BizSugar has a goal of full transparency. So we share with our members how the Mastermind Community is growing using statistics available in Zoho Connect.
Mastermind Community Overall Health May 1 through May 31, 2019
These images are from Zoho Connect settings under analytics. The first image shows Overall Health with our events generating the peaks in activity within the Mastermind Community.
Note that the post count does not include forum posts. We can tell by counting the actual posts started within May inside the forum. Members created five new discussions in the month of May, 2019. (See image below.)
BizSugar Mastermind Forum Events and Discussions May 1-31, 2019
To best understand the peaks and valleys on this graphs, it helps to match them up to events and discussions taking place in the BizSugar Mastermind Forums. Here are the posts and their activity levels for May 2019:
The icons on the right indicate likes, comments, and view. For example, the first event published in May on May 3, 2019 on How to Promote Your Business with Videos and SlideShares: AMA with Julie Weishaar had 6 likes, 42 comments, and 375 views at the time this image was screen-captured.
The peak that occurred on May 1 was caused by a combination of a discussion that Lisa Sicard started in the forum on Low-Cost/Free Blog Post Promotion Ideas (only members can see that link) and comments coming in for the Video and SlideShare AMA.
Most Popular Mastermind Events in May 2019
Community members made this Video and SlideShare AMA the most popular event held in May. It has 375 views and 42 comments. The graph does not show as large a peak for that event. However, it did happen. Some of the traffic to that event occurred in April.
It indicates that our last event in May, Podcasting 101: How to Guest On, Start, Run and Develop a Podcast: AMA with Martin Lindeskog, drove the most visits during May.
That event shows 9 likes, 41 comments, and 312 views. These statistics will continue to increase over time. New members will visit existing forum posts and other members return to review the strategies being shared in them.
The May record for most comments with 47 goes to How to Create a WordPress Blog in a Few Hours (or Perfect the Blog You Have): AMA with Merrill Cook.
NOTE: Non-members may not be able to see some links mentioned in this section. Because they can only be viewed by Mastermind members who are logged in, you would need to join our Mastermind Community. Non-members can read blog posts here and join to read answers within the Mastermind Community.
If you are not already a member, you can join the BizSugar Mastermind Community by clicking the button below.
Mastermind Community Growth Report User Engagement May 2019
The image below shows member participation on a daily basis. Activities increase in the days prior to an AMA (ask me anything) event as members come by to leave their questions.
Members attending live events cause the largest increase to occur on the day of the event. However, smaller increases occur the following days as members come by to read the event content. It includes answers, strategies and tips our guests have shared.
Lurkers vs Active Participants
Our Mastermind Community has far more lurkers than active participants. This is true for all forums and communities. Meanwhile, the lurkers are there reading content and maybe adding a reaction or taking a poll now and then. Typically, they just are shy about commenting.
Research typically cites participants online as being approximately these percentages:
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- 1% heavy contributors
- 9% intermittent contributors
- 90% lurkers
So remember whenever you’re evaluating whether to participate in any forum or community that less than ten percent of their membership is likely to be visible to you. But they are there reading what active members share.
We encourage members to join in. The best way to increase your business and find potential opportunities is to become an active member.
NOTE: Non-members may not be able to see some links mentioned in this section. Because they can only be viewed by Mastermind members who are logged in, you would need to join our Mastermind Community. Non-members can read blog posts here and join to read answers within the Mastermind Community.
If you are not already a member, you can join the BizSugar Mastermind Community by clicking the button below.