Cali Lewis – 7 Rules for Building a Vibrant Online Community

August 24th, 2009 by

I talk a lot about the many benefits of Blogging. At WordCamp Dallas 2009, Cali gave an incredible speech about how to build a vibrant online community. She hosts GeekBrief.TV, a video show about technology. They call it “Shiny, Happy Tech News”.

In about five months, their community was successful enough for them to quit their regular jobs and follow their dream. If you want to know what makes Cali and her husband so successful, watch the video below:

Here are Cali’s 7 rules for building a vibrant online community:

  1. Know Thyself – Know They Blog!
  2. Start Compelling Conversations!
  3. Value
  4. Make Friends Not Fans
  5. Reward Participation
  6. Take Breaks
  7. Always Upgrade

Here is a link to Cali’s show, GeekBrief.TV

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About the Author:

Will Franco is the CEO/Founder of jiveSYSTEMS (a video email marketing software and training company). He also runs an online community / membership group called AskFlywheel, in which he teaches cutting-edge online marketing strategies. His mantra at work is "Think-Automate: Do it, Automate it, Delegate it, or Ditch it"


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  • http://www.msboss.net/ Audrey Bell-Kearney

    I really enjoyed this presentation by Cali Lewis. I have Tweet Deck installed on my desk top, but wasn't really sure what value it added to my business until now. I have a new blog that I just launched a couple of weeks ago and the thing that was puzzling me the most was how was I going to drive quality traffic there. Cali's tip on using Tweet Deck cleared that right up for me.

  • http://www.msboss.net Audrey Bell-Kearney

    I really enjoyed this presentation by Cali Lewis. I have Tweet Deck installed on my desk top, but wasn't really sure what value it added to my business until now. I have a new blog that I just launched a couple of weeks ago and the thing that was puzzling me the most was how was I going to drive quality traffic there. Cali's tip on using Tweet Deck cleared that right up for me.