About r/CommunityManager
Welcome! This is a space for everything community management, built for community managers focused on running and maintaining healthy communities. Not to be confused with social media management.
The community at a glance
r/CommunityManager is a Subreddit for Community Builders with roughly 8K members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Community Building topic page.
Roughly 3K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Community, Manager, and Community Manager. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention community platforms.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 25 members
- 2014: 23 members
- 2015: 78 members
- 2016: 82 members
- 2017: 107 members
- 2020: 799 members
- 2023: 2K members
- 2024: 1K members
- 2025: 2K members
- 2026: 2K members
Past year (monthly)
- Aug: 182 members
- Sep: 191 members
- Oct: 285 members
- Nov: 244 members
- Dec: 189 members
- Jan: 303 members
- Feb: 245 members
- Mar: 291 members
- Apr: 278 members
- May: 235 members
- Jun: 292 members
- Jul: 122 members
Themes
- Advice Requests6 posts in the past month
- Experienced community managers — what do you wish you set up earlier?
- Good CM courses
- Engaging Online Courses?
#16Advice RequestsExperienced community managers — what do you wish you set up earlier? · Good CM courses · Engaging Online Courses? - Solution Requests3 posts in the past month
- What community platform do you use (circle, mn, something else)? What features on it are most important to your community?
- Community Software with Engagement Tool like Khoros care
- Anyone running Gainsight as a platform?
#23Solution RequestsWhat community platform do you use (circle, mn, something else)? What features on it are most important to your community? · Community Software with Engagement Tool like Khoros care · Anyone running Gainsight as a platform? - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- Introducing self
#31Self-PromotionIntroducing self - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Who Else is Drowning in Discord Mid-Sized Server/Channel/Group Frustrations?
#41Pain & AngerWho Else is Drowning in Discord Mid-Sized Server/Channel/Group Frustrations?
Topics
- Community172 posts in the past month
- everything I did to reduce my paid community churn by +50%
- What community platform do you use (circle, mn, something else)? What features on it are most important to your community?
- Experienced community managers — what do you wish you set up earlier?
#1172Communityeverything I did to reduce my paid community churn by +50% · What community platform do you use (circle, mn, something else)? What features on it are most important to your community? · Experienced community managers — what do you wish you set up earlier? - Manager47 posts in the past month
- Uni student, want to become a community manager. Any advice?
#247ManagerUni student, want to become a community manager. Any advice? - Community Manager35 posts in the past month
- AMA Professional community manager with 10yrs experience.
#335Community ManagerAMA Professional community manager with 10yrs experience. - Management33 posts in the past month#433Management
- Discord24 posts in the past month
- Who Else is Drowning in Discord Mid-Sized Server/Channel/Group Frustrations?
#524DiscordWho Else is Drowning in Discord Mid-Sized Server/Channel/Group Frustrations?
Flair
- Question94 posts in the past month
- Opinions about Circle.so
- Putting together a step-by-step guide for building an online community — what am I missing?
- Considering a Professional Community Role
#194QuestionOpinions about Circle.so · Putting together a step-by-step guide for building an online community — what am I missing? · Considering a Professional Community Role - Discussion68 posts in the past month
- everything I did to reduce my paid community churn by +50%
- Why recurring community rituals work better than most big event ideas
- Building community with Zoom small groups
#268Discussioneverything I did to reduce my paid community churn by +50% · Why recurring community rituals work better than most big event ideas · Building community with Zoom small groups - Resource9 posts in the past month
- Real community launch help
- Anyone need help with their career as a community manager?
- I made this video for you guys
#39ResourceReal community launch help · Anyone need help with their career as a community manager? · I made this video for you guys - Looking For6 posts in the past month
- Looking for CM mentor/ coach
- Looking to hire a Reddit Community Manager
- Anyone getting brutalized by the CM job market right now?
#46Looking ForLooking for CM mentor/ coach · Looking to hire a Reddit Community Manager · Anyone getting brutalized by the CM job market right now? - Job Search5 posts in the past month
- FOR HIRE] Community Manager | Remote | Built 100k+ communities
- A friend is looking for a job as a community manager
- Freelance Community Manager
#55Job SearchFOR HIRE] Community Manager | Remote | Built 100k+ communities · A friend is looking for a job as a community manager · Freelance Community Manager
Product recommendations
- community platforms4 posts in the past month
- List of the best community platforms
- What is the best platform for building a customer community? Social media vs community platforms
- Best community platfrom?
#14community platformsList of the best community platforms · What is the best platform for building a customer community? Social media vs community platforms · Best community platfrom?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/CommunityManager for?
- Best for Community Builders enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/CommunityManager free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/CommunityManager have?
- Roughly 8K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/CommunityManager on?
- r/CommunityManager runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/CommunityManager cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/CommunityManager is organized under Community Builders.
- How do I join r/CommunityManager?
- You can join r/CommunityManager by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Community Building communities like?
- Communities for people who build and manage communities, covering engagement tactics, moderation, platform selection, and monetization. Slack and Discord host active practitioner communities, with discussion spanning online community design for brands and startups to managing large Discord servers and growing Skool communities.
Added 10/30/2022
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