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Community Retention and Gamification
I am trying to find percentage of returning users to our community? Is there a way we can calculate that in HL Vanilla? We would like to introduce gamification program in an effort to increase engagement and improve retention. I was wondering how can we calculate the success of the program. I would appreciate any advice…
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Showcase Your Ranks and Badges
Hey everyone! So gamification (done well) can be such a critical driver of the behaviors you want to see in your community. But what does that look like? I have shared the Gain Grow Retain Rank and Badge strategy in our Vanilla Community Manager Academy to get us started. What campaigns are you running? What clever rank…
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What is your most impactful gamification strategy?
Gamification. Great when it works, but getting it there can be a bit of trial and error as you work to understand what motivates your audience. I am always amazed when one of my community members responds to a new rank or badge notification (and I almost always get someone!) I love using ranks to grant different…
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Real Talk about Gamification
In my years in community work, I have come across a lot of differences of opinion when it comes to gamification. I tend to look at it as a way to help motivate and reward the behaviors I want to see from my audience, but to many it can feel too artificial or too frivilous. Where do you land in the gamification spectrum? Do…
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Surveying your Community
I'm ready to start surveying my community and asking my users about what content they are enjoying and what they want more of… Somebody stop me if this is not the right strategy to try and increase consumption or engagement on the platform. My end goal is singular in that I'm wanting to give the content that really matters…