community.fyi

online community

building made simple

a no-bullshit guide to building and growing your community, based on research and experience.

written for modern marketers.

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this guide will teach you

how to start an online community

how to monetize your community

how to grow with word-of-mouth

how to keep members engaged

how to draw out the lurkers

... and many practical techniques!

based on real-world experience

and academic research

my name is haakon, and i'm a startup founder with a passion for online community building. i have:

  • spent over 3 years building and growing online communities for my startups
  • built multiple thriving communities, with over 10 000 members in different niches
  • spent over 1 year on research, reading 400+ academic papers on the topic
  • wrote my master thesis about online community building for digital startups
  • interviewed 20+ community pros, and consulted for multiple companies
  • read tons of books, blogs, threads, and podcasts, workshops and more
  • gathered every single one of my findings in this compact guide, just for you!

there's no silver bullet...

but this is as close as it gets.

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