A manifesto for building online communities.

1. ‘Powered by Community’ A manifesto for building online communities

2. Andy Howard Online Community Dude http://andyhoward.id.au

3. What’s a community about?

4. Every product or service is designed for a niche

5. The people in the niche are a community

6. As an online community builder, what’s your role?

7. Uh, no. You can’t own the community

8. You can only serve the community

9. Success comes from providing something useful and desirable

10. Don’t give the community what you think it needs

11. Give the community what it wants

12. Sounds simple. Where do I start?

13. Text Find existing online communities

14. Listen to the online communities

15. Learn from the communities

16. Photographers are already posting photos online

17. Online discussion about sharing photography is increasing

18. There’s a community desire for a platform

19. Now, hatch a plan

20. Where do you want to be?

21. Where does the community want to be?

22. Find the middle ground

23. Let’s go! Join the dots…

24. Target market

25. Blog Podcast Flash Magazine Wiki Channel Virtual world Microsite Mashup Short Film ?

26. Technology

27. Give it a shot

28. Keep listening, refining and adjusting

29. Be community-centric

30. You’ll grow from there.

31. (In case you didn’t notice… photography and inspiration from www.flickr.com)