Brand community is important to any small business. It’s even more important to an emerging online store. Sure, you can build a community around your brand using Facebook. But what happens when it goes down? Not only that, but also who owns your customers? Who owns the conversations? Facebook does. And they’ll use the data to help your competitors.
Read moreNew Release: PeepSo 2.4.1 & Gecko 2.4.1.0
A brand new release of PeepSo plugins and Gecko Theme. New features as well as improvements and fixes. Yes, we know, we keep pushing those releases out like crazy. But hey. It’s awesome!
Read moreEnhance Community Outreach with Email Digest
An active community is fun but not everyone wants to regularly log in. Not everyone in a community is vocal, but with gentle reminders, we can keep all our members informed. Let community members know what they missed with email digests.
Read moreNew Release: PeepSo 2.4.0 & Gecko 2.4.0.0
PeepSo 2.4.0 brings another round of small improvements and fixes as well as a new third party Social Login solution integration.
Read moreUpcoming WordCamp Conferences
WordCamps really are something special. They serve us all as a place to not only learn and share experience but also to meet like-minded people who are operating within the WordPress ecosystem. There are two upcoming WordCamps where PeepSo will definitely appear.
Read moreCustom Reactions Give Your Community Depth
Custom reactions give users insight and depth in their community. Why does someone press the like button anyway? Is it because they read the post? Some people like a post because they agree with it. Some people like posts give themselves exposure. A like isn’t a like isn’t a like. So why not follow that lead with reactions?
Read moreNew Release: PeepSo 2.3.3 & Gecko 2.3.3.0
The first release of the third quarter ships minor bug fixes and improvements across the board. Gecko theme delivers a new feature, though.
Read moreBuild Your Community: A Case for Scheduling Posts
Why should you schedule your social posts? Building a brand-based community requires spending time, well, building the community. Instead, community managers waste time trying to come up with something to post. This is why planning and scheduling your posts is an essential organizational habit.
Read moreOwn Your Community: The Problem with Facebook Groups
Facebook groups seem like a good idea, until you have features missing or, worse yet, privacy issues. Let’s talk about why you should own your community — on a website you control. Owning your own content is a mantra in WordPress, so why shouldn’t it be the same with your group?
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