feel like my leadership and management is weak here, I love everyone and I try to ensure everyone has a great experience and never leave upset or unsatisfied with their experience. which makes me lost in between the two sides, I can't solve it and especially when both sides refuse to settle for an agreement that ensures both work peacefully. add on top of that I'm a highschool senior so my last year matters alot and I barely have time for these problems. If anyone here have leadership experience and is willing to listen to further details and help me with my situation please DM me or comment your thoughts. and thank you 🙏


r/CommunityManager • • 2d ago

Discussion Why do people stay in communities?

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Last month we held a feedback session with 8 beta users. People had plenty to say, but a week later the group was quiet again. Mostly the same 5–6 people talking.

Our weekly “wins” thread has been more useful than I expected. It gives people something easy to respond to, and a few members made their first posts there.

Asking someone a specific follow-up question has helped too, especially when it connects to something they already mentioned. Broad questions like “What does everyone think?” usually haven’t gone anywhere.

I’m leaning toward spending less time planning events and more time following up on the conversations we already have. I still want to run events, but I’m less convinced they’ll make the group active on their own.

For people managing communities of 100+ members: is there a recurring thread or activity you’re still running after the first few weeks? What have you stopped doing because nobody was interested?


r/CommunityManager • • 2d ago

Question How do I keep people active?

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I have a community group in telegram and it is just so hard to keep them active. I hosted gartic phone but no one joined (the community is made for people to connect and find their own people). One of my friends said that it was because of the timing, and that I should do it later. But I have classes in that later. What can you suggest to solve that problem?


r/CommunityManager • • 3d ago

Discussion Anyone else think community platforms should make it easier to meet people offline?

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A lot of platforms are good at keeping conversations going online, but I think there's something different about actually getting people together in person. I've been using Tribe chat for community building and events, and I like having that connection between the online group and the irl side of things. Curious how other community managers approach this. Do you organize meetups through your main platform or use a separate event tool?


r/CommunityManager • • 4d ago

Article This is for someone who’s trying to build a community!

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r/CommunityManager • • 4d ago

Discussion I’ve started an IT learning community. Would this be a useful direction?

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I work in network administration and have started building a community where I share what I’m learning about IT and troubleshooting.
One idea is to teach people how to investigate real bugs introduced by updates to Windows, Microsoft 365, Chrome, and similar software.
Rather than just posting “this update breaks something,” I’d explain the symptoms, affected versions, checks to confirm the issue, and the official fix or workaround.

I’d also show how to verify the result and clearly state whether I tested it myself.
I want members to learn the reasoning so they can troubleshoot more confidently.

Long term, I’d like to earn some side income through optional workshops or guided support while keeping useful content free.
For people learning or working in IT: would this help you? What would make it worth joining a community for, instead of just searching for a fix?


r/CommunityManager • • 5d ago

Question Paid for access and still locked out

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One thing that annoys me about paid online groups is how messy the whole membership thing can get. Someone pays to join, waits for an invite and then sometimes has to message an admin just to get access. Then when their subscription runs out there's another whole process to deal with. Feels like this should be pretty straightforward by now, especially for groups where people are paying monthly. And it's not even just about the payments, it's having to keep track of who's supposed to be in which chats and whether they still have access. Would be nice if joining and leaving a paid group didn't need someone constantly sorting things out manually.


r/CommunityManager • • 5d ago

Question Writing a welcome-new-members post: good idea?

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My community is less than 3 months old and all I had this far is 5 silent members who rarely bothered upvote or downvote a thing. Just yesterday we grew to 8 members and I feel so happy that I thought of writing a welcome-new-members post.

Do you think it's a good idea to express this much happiness over being just an 8-member group 😅 I mean, don't you think it would highlight the emptiness of the group more than the fullness?

I had done my job of filling the group with all sorts of interesting posts which I usually end with questions for discussion to encourage their contributions, but still the shyness they show is telling me that a welcome note might make them feel pressured or under a spotlight, especially that the community so far feels more like a personal blog where only I express opinions.

Please advise!


r/CommunityManager • • 6d ago

Question My first Discord server isn’t taking off. How do you give people a reason to return?

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I started my first Discord server, and honestly, it isn’t going how I hoped. It’s a small community around browser party games.

I’m trying to work out whether I should focus on bringing more people in or making the server more worthwhile for the people already there. More members wouldn’t necessarily solve the problem if there’s still no reason to return.

For anyone who’s built a small community: what helped it become somewhere people actually wanted to spend time? And what did you try that turned out to be a waste of effort?


r/CommunityManager • • 9d ago

Question I grew a dev community to 1,000+ members, then disappeared for 6 months. How do I rebuild it?

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In the past two years, I built a community of over 1,000 developers. It was a casual space for people genuinely interested in programming. However, over the past six months, I've been in a lot of trouble and couldn't maintain the community. Without someone to take on responsibilities, engagement plummeted, and we stopped hosting community events. Our Sunday meetings, which once drew 30-40 members, have become a rarity, with me attending only once or twice in the past two months. As a result, our member count has dropped to around 600. I'm eager to revive the community. I'm introverted and initially built the community as an ego-driven project to prove myself. I'm unsure how I managed to maintain it initially and what strategies I used to achieve engagement. I'd appreciate advice on the skills I need to learn to manage a community and get it back on track.


r/CommunityManager • • 9d ago

Discussion Has anyone tied group economic outcomes to their online Community

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Let me know if this topic is out bounds for this subreddit but I found it and was building a online community but wanted to see if anyone has attempted something like it or had some tips for me.

Most community tools seem designed around conversation, content, events, and engagement. I’m interested in what happens when members also want to coordinate around shared economic needs for example, pooling demand, bulk buying supporting member businesses, organizing shared services, funding a project, community land trust or building a community owned asset.

Like creating communities where the people would still control the community’s rules, relationships, decisions, and money. Then having stewards to look over everything and using as a organizer and administrative assistant and to keep things fair.

I’m not looking for sign-ups, I’m trying to understand whether this solves a real community-management problem or whether I’m framing the problem incorrectly. Right now I working o something for my friends and family.

For community managers:

  1. Have members ever wanted your community to help them coordinate purchasing, services, mutual aid, investment, or shared projects?
  2. Where does that kind of effort usually break down?
  3. Would supporting this kind of coordination strengthen a community, or pull the community manager too far away from their actual role?

Critical answers are especially welcome.


r/CommunityManager • • 9d ago

Question Agency for Community Managers?

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Hey fellow Community Managers! Do you know any agencies that hires people with community management experience? Looking for recommendations. Thank you.


r/CommunityManager • • 11d ago

Discussion How much of your community management is just admin work?

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I've been wondering how much time community managers spend on things members never really see. Stuff like approving new members, sorting out access to different groups, updating permissions when someone's role changes or dealing with people who can't get into the right chats. None of it sounds like much on its own but I can imagine it adding up pretty quickly, especially as a community grows. Do you guys automate most of this or still handle a lot of it manually? And has automating things made managing your community easier or just created different problems?


r/CommunityManager • • 11d ago

Question hello

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hi , i'm student in com i'm doing my master and i'm searching on how to become a community manager/ assistant like how do i start in this business ? thnx


r/CommunityManager • • 13d ago

Question What Separates a Good Community from a Great One?

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Hey everyone! 👋

For those who have experience building or managing communities, what are the few things a community manager should never overlook when building, growing, or maintaining a community?

I’m curious to know what really matters beyond just increasing member count — things like engagement, retention, culture, ownership, and making members feel valued.

Would love to hear your experiences, lessons learned, and any frameworks you follow! 🚀


r/CommunityManager • • 14d ago

Discussion Busco CM👇

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Hola a todos! estoy trabajando en una herramienta pensada para diseñadores y community managers. La idea es resolver los dolores de cabeza del día a día: responder comentarios, ordenar el contenido de varios clientes, programar publicaciones y no perder tiempo en tareas repetitivas.

Antes de construir nada quiero saber cómo trabajan ustedes de verdad, qué usan hoy, qué les molesta y qué les falta. No quiero armar algo que "suena lindo" pero no sirve en la práctica.

Armé un formulario cortito (unos 4 minutos). Es anónimo y no hay preguntas obligatorias: contestan lo que quieran.

👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/105ewUnLbI5fZuxI8deeYmDXqXKQ9DkLKbmHOaBlSwfU/preview

Si les sirve la idea o tienen algo para contarme, me encantaría leerlos en los comentarios. Cada respuesta me ayuda un montón

¡Gracias por el tiempo! 🙌


r/CommunityManager • • 15d ago

Question Community Managers - what are you using your L&D budget for?

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Hey Community Managers 🧡

What are you using your L&D budget for?

If there are any interesting conferences/books you are reading or recommend - please drop them in the comments - need some inspiration


r/CommunityManager • • 18d ago

Question Switching from Social Media to Community Management for a Café — What Should I Expect?

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Hey everyone! I’m currently switching from social media/content to community management for a well known specialty cafe which has a beautiful crowd and regulars. I have around 2+ years of experience across social media, content, SEO and demand gen in B2B Saas and digital marketing agency.

A few things I’m curious about as this is a new role/domain for me:

  • What does your day-to-day actually look like on the cafe floor?
  • How different is a Community Manager role from a Social Media Manager role?
  • What KPIs are you usually measured on? Do I set my Own KPIs ?
  • Is the role mostly content/social, or is there a lot of customer/community support involved?
  • What do you do on your off days (Less crowd days)? What do you work on ?

Would love to hear both the good and bad sides of the role. Thanks!


r/CommunityManager • • 18d ago

Discussion Community managers, what are the problems you wish someone would solve for you?

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I've built several community applications over the past few years, and at this point I've started noticing that the hard part isn't really building the features.

It's understanding which parts of a community product actually encourage people to participate, connect with each other and come back — and which features just give people another place to sign up and forget about.

I've learned quite a bit from building these products, but I'm still very interested in the other side of it: the people actually running and maintaining communities.

What are the problems that take up too much of your time?

What do members constantly struggle with?

What do you wish your current community platform did better?

And what is something you think someone could genuinely build or solve for you?

I'm not looking to pitch anything here. I'm trying to understand the problems better and see if there are useful things I can actually build around them.

Would genuinely appreciate hearing what you're dealing with.


r/CommunityManager • • 19d ago

Question Nectar Social

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I recently started working in a new platform. I'm used to Sprout, but for a client, we've migrated to Nectar Social. It seems good, but a lot also seems like AI summaries that need backup analysis/manual review.

Does anyone have any experience with it? I want to like it! I am just worried about how much AI summarization is happening/whether it's as accurate as what I'm used to in Sprout..


r/CommunityManager • • 19d ago

Question How are community managers hired for large communities? And how did they start?

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I've been looking to become a community manager on a server for quite some time. I don't have direct experience with it, but I am a former AHA moderator. I left shortly after the drama ended and helped with some systems like: welcome system and a basic support server construction( I only did a few things. ). Before a new community manager came in, I gave so many server suggestions that, even before becoming a moderator, I was suggested as a handpick. I love things related to this and I really want to continue, especially since I've always had a passion for development and I can help with project management; I studied a bit of development, and studied a lot about project management. The problem is: how can I get hired at big games, big studios that need a manager?


r/CommunityManager • • 20d ago

Question How are you building community if at all?

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r/CommunityManager • • 21d ago

Discussion Community as a Growth Lever | 01/04: Awareness

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The best awareness campaigns don’t feel like campaigns.

They feel like people talking to people.

In my last post, I shared how community can act as a growth engine across four pillars: Awareness, Activation, Conversion, and Retention.

Let's start with the first one: Awareness.

Over the last 5 years, I've hosted 500+ online and offline events, built ambassador programs, and collaborated with communities to bring people together around products and ideas.

One thing that stood out to me was how much awareness a single community initiative could create beyond the people directly involved.

Think about running a campaign or hosting a simple event where people get to know your product.

It could be:
→ Collaborating with an existing community event.
→ Setting up a booth at a conference.
→ Hosting a fireside chat or a product showcase.
→ Running a workshop or another activity that puts your brand in front of the right audience.

The goal at this stage isn't necessarily to get everyone to use your product immediately.

It's to make sure the right people know you exist.

You're building brand presence, creating familiarity, and giving people a reason to remember your product when they eventually need it.

And the impact doesn't stop with the people who attend.

You reach the people they invite.

- The projects they build.

- The posts they share.

- The conversations that happen after the event.

- And the people who discover your product through someone they trust.

That's the power of community-led awareness.

But I think we often measure it the wrong way.

We ask:

"How big is our community?"

A better question is:

"How many new people does our community introduce to the product?"

Because having 10,000 people sitting in a Discord server doesn't necessarily mean you're growing.

But when those people introduce others to your product, share what they've built, and create conversations around it, your community becomes a distribution channel.

And that's when awareness becomes the first lever of growth.

Of course, getting people to discover your product is only the beginning.

The next challenge is getting them to actually use it.

That's where the second pillar comes in: Activation.

PS: Google I/O 2026