If you want to manage or grow a successful online community, I suggest stocking up on a few action verbs. Here are five I use daily:
What are your valuable verbs for growing community?
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April 8, 2009 at 9:19 am
John Carson
1. Listen
2. Recommend
3. Help
4. Commit
5. Allow
April 8, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Angela Connor
John:
I LOVE your five verbs. You are so right about them all. I’d love to hear some of your stories. Perhaps we can share a bit more in the very near future? I Would not have thought of “allow” but it something we do daily.