{"id":3035,"date":"2017-02-25T06:43:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T13:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3.14.248.234\/?p=3035"},"modified":"2020-06-26T13:49:55","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T20:49:55","slug":"slack-lead-gen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bamf.com\/slack-lead-gen\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Slack for Creating a Lead Gen Community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Slack\u2019s platform is one of the most effective ways to grow and engage a community online. Almost every niche from medicine to venture capital uses Slack. These communities are growing fast, and many have thousands of members in them.<\/span><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve never seen Slack\u2019s interface, here\u2019s a peek into Product Manager HQ\u2019s Slack. They have close to three thousand product managers in this community. Kevin Lee, the founder of Product Manager HQ, receives many referrals from this community to the point where his business is now run almost entirely on referrals.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n How do you organize your Slack community? It starts with channels. Channels operate similarly to Facebook Workplace groups. They represent a place of specific interest. These channels could include \u201cPartnerships,\u201d \u201cJob Postings,\u201d \u201cFeedback,\u201d \u201cSmall Wins,\u201d and \u201cSpeaking Opportunities.\u201d In Product Manager HQ, they have Slack channels for the major cities their participants are from which helps foster in-person relationships – how cool!<\/span><\/p>\n Also, similar to Facebook Workplace, you want to have a channel that acts as the main news feed. You can call it \u201cRandom Channel.\u201d This will provide your members a place to engage with all different types of content freely. With that in mind, you also want to have an \u201cAnnouncements\u201d channel with posting access only designated to the admins. This channel will enable you to keep your community in the loop for big projects.<\/span><\/p>\n Before you get too excited about Slack, go to Slack\u2019s settings to ensure people engage the right way in your community. If you include an @channel in your message, then it will notify everyone in it. Delegate this power wisely. Click the \u201cPermissions\u201d tab to set \u201cWho can use @channel and @here\u201d to \u201cTeam admins and owners.\u201d Now, scroll down to \u201cApps & Custom Integrations,\u201d click expand, then set it to \u201cTeam owners and selected members.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n To keep your Slack channels active, you want to do regular live streams, AMAs, organize Meetups, post valuable content, and more. To add some flare in a few minutes, use Zapier to integrate various notifications from pulling in Tweets from specific usernames, website job postings, and WordPress blog posts. Now, you\u2019re almost ready to launch your Slack community.<\/span><\/p>\nThe basics!<\/h5>\n
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