I seriously LOVE communities and I truly believe this is where the potential lies for growing our business. Hanging out with Like minded passionate souls, sharing and learning from each other…
Communities also gift you opportunity to connect with others, build trust, add value, have fun and they may just have your next clients waiting for you…..
I have seen this time and again even in the Collective. One person shows up and shares and then another will connect directly with the energy and the message that is shared. The relationship is created they connect, message and share outside of the Group 🙌
In finding communities you can certainly do a search, with keywords, however another easy option is to see the groups where your biggest fans/friends hang out and connect in this way… It’s simply networking delivered differently…
SO HERE ARE MY TOP WAYS TO ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CONNECTION COLLECTIVE 😁
1. WELCOME EVERYONE IN. New people especially deserve to be welcomed into your community and find out more about your invitees. If you run a group… (and I’m a big believer in this) You can have some questions before others enter your group to receive a heads up on their expectations and certainly where they found your group.
2. HAVE A WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENT Outline your expectations and guidelines and most importantly keep it current. Groups change and with this so does their purpose.. JUST LIKE US… So BE PRESENT with this and be OPEN to updating your Group/Communities purpose.
3. GIVE VALUE. Your audience are there for a reason so give them lots of value, via information, suggestions, hints tips, specials or maybe discounts of your offerings…THEY ARE VIPS so treat them this way..
In the same way… don’t just copy and paste your posts into other COMMUNITIES/GROUPS. Whilst our INTENT may be Innocent enough to share… In doing this it can FEEL like we are SHOUTING our message and DON’T CARE who reads it…
4. ENGAGE with Contributors. Whether it’s simply liking, acknowledging, contributing, asking questions. This is the BEING SEEN and PRESENCE VALUE. When we are showing up and supporting each other… this energy you are sharing can be more potent than simply Liking or Commenting. It is the Intention and Energy around SEEING OTHERS which opens the door to further engagement.
When we ENGAGE (GIVE OUR ENERGY) With OTHERS we are open to RECEIVING MORE Engagement (ENERGY) ourselves
5. INTRODUCE YOURSELF… Share your story, it can be a post, a video, or even a question… ASK QUESTIONS and I Can GUARANTEE YOU WILL RECEIVE RESPONSES…
We love to support others (that’s naturally who we are) so don’t be afraid of asking for feedback…
REMEMBER ASKING FOR SUPPORT IS A STRENGTH NOT A WEAKNESS… (That’s a whole new post 😜)
6. ASK QUESTION… GET TO KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE
The most engaging posts within this community are when a question is asked. EVERYONE has an opinion and this can be like your INVITATION to share
7. MOST IMPORTANTLY SHOW UP. Communities are created through common values and generously sharing our own wisdom in a safe non judgemental space. If we don’t see you, then perhaps we are missing out on your value… to share…. AND YES EVERYONE HAS VALUE TO SHARE…
Business will always follow after building Trust and Relationships, and will become far easier, when we engage and come from a space of Generous sharing first and foremost….
Now over to you…. what tips do you have around sharing and engaging with your communities
