Hello BHWians,
I'm a moderator (by profession and passion) and till date, have grown multiple subs. They are small, but have active engagement.
My main idea about community was never about volume. There are thousands of abandoned communities that hardly gets the reach it deserves. One example of recent time is r/juststart. When content writing used to be a thing before AI, this sub was a lush green one. Now it's a burial ground.
So here's how to grow a community, sustainably and without getting bans.
1. First do a research. Think of a niche, or a passion segment. This is very important. Unless you are passionate to talk daily without caring whether anybody is listening or not, you're not gonna make it
2. Brainstorm name. Make sure this has a vague keyword or a proper million dolar name that people search on google and reddit. For example if you're doing a cooking niche. Then you can keep r/homecooking if it's not available then r/cookingbyxyz works both ways
3. Never, I repeat, never use the main admin account for any kind of external or internal activities. If it's harmed by any chance, you're doomed
4. Treat it as social media Marketing asset. Create calendar, post regularly, shamelessly and keep commenting shamelessly.
5. You can now setup auto replies and interactive posts like threads, polls etc.
6. Next, start off-page where your community will actually be seen. A bonus tip, find out on Google some 'online communities for xyz'. Now whenever you land on any such articles, start editorial outreach to publish or rectify or update about your community within the article. This is important as a source of traffic
7. Next, go search reddit for suitable threads to market. For example, if it's a community of cooking, find relevant threads and add comments like, 'oh yes, I've cooked this before. Infact, coincidentally post the actual same thing on r/cookingxyz'
8. Leverage other platforms in the same way, filtering traffic towards sub.
9. If you want to do it professionally, get a landing page or a simple website. And start SEO. You may also run quick ads.
10. If you fancy other stuff, then you can talk to smaller fb pages to spread simple reddit threads with a 'curiosity tag'. Like- "This woman, quit her job miraculously, only to find her passion in Cooking, and this is what redditors had to say for her". Easy
Follow these and you'll be able to grow your community in no time!
Cheers
I'm a moderator (by profession and passion) and till date, have grown multiple subs. They are small, but have active engagement.
My main idea about community was never about volume. There are thousands of abandoned communities that hardly gets the reach it deserves. One example of recent time is r/juststart. When content writing used to be a thing before AI, this sub was a lush green one. Now it's a burial ground.
So here's how to grow a community, sustainably and without getting bans.
1. First do a research. Think of a niche, or a passion segment. This is very important. Unless you are passionate to talk daily without caring whether anybody is listening or not, you're not gonna make it
2. Brainstorm name. Make sure this has a vague keyword or a proper million dolar name that people search on google and reddit. For example if you're doing a cooking niche. Then you can keep r/homecooking if it's not available then r/cookingbyxyz works both ways
3. Never, I repeat, never use the main admin account for any kind of external or internal activities. If it's harmed by any chance, you're doomed
4. Treat it as social media Marketing asset. Create calendar, post regularly, shamelessly and keep commenting shamelessly.
5. You can now setup auto replies and interactive posts like threads, polls etc.
6. Next, start off-page where your community will actually be seen. A bonus tip, find out on Google some 'online communities for xyz'. Now whenever you land on any such articles, start editorial outreach to publish or rectify or update about your community within the article. This is important as a source of traffic
7. Next, go search reddit for suitable threads to market. For example, if it's a community of cooking, find relevant threads and add comments like, 'oh yes, I've cooked this before. Infact, coincidentally post the actual same thing on r/cookingxyz'
8. Leverage other platforms in the same way, filtering traffic towards sub.
9. If you want to do it professionally, get a landing page or a simple website. And start SEO. You may also run quick ads.
10. If you fancy other stuff, then you can talk to smaller fb pages to spread simple reddit threads with a 'curiosity tag'. Like- "This woman, quit her job miraculously, only to find her passion in Cooking, and this is what redditors had to say for her". Easy
Follow these and you'll be able to grow your community in no time!
Cheers
