Bad Community Advice
Bad Community Advice
Podcast Description
Not all community-building advice is created equal—and some of it is downright awful.
Hosted by Seth Resler, this show features conversations with seasoned community professionals who share the worst advice they’ve received—and what they’ve learned the hard way.
It’s part reality check, part therapy session, and all about helping you build better communities by avoiding the mistakes others already made.
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The podcast focuses on community management strategies, exploring common pitfalls and bad advice received by industry professionals. Episodes like 'Ignore the Lurkers' discuss the importance of listening to all community members, while 'You Need a Thick Skin' emphasizes handling conflict with emotional intelligence. Another episode, 'If You Build It, They Will Come,' warns against the misconception that creating a great community space alone guarantees participation.
Not all community-building advice is created equal—and some of it is downright awful.
Hosted by Seth Resler, this show features conversations with seasoned community professionals who share the worst advice they’ve received—and what they’ve learned the hard way.
It’s part reality check, part therapy session, and all about helping you build better communities by avoiding the mistakes others already made.
“Community marketing doesn’t work.” That’s the bad advice that shaped the career of Andy Claremont, Head of Ecosystem and Community at Glide—and it couldn’t have been more wrong. In this episode, Andy and host Seth Resler of Community Marketing Revolution unpack why early skeptics misunderstood the power of community-led growth, and how marketing through genuine connection has become one of the strongest competitive moats for modern brands. They explore: * How audience and community differ (and why the direction your chairs face matters) * Why community belongs everywhere in the org chart—not just in marketing * What “intentional matchmaking” looks like inside a thriving SaaS community * How to turn your members into the heroes of your brand story Andy also shares his prediction for the next five years of community building—and why, in an AI-saturated world, authentic human connection will matter more than ever.
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