It started with just five of us. We were a small group of indie musicians trying to stay connected, share our work, and support each other. I created a Facebook Group one late night thinking, this will be easy. Just post updates, welcome new members, and keep the spam out. …
I still remember the moment I hit “Create Group” on Facebook. It was supposed to be a small support group just a few people sharing experiences around a sensitive health issue. I didn’t think much about the privacy setting at the time. I left it public, thinking it would help …
A few months ago, I was this close to giving up on my Facebook group. I’d started it with passion hoping to build a community of like-minded people around my niche but every time I posted, it felt like I was yelling into a void. The group was dead. No …
I still remember the exact moment I needed to pin a post in my Facebook group and had no clue how to do it. Sounds ridiculous, right? I’ve been managing online communities for years, and yet, there I was scrolling endlessly through the group feed, hoping some “Pin to top” …
It sounds like such a small thing, right? A Facebook group cover photo. Just a simple image sitting at the top of your group. That’s what I thought until I created my first Facebook group. I was excited, even proud. I had just launched a niche community for marketers and …
It started with frustration. I was running a small business and desperately needed a space to connect with customers somewhere more personal than email and more flexible than a static website. A few friends suggested starting a Facebook Group, but I wasn’t convinced at first. I had questions. How private …
A few months ago, I hit a wall. I was managing a small online store and part of my strategy was to stay active in various Facebook Buy and Sell groups. I had joined more than 20 highly-targeted groups over the years, and the goal was simple: post listings, engage …
I didn’t expect to be overwhelmed by notifications not from Facebook, of all places. I run a couple of niche groups, and at first, I loved the energy: members posting updates, joining discussions, tagging me for approvals. But over time, I started missing important alerts… and drowning in irrelevant ones. …
I still remember the moment I almost gave up on my Facebook group. I had spent months building it tweaking the banner, writing value-packed posts, inviting people one by one but the silence was deafening. No comments. No shares. Just me, talking to myself in a ghost town I built. …
I still remember the day I sat staring at my laptop screen for hours, trying to come up with a name for my new Facebook group. I had the concept all mapped out a community for creative freelancers juggling client work, side hustles, and chasing the dream of passive income. …
