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Building Online Communities from the Ground Up

By Elizabeth Hutchinson

Creating and nurturing online communities are indispensable tools for info professionals. As a solopreneur and owner of a business that provides a membership option, I was excited to hear Susan Tenby give a presentation on community building at AIIP 2024 Symposium. Susan has worked in online community management for over 20 years; as the original Online Community Manager of TechSoup, she launched its community and social media presence. She has played a pivotal role in developing and growing numerous online communities, fostering connections and empowering individuals to collaborate and create positive change. I knew her talk would be perfect for me; she shared valuable strategies and insights for building effective online communities that engage members and foster meaningful interactions.

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Hello Info Pros!

AIIP Excited About Newest Resource

The editorial and content team at AIIP are excited to debut this new venue for sharing news and articles about the lives of independent info pros. Its home to our new blog and hub of excellent original and curated content, Knowledge Shared.  Members of the Association of Independent Information Professionals are a community of info pros who love to discover and share knowledge, with their clients, their colleagues, and now YOU!

hand-woman-input-data-blue blocks-19805866_sSTAY INFORMED.

Watch this blog for:

  • Articles and research tips from our knowledgeable info pro members
  • Success stories about how we work with clients
  • Posts on how to start, build and grow your info-centric small business.
  • News from and about our members, our partners and AIIP itself

If you are an AIIP member  and would like to contribute an article that you have posted, we would be happy to hear from you. Please check out our About and Contributions pages.

We know a resource center utilizing a blog isn’t new to many of you, and our members often utilize this platform in their own businesses; but this space is an exciting step forward for AIIP and the result of hard work, and of course, research! We built on past projects, we listened to what our membership asked for, we talked to other independent, solopreneurs, we watched other nonprofits and associations and we listened to what those thinking of going independent told us at conferences, local meetups, career expos and online. We plan to keep on listening, researching and adapting so that what we share here is useful.