The document provides tips and strategies for managing an online community with 1 hour per day broken into 10-30 minute intervals. It recommends using the time to respond to membership requests, participate in discussions, check analytics, plan upcoming content, contact top members, invite past members, update announcements, send group messages, participate in discussions, plan events, check shared content, and plan next week's strategy. The overall recommendation is to spend 1 hour per day engaging with members and growing the online community through content creation, outreach, and activities.

1. Managing your Community on
Hour
a day

3. 10 Minutes
Respond to membership requests
and craft an individual response
based on the members
reason to join

4. 10 Minutes
Responding to discussions and
encourage other members to
respond (backchannel).

5. 10 Minutes
Check Google Analytics to see what
worked last and where members
visited. (What day and time do
members visit the most e.g.
Wednesday 10am)

6. 30 Minutes
Complete your upcoming content
for the next few days. E.g.
interviews, advice/opinion posts
regular content or solicit opinions
from members in a summary piece.

8. 10 Minutes
Respond to membership requests
and craft an individual response
based on the members reason to
join

9. 10 Minutes
Responding to discussions and
encourage other members to
respond (backchannel).

10. 20 Minutes
Contact your top members and ask
questions about things you have in
mind for the community. Gain their
feedback and act on it.

11. 10 Minutes
Invite members to join the
community or contact members
who have not returned for a while.
Take time to craft your approach
and personalise it.

12. 10 Minutes
Update your announcement to
highlight content and events.
(Don’t forget you can recycle
content)

14. 10 Minutes
Respond to membership requests
and craft an individual response
based on the members reason to
join

15. 10 Minutes
Responding to discussions and
encourage other members to
respond (backchannel).

16. 40 Minutes
Send out a group message or write a
newsletter highlighting a particular
discussion, a piece of content or a
community activity

18. 10 Minutes
Respond to membership requests
and craft an individual response
based on the members reason to
join

19. 10 Minutes
Responding to discussions and
encourage other members to
respond (backchannel).

20. 20 Minutes
Participate. Ensure everyone is
getting a response. Give your
opinion on issues. Initiate
discussions to generate further
activity and engagement.

21. 20 Minutes
Plan and prepare events and
activities in your community to
push the barrier?

23. 10 Minutes
Respond to membership requests
and craft an individual response
based on the members reason to
join

24. 10 Minutes
Responding to discussions and
encourage other members to
respond (backchannel).

25. 10 Minutes
Check your collected content e.g.
Google reader to see what
interesting content and discussions
could be added to your community
next week.

26. 30 Minutes
Plan your strategy for next week
• What events are you working on?
• What are you planning for your community?
• What content do you need to create, discussions you need
to initiate, messages that you need to send
• Who do you need to contact to develop your community
beyond what it is today?

27. Total
Hours

28. Inspired by
Richard Millington