Carrie Melissa Jones shares the blueprint for building successful online communities. Carrie is the author of Building Brand communities, founder of the CMJ group where she offers consulting services to organisations like Discord, Google and Airbnb, creator of her own community membership for community builders and leaders and a Youtuber! In this episode we cover: - Sneak peak into Carrie's own community setup - Platform selection strategies - Creating effective welcome experiences- Why automated matchmaking works (100% NPS!) - Preventing creator burnout If you enjoyed this episode, you should sign up for Beginner Maps to get the "magic sauce" of top creators like Carrie - https://beginnermaps.com/ Resources: • Curated Connections, the automated matchmaking tool - https://curatedconnections.io/ • Carrie's website - https://www.carriemelissajones.com/ • The CMJ community - https://www.carriemelissajones.com/community • Carrie's Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@CarrieMelissaJones/ • Carrie's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/carriemelissajones/ • Nityesh's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nityeshaga/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 03:09 Transitioning from Cohort-Based to Evergreen Community 06:14 Evergreen Community Benefits and Inspirations 11:13 Inside Carrie's Workspace and Tools 21:41 Mini Masterclass: Starting a Community Without Burning Out 28:42 Simplifying Your Approach 29:49 The Impact of Leadership Vibes 30:50 Co-Leadership and Avoiding Burnout 33:02 Engaging Your Community Members 36:37 Choosing the Right Platform 37:14 Importance of automated matchmaking 51:57 Carrie's academic background