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Tip: How to make your Groups more awesomeGrey said Feb 8, 2008, 8:27 AM: |
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If you haven't come across these already, be sure to check out ~C4Chaos' tips on ”How to make your Group more awesome” in the How To and FAQs group. |
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Re: TIP: How to make your pods more awesomeAmber said Feb 25, 2008, 6:10 PM: |
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Thank you for the links, Grey! This was very helpful for me. When looking for information about a certain topic many times I find I don't even know where to start! Hopefully this makes for a better Z-NETWORK pod! |
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Re: TIP: How to make your pods more awesome-Help?!Peace Eagle said Mar 11, 2008, 7:42 PM: |
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Help?! I am pretty new to being a cultivator. I am working on my pod to enhance it by bringing aboard moderators. How is this generally done? I have my first mod chosen and accepted by email message, but is there some way to upgrade her status from member to moderator inside the Group? How do I get her icon to read “Moderator”? Do I just type over it or what? Please advise. PE |
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Re: TIP: How to make your pods more awesome-Help?!Nicole said Mar 11, 2008, 11:00 PM: |
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dear peace, |
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Re: TIP: How to make your pods more awesome1Vector3 said Mar 11, 2008, 11:54 PM: |
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Hi Peace Eagle |
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Re: TIP: How to make your pods more awesomeLee said Nov 5, 3:39 AM: |
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Thanks for this help for all: cross posted from ~C4Chaos who said: Before starting another Group, search for an already existing Group which you can JOIN. Only create a Group if you can't find a similar Group with the topic of your choice. This is crucial. Redundancy is a good thing, but when there are hundreds of pods on the same topics we defeat the purpose of networking and integration. See also: FAQ: I'm Overwhelmed With Groups! What Do I Do!? What Do I Do!? Organize Your Group Well Plan ahead when creating your Group. Make sure to have an informative description, a photo to associate your Group with, and well-structured Rooms. Rooms are important if you want to organize your stuff in your Groups. So make sure to create those Rooms even before Group members start posting. It's up to the cultivators and members to decide how best to structure these Rooms. But here are some basic boards that you might want to include: What is <name of your Group>? This is where you can explain the vision and mission of the Group. It's also a Room where you can put the any important guidelines or rules of engagement. You can also then link to these from your Group descriptionIntroductions This is where people can make introductions and get familiar with other members. Discussions This is where the majority of your posting will happen: here's where people can dive into the topic you've chosen to arrange your Group around. You might want to have a few of these if your topic is a big one, but try not to spread things out too thin. Bulletin Board This is where members can post announcements and updates. Group Cafe This is where people can chat in a more relaxed fashion. And of course, feel free to add Rooms for topics unique or specific to your Group. Rooms help ensure that members of the Group post in appropriate places. But it's up to the Group moderators to be creative in guiding the members. Bring in Others Once you've got your Groups organized nicely, here are some effective ways to promote your Group. HINT: You don't need to mass mail your friends. A far better approach is inviting those who you genuinely think might be interested, or whose input you'd deeply welcome. – Invite Your Gaia Friends Over As much as possible, only invite your friends who you think will be interested on the topic of the pod. So get to know your “friends” beforehand. Mass invite is not the best way to do it. Targeted invitations are more effective in the long run. You should always shoot for the quality of members rather than quantity. – Invite Other Friends Over Use the Invite Members link to email friends who might not yet be Gaia members, letting them know about your new Group and inviting them to come participate. – Blog about It Blogging it the most effective way of spreading the word about your Group. It makes your Group more visible on Google, within Gaia, and on the internet as a whole. So blog, blog, blog about your Group when you have a relevant topic. Make sure to use tags. See also: How to Bodhi-Blog – Link to your Group Link to your pod when commenting or posting on other Groups or on other blogs.However, please make sure that what you link to is relevant on the subject, otherwise you'll look like a spammer. The keyword here is relevance. Also, be sensitive: you wouldn't want someone coming to fill your Group with promotions for theirs. :) – Tag Your Group Be sure to tag your Group so people can easily find them. Be Creative! Start discussions with a question–preferably one that invites dialog and discussion, not just a string of replies. Post audios and videos. Link to other areas within Gaia. Link to places outside of Gaia. Groups are a little like plants: while you can't force them to grow, you can help them by planting them in soil rich with with good intentions, warming them with the sunshine of plenty of love and attention, and watering them with posts and appreciation. Creativity is an infinite pool, so we'll live the rest for you to fill in. If you have additional suggestions and ideas, post away your thoughts on this thread!  |
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Re: Tip: How to make your Groups more awesomeLaurie said Nov 5, 7:44 AM: |
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Lee - I am particularly touched by your statement, “Instead of divide and conquer, try join and prosper.” That philosophy would not only work well here in the Gaia Community as it relates to groups, but my gosh – it would work (on a number of layers) in living life in general – locally or globally. Your words are worth repeating: |
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Re: Tip: How to make your Groups more awesomeNicole said Nov 5, 8:07 AM: |
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Hi Laurie, with all respect to Lee, he was crossposting wisdom from our beloved C4Chaos. I agree, this is a great philosophy for all walks of life, |
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Re: Tip: How to make your Groups more awesome1Vector3 said Nov 7, 10:46 PM: |
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Wow, what a great excerpt to post to this thread, thanks for finding and sharing that, Lee !!!!! |
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