
# Build it
- What  “jobs” that will motivate your users to come to the online community?
- what are they looking for? What will they get out of it? Maybe it’s to gain insider knowledge, an answer to a question, learn, develop a sense of belonging, and gain exposure.


# Test questions
examples:

- As someone interested in _______, would you join an online community where you could connect and interact with other individuals interested in _________?
- What specific _________ -related topics interest you the most?
- In which activities would you be most likely to participate?

# Monitor
Set engagement metrics and business metrics (probably available in the platform)


[Source](https://www.higherlogic.com/blog/9-steps-to-consider-before-launching-your-online-community/) 


# Traffic
> There is no magic number here, but you should wait for 5,000 or more daily unique visitors before launching a forum. Just consider that we had around 10,000 RSS readers on DailyWritingTips when we launched the DWT Forum, and out of those only 400 or so registered for the Forum. [Source](https://www.webhostingsecretrevealed.net/blog/blogging-tips/starting-and-running-a-forum-for-your-website/)

[Community rules example](https://forum.vbulletin.com/forum/general/chit-chat/69839-a-good-set-of-rules-for-your-board-as-wellas-moderator-tips)

# Structure
Determining topics using SEO tools:
> Using SEO tools we can study real world search data and understand market dynamics. For instance, SEM Rush “Topic Research Tool” allows use to generate content ideas based on monthly search volume in a country. 

