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I built the Indie Worldwide community from a monthly zoom call to an online accelerator with over 2,000 founders. Here’s what I’ve learned along the way.

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The Black Friday Anti-SaleThe Black Friday Anti-Sale
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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The Black Friday Anti-Sale

Instead of offering a discount to join my community for Indie Hackers I use the end of the year as an opportunity to raise our prices.

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Why I kicked out 90% of my free membersWhy I kicked out 90% of my free members
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Why I kicked out 90% of my free members

You act differently depending on who’s watching (or who you think is watching). A smaller community makes honesty possible.

Give your community a flag to waveGive your community a flag to wave
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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Give your community a flag to wave

What do members of your community believe that most people don't? If your community was embodied as a single person, what would they be like?

5 things I’ve learned about building a community online5 things I’ve learned about building a community online
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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5 things I’ve learned about building a community online

A group of people isn't something that you build. You build a place for people to gather and a reason why they should.

The rise of paid communities. What's going on?The rise of paid communities. What's going on?
Anthony CastrioAnthony Castrio

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The rise of paid communities. What's going on?

You might be mistaking audience vs community. A true community many-to-many and founder-agnostic.

Thanks for reading 👋🏻
I’m also tweeting at @AnthonyCastrio and running a community for bootstrapped founders at Indie Worldwide where I make curated introductions between founders based on their revenue and goals.
See you there,
Anthony