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Hey all! So, we know that analytics are a crucial part of community management, but it can be an area that many community managers struggle with. I know that I have a standard set of analytics I look at weekly, monthly, and yearly: Total Members - how is growth doing? Active Members - how many members are logging in and…
We're looking to analyse what topics come up often for support most often. How are other communities doing this? Some of the ideas we have: Analyse search terms - what are people searching for most often? (we're already doing this but it only covers one element) Analyse tags - which tags are being used most frequently…
Hey folks, I wrote about breaking down silos just over a year ago. In that post, I was specifically talking about a product team. I mentioned how important it is to bring facts and data to help other teams understand the importance of the community. Now, one of my customers wants to use their data to break down silos…
We know that it is important to ensure that your community is catering to the needs of your members by having the content that they are looking for when they visit the community. This is essential for members to find value and continue to return to the community to engage with the content. Here are 3 out-of-the-box…
Hi all! I recently discovered the space to see a summary of activity occurring on my site, and had a question. When looking at new members, I can see the first 5 or 6 names, but if there were more that signed up, it simply says "plus 5 more". Is there a way to see who those 5 more were? I thought about a report that brings…
Hey there! We are looking at adding a community data management system to our tech stack. We've been chatting with a few, but I was wondering if anyone is currently using Commsor or Orbit and wouldn't mind having a chat about your experience with them? Mostly, I am trying to understand expectations of the products, why you…
Hey everyone! In your research, have you found any mathematical models for the growth of users over time? Or even any data showing the growth over time of developer communities? I'm looking to find data around community membership, % of users of products who are in the community and growth rate or even screenshot of a…
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Hi everyone! My name is Anna Yardley and I am the Community manager at Domo. I spend my day-to-day in our online Community Forums, which are hosted on Vanilla. The Domo Community Forums are the go-to space for connecting with and learning from the vibrant Domo community. You’ll get help solving challenges through…
Hey Vanilla Friends 👋 Welcome back to our new monthly metrics program. In case you missed last month, you can see it here. For a while now we've had many people asking for some kind of reference for their community metrics. Many of you want to know how your community compares to other Vanilla Customers. Every month we will…
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