Community Masters

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Community Masters is a free 377-page guide to building communities, based on the authors' experience scaling a Discord server to 50,000 members and a community app to 120,000 members across 2,200 communities. The guide covers practical strategies and lessons learned throughout the community-building process. It is intended for anyone looking to start or grow an online community.

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Community Masters is a FREE 377-page, in-depth guide to building communities; from our own experiences building and scaling a Discord server to 50,000 members and our own community app to 120,000 members and 2200 communities.

Community Masters is a FREE 377-page, in-depth guide to building communities; from our own experiences building and scaling a Discord server to 50,000 members and our own community app to 120,000 members and 2200 communities. 1000+ events, 10 million+ voice minutes and 3 years later, we're ready to unpack all our secrets.Inside, you'll find:Community benchmarks and metrics to trackChapters on grow

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