If you're negative about the Ning platform, I sure can't blame you. You have excellent reasons for feeling this way. But, call me crazy. After the announcement (January 4th, 2017) from the CEO of Ning, I am 100% convinced that Ning will make a complete and total comeback!

Excerpt from Announcement:

I want to take this opportunity to thank each and every Network Creator for your continued support!  On behalf of the entire Ning…

Feel free to discuss. I have little to say, so disappointed in this company, on so many levels.

Announcement on Creators, CLICK HERE. …

May 18, 2016

For what it's worth, finally "heard" from someone involved with Ning, the former Ning CEO - - and (just found out today, Former of Mode Media/CEO, as well), Samir Arora. It wasn't much, but great to hear he is listening. Does this mean Ning will improve their communication dialogue with Ning Creators? Who knows? But, maybe, just maybe, they will start listening, or at least tell Ning Creators their plans for the future…

Take pictures at EVERY event that you host for your group.  Do not worry about the quality, just do your best.  Why? Pictures of people at your events will attract more Members (for free), get more opens when you send out a newsletter, attract more viewers on Facebook, and so much more.  In most cases, pictures will cost nothing more than your…

So you are starting a group (or maybe you already have one going) and you are not sure if you should charge Membership dues or not.  I can help.  

When I first launched my social group, Membership was free.  Two years later I moved to a new platform that allowed me to have two Membership levels: Basic (free) and Premium (yearly dues).  Three…

If you want your Members to feel warm, cozy, and welcomed, make sure you have a designated host at your event.  I have been to events where I was not greeted by a host and it always left me asking myself questions such as “Who is part of the group?”, “Are we gathering here for the night or moving to another spot?”, “Can I eat the food over there?”, etc.  Unanswered questions leave Members with a sense of feeling unsure.  Yet, you want your Members to feel comfortable so they will be likely…

I cannot tell you how many times my group was in the news and I was not even notified. Instead I found out via Google Alerts (a totally free, easy, and awesome provided by Google).  What is Google Alerts?

Google Alerts as Defined by Google:

“Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your queries. Enter a search query you wish to monitor. You will see a preview of the type of results you'll receive.” …

Only recently did I realize I was making a HUGE mistake with my 5,000 Member social group.  I was constantly driving traffic to my website, but I failed to effectively capture the email addresses of those who were not ready to pay dues. Sure, I had a standard sign-up form (generated by Constant…

Every website should have these 6 things. If anything might be missing, make it your goal to audit your website and put these in place within a month:

1. Contact Information – Do not make it hard for people to contact you.  You could potentially miss out on new Members AND potential sponsors (who want to give you money).

For anyone working on buddypress/wordpress communities for the first time, don't listen to what the pages tell you up top. It says "All Wordpress/Buddypress pages need their own page to function right". Well, sometimes activate won't work if it's not aligned with register page. Just a heads up for anyone who tried to join social buddies, and did not get through, please come back over and try again.

Social Buddies! is…

Today I go to the dashboard and see this:

The Chinese in the center letter box says:

Subscription will …

We are attempting to integrate MediaWiki with our Ning Network (theosnet.ning.com) and we are having a hideous time with spammers.  We want participation, but nobody wants to take part in something that is being constantly disrupted.

Ning:

We have a new land of milk and honey~ Its endless and good to build and grow food on. Come join us FREE and build your home and plant your fields~! Enjoy the fruits of your labors~ We have investors who will watch you develop our land and make it into a big city and they will pay us to watch and to sell their ads alongside your homes. Everybody wins~!

So you move in, build your home, plant your fields, raise your family and all is well.

Until Ning…

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