5 Ways To Lock In Your Customers Using Online Communities

How positioning your business model around your most engaged customers will reap beaucoup returns.As a long-time comic book artist, fan, and professional, I have experienced firsthand how comics collectors travelled long distances to meet up with others who shared these passions. In the 1990s, the Internet condensed time and space to bring people with common passions together virtually. These days, the virtual real estate where people come together online to discuss mutual interests is commonly referred to as an online community.Read Full Story     Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2014-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]

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