Trying not to cover too much of whats been said already.
With most things I see a scale of how “visible” your contributions are. It can be tough to engage with new people. My rough scale goes from Observer - > Contributor -> Leader. People can move up and down the scale depending on what they want and need at the time.
Observer
Is a more positive term than lurker. People who are largely reading / watching what the community is doing. Expanding their thinking, finding people who produce good content. This is totally valid and worthwhile. Not everybody needs to be high energy, producing content.
- Join the slack channel and find channels you’re interested in
- Follow the blog feed (and bloggers club
) - Follow MoT on social media
- Read articles , blogs, newsletters
- Join a twitter space
- Attend an AMA, course, conference, etc.
Contributor
Building on the Observer, this person might be replying to posts, creating posts, liking and sharing content. Very much part of the conversation.
- Comment on posts and conversations across platforms
- Ask questions in the Club
- Like and share posts!
- Fancy a chat? What about twitter spaces or lean coffee?
Leader
Again building on the other levels. May be regularly involved in the community. A recognised name and face. Might be more active in certain spaces, or even leading them. e.g. Nicola Lindgren taking over the Bloggers club. Brings interesting ideas or topics. And all round good egg, proactive in the community.
- Creates content
- Helps people out
- Welcoming face to the community
I might think of some more specifics at some point.