Community Check-In: Where Do You Want to Connect? 🤔
Quick update: I'm bringing one of my older YouTube channels back online and continuing to grow the Independent Creator Podcast. But before I start pushing content everywhere, I want to get real about something.
Let's talk about our community space.
Looking at our forums here, I'm seeing what we all probably already know – we're a small but solid group. And that's got me thinking: instead of trying to maintain every platform possible, what if we focused on where you actually want to participate?
Here's what I'm considering:
• Keep these forums going – Maintain our current setup alongside the main site for blog posts and newsletters • Transition to Discord – Move community discussions to a more active, real-time environment • Streamline to the main site – Focus on blog posts and newsletters while community conversations happen organically elsewhere
What I really want to know:
- Are you actively checking and engaging here? (Be honest – I won't be offended!) - Would Discord feel more natural for community discussions? - Where would you be most likely to actually participate and contribute?
My goal: Put energy into creating content and building community where you'll genuinely engage, rather than maintaining spaces that aren't serving us well.
Your input matters here. I'd rather have 10 people actively participating in one focused space than 50 people scattered across platforms they barely check.
Drop your thoughts below – what works for you? What doesn't? Where do you see yourself being most involved?
Let's figure this out together.
Josh
P.S. – Whatever we decide, the content creation isn't stopping. I'm just trying to be smarter about where we connect around it.
Community Check-In: Where Do You Want to Connect? 🤔
Quick update: I'm bringing one of my older YouTube channels back online and continuing to grow the Independent Creator Podcast. But before I start pushing content everywhere, I want to get real about something.
Let's talk about our community space.
Looking at our forums here, I'm seeing what we all probably already know – we're a small but solid group. And that's got me thinking: instead of trying to maintain every platform possible, what if we focused on where you actually want to participate?
Here's what I'm considering:
• Keep these forums going – Maintain our current setup alongside the main site for blog posts and newsletters
• Transition to Discord – Move community discussions to a more active, real-time environment
• Streamline to the main site – Focus on blog posts and newsletters while community conversations happen organically elsewhere
What I really want to know:
- Are you actively checking and engaging here? (Be honest – I won't be offended!)
- Would Discord feel more natural for community discussions?
- Where would you be most likely to actually participate and contribute?
My goal: Put energy into creating content and building community where you'll genuinely engage, rather than maintaining spaces that aren't serving us well.
Your input matters here. I'd rather have 10 people actively participating in one focused space than 50 people scattered across platforms they barely check.
Drop your thoughts below – what works for you? What doesn't? Where do you see yourself being most involved?
Let's figure this out together.
Josh
P.S. – Whatever we decide, the content creation isn't stopping. I'm just trying to be smarter about where we connect around it.