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An update from summer in Cornwall and the underwater world of maternity leave
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Hannah Ray
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Tell Their Stories: Knowing when to stop
On hitting pause, winding down a community, or reconfiguring your sense of growth and scale. Plus, a subscriber announcement
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The most important question you could ask your community members
PLUS; why we love filling out forms, and a copy-and-paste example of a community member survey, just for you ;)
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How to hire your next community role
Plus: an editable job description template, titles to avoid, the top industry backgrounds I’ve hired from, and why you might be under-selling your job…
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Is growth where community goes to die?
Where should community teams sit in a company org? Join today's discussion thread and share your view on community metrics, value, and more!
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The communities you can never forget
I spoke to Michael MacLeod for Substack about a topic very close to my heart: community-first stories, new media models, and the incredibly promising…
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Find your bind: The connecting glue of community stories
And how the concept of @sweden withstood every challenge
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Referral perks for Tell Their Stories subscribers
Share Tell Their Stories with friends and colleague for the signature workbook, one month of free reading, or zoom chat with yours truly
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How Mia Quagliarello brings together tastemakers through artful curation
We interview community leader and head of creator community at Flipboard, Mia Q, about building a podcast community from scratch, sourcing input, and…
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Designing your story: Who are you writing for? And, the truth about context collapse
How defining your reader from the outset can be just as valuable as knowing who you actual reader is later
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How a simple takeover account changed the course of Vogue for young people
Last time on Tell Their Stories, we looked at the importance of noticing. This week, I’m here to tell you about a simple takeover project, launched when…
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Welcome to Tell Their Stories: The healing power of story
Read an introduction to this Substack, including personal background as a writer, and why I care about telling the stories of others
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