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1. Community Consultation
Creates Compelling Content
Chrissie Pollock
#WCTO
http://bit.ly/1OLQI5H
@TechieFamily
http://www.techiefamily.com
chrissie.pollock@automattic.com

3. What is
Community?

4. Community

5. “A community is any network of individuals--online or off--
connected through a common interest.”
Community

6. “A community is any network of individuals--online or off--
connected through a common interest.”
Community

7. “A community is any network of individuals--online or off--
connected through a common interest.”
“I suggest that online and geographically dispersed
communities coalesce around a shared desire for
"knowledge". People come together because they care about
specific information, they want to acquire more information,
they want to connect with others with similar interests, and/or
they want to share their knowledge with others.”
Community

8. “A community is any network of individuals--online or off--
connected through a common interest.”
“I suggest that online and geographically dispersed
communities coalesce around a shared desire for
"knowledge". People come together because they care about
specific information, they want to acquire more information,
they want to connect with others with similar interests, and/or
they want to share their knowledge with others.”
Community

9. “A community is any network of individuals--online or off--
connected through a common interest.”
“I suggest that online and geographically dispersed
communities coalesce around a shared desire for
"knowledge". People come together because they care about
specific information, they want to acquire more information,
they want to connect with others with similar interests, and/or
they want to share their knowledge with others.”
“A community exists when the people in it describe it as ‘us'."
Community

10. Webster Dictionary

11. Webster Dictionary
1.) an interacting population of various kinds of individuals
(as species) in a common location

12. Webster Dictionary
1.) an interacting population of various kinds of individuals
(as species) in a common location
2.) a group linked by a common policy

13. Webster Dictionary
1.) an interacting population of various kinds of individuals
(as species) in a common location
2.) a group linked by a common policy
3.) a body of persons of common and especially professional
interests scattered through a larger society <the academic
community>

14. Webster Dictionary
1.) an interacting population of various kinds of individuals
(as species) in a common location
2.) a group linked by a common policy
3.) a body of persons of common and especially professional
interests scattered through a larger society <the academic
community>
4.) Definition of Kids - a feeling of caring about others in a
group

17. What can YOU do

18. What can YOU do
to help the Community?

19. Giving and Receiving
from the
WordPress Community

20. WordPress.comvs.WordPress.org

23. WordPress.com Example

24. WordPress.com Example
Reader Option

25. WordPress.com Example
Reader Option

26. WordPress.com Example
Reader Option Notification Bell

27. WordPress.com Example
Reader Option Notification Bell

29. Self Hosted Site

30. Self Hosted Site
No Reader Option

31. Self Hosted Site
No Reader Option

32. Self Hosted Site
No Reader Option No Notification Bell

33. Self Hosted Site
No Reader Option No Notification Bell

38. Add Polls
Contact Forms
and

44. AddPollswithPlugins

45. http://kaboodlemum.com
A member
of Blogging 201

47. The Reader

49. Freshly Pressed

50. Add tags and
blogs to follow

51. Add tags and
blogs to follow

53. Community Pool
&
Blogging University

54. Community Pool
&
Blogging University

55. Community Pool
&
Blogging University

56. Community Pool
&
Blogging University

57. Blogging 101: Zero to Hero
Get grounded in blogging basics.
Blogging 101 is three weeks of bite-size blogging
assignments that take you from “Blog?” to “Blog!”

58. Quotes from Attendees
“I still can’t believe how far my blog has come…I know I
would not have done it without this course and the support
and encouragement of this community.”
“I kept my blog a secret even from my friends at first, like a
guilty pleasure, eventually letting those closest to me in
through a cautious selection process. But this course has
opened up the world to me! With meaningful interactions with
other novices and more practiced bloggers! Looking forward
to each new lesson and opportunity to grow and learn!”
“THIS.100% this. It is what I love about web-communities.”
Sources: http://joseelavalle.wordpress.com; https://kmmyman.wordpress.com

60. BU201 Quotes
“It is good to be here in a place known as “the
Commons.” It is a place where great minds meet and
share their work, their goals, and demonstrate their love
in helping out… in a warm and friendly environment—
such as the Commons. I am so grateful to our hosts
and the team for making Blogging 201 possible.”
“I have learned so much and am very happy with the
progress I’ve made on my blog. I’ve already got my first
paid photo engagement as a result of my blog, and I
wasn’t even trying to! Unbelievable. Thank you!”

62. • en.support.wordpress.com

63. • en.support.wordpress.com
• forums.wordpress.com

64. • en.support.wordpress.com
• forums.wordpress.com
• wordpress.org/support

65. • en.support.wordpress.com
• forums.wordpress.com
• wordpress.org/support
• Meetups

66. • en.support.wordpress.com
• forums.wordpress.com
• wordpress.org/support
• Meetups
• WordCamps

67. • en.support.wordpress.com
• forums.wordpress.com
• wordpress.org/support
• Meetups
• WordCamps
• WordPress.TV

72. Hamilton WordCamp

73. Southern Tier WordPress Meetup

79. C o m m u n i t y
Y o u

80. Contribute and Comprehend

81. • Receive and give comments
Contribute and Comprehend

82. • Receive and give comments
• Utilize polls and contact forms
Contribute and Comprehend

83. • Receive and give comments
• Utilize polls and contact forms
• Maximize tags and analyze other sites
Contribute and Comprehend

84. • Receive and give comments
• Utilize polls and contact forms
• Maximize tags and analyze other sites
• Take classes
Contribute and Comprehend

85. • Receive and give comments
• Utilize polls and contact forms
• Maximize tags and analyze other sites
• Take classes
• Jump into the Community Pool
Contribute and Comprehend

86. • Receive and give comments
• Utilize polls and contact forms
• Maximize tags and analyze other sites
• Take classes
• Jump into the Community Pool
• Go to meetups
Contribute and Comprehend

87. • Receive and give comments
• Utilize polls and contact forms
• Maximize tags and analyze other sites
• Take classes
• Jump into the Community Pool
• Go to meetups
• Attend WordCamps
Contribute and Comprehend

88. • Receive and give comments
• Utilize polls and contact forms
• Maximize tags and analyze other sites
• Take classes
• Jump into the Community Pool
• Go to meetups
• Attend WordCamps
• Volunteer
Contribute and Comprehend

89. • www.quora.com
• https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=polls
• http://kaboodlemum.com/
• https://wordpress.com/start/account/user
• christopherpollockart.com
• amehrling.com
• http://cjpollock.com/wordpress/?cat=4
• https://lauren7campbell.wordpress.com/landscape-2/
• Techiefamily.com
• dailypost.wordpress.com
• https://en.support.wordpress.com/
• forums.wordpress.com
• wordpress.org/support/
• wordpress.tv
• https://central.wordcamp.org/schedule/
Sources Cited

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Chrissie Pollock
#WCTO
http://bit.ly/1OLQI5H
@TechieFamily
http://www.techiefamily.com
chrissie.pollock@automattic.com