# How to kick start a community?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-kick-start-a-community/51295
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [10월 9, 2016, 12:14오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-kick-start-a-community/51295 "2016-10-09T12:14:56Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [10월 9, 2016, 2:36오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-kick-start-a-community/51295/2 "2016-10-09T14:36:51Z")

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Here’s the advice we give to customers when they sign up:

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Here are some tips for launching a successful discussion community:

1. What is the “elevator pitch” for your community?

2. Build some interesting discussions to launch with

3. How do people find your community?

For additional advice, see our [blog post on how to build engaging Discourse communities](http://blog.discourse.org/2014/08/building-a-discourse-community/).

Good luck! Building a community takes patience and persistence. 😅

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> [@Salomon\_Ptasevich](#):
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> 1. in a sub domain?

yes

> [@Salomon\_Ptasevich](#):
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> 1. integrated within WordPress?

probably a good idea, yes. Use [WP Discourse](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-discourse/). This is also a great way to start seeding your site with content.

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