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Tip Tuesday: Struggling to get replies? Try framing your questions like this...
Hey Vanilla Community, It’s Tip Tuesday, and today’s tip comes from my perspective as a content marketer, pulling from some copywriting techniques. Let’s talk about how to drive better engagement from your community posts. Whether you’re prompting a conversation or genuinely looking for advice, try opening with a specific…
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#TipTuesday: Default Category Following & Notification Preferences
Last year Vanilla released Default Category Following and Default Notification Preferences. Let’s review why you should enable both features. Setting Default Category Following for new members in your community can help streamline user engagements and encourage participation. By doing so, users are automatically subscribed…
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#TipTuesday Give a nudge to users who are still using the custom profile avatar.
Here's an idea to add a personal touch to your community. I've created a custom HTML Widget to encourage users to complete their profiles with a snazzy avatar. Having custom photos/avatars help to bring out the personality of your community and encourage engagement. It's why give badges to users who upload their own…
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#TipTuesday: What metrics help define a healthy community?
As a senior customer success manager at HL Vanilla, I get this particular question a lot during my many conversations. What are some key community health metrics that I should be monitoring? Although I feel that there can be specific key health metrics based on your specific community use case, there are a variety of…