Today I feel like sharing a bit of my knowledge about communities again. Did you know there are 5 levels of community management mastery? Here they are, structured and including the skills and experiences needed to reach each level. At the end of the post, I also give a real example of how the legend of the Community Industry, David Spinks, grew step by step. LVL 1: NOVICE NETWORKER - Enthusiasm and empathy - The art of connecting people LVL 2: COMMUNITY DEVELOPER - Basic strategic thinking - Storytelling and personal magnetism - Creating small groups and events LVL 3: COMMUNITY MANAGER - Budgeting and monetization - Managing a community team - Creating autonomous communities - Collective intelligence analyst LVL 4: COMMUNITY MASTER - Community M&A processes (acquiring competitive communities) - Migrating communities from platform A to platform B - Multi-community management LVL 5: RETIRED COMMUNITY MASTER - 🌀 Experienced at least one socialization burnout - 🌀 Sold at least one community - 🌀 Began to prioritize himself - 🌀 Went through the "want to be alone" process (chose a spiritual retreat, road trip, or embarked on a cleansing journey for self-regeneration) - 🌀 Started helping others clarify if they really want or need a community for their daily life The journey of David Spinks L1: Before 2014, probably various networking L2: January 8, 2014, launch of the FB group CMX Hub L3: 2017, started migrating the community to Slack L4: 2019, sold the community to Bevy.com and served as their VP of Community until March 2022 L5: After leaving Bevy, took a lighter work break (if I remember correctly about 3-6 months) and from 2023 to present runs David Spinks Coaching If you have already started your community journey, which level are you at and what is stopping you from reaching the next milestone?

This weekend I’m taking care of my brother’s dogs again. What about you?

Today I started a full redesign of my professional community Acquire Community, which normally costs $50/month or $300/year. I’d like to quickly gather the first feedback and members, so I’m offering free membership in exchange for commenting on my new About page. Especially on the two videos, whether they are concise and clear. To add a little bit of FOMO, I’ll limit this offer to the first 10 people who leave me constructive feedback. Thanks for your collaboration 🫶

I’m looking forward to seeing you and our joint discussion today at 11 CET. Today’s topic is mutual collaboration between our communities. The event link is here. For those who love consistency, you can find this weekly event in our community calendar. There will be no recording, as this is a way to live more in the here and now and to build better relationships with each other.

What are your favorite tools for keeping a calm mind and a healthy body? - The Silva Ultramind System by Mindvalley - Shaolin Qi Gong 🙆🏻‍♂️ 20 Minute Daily Morning Routine 🙆🏻‍♀️ - 30-minute fat burning home workout - Gradually leaving social media and returning more to real life - Long walks - Inline skating - Swimming - Cycling Looking forward to your inspiring tips 👌