Executive Summary
We analyzed 13 fractional talent communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.
The big picture: In this smaller sample, most fractional talent communities are free to join, so the space is easy to explore.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 13
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 8K
- Median members
- 8K
Where Fractional Talent Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 6 communities (46%)
- Slack: 4 communities (31%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (15%)
- Skool: 1 communities (8%)
- 6(46%)
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Independent Platforms - 4(31%)
Slack - 2(15%)
LinkedIn - 1(8%)
Skool
Format mix
- 6(46%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(31%)Chat communities
- 2(15%)Other platforms
- 1(8%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (46%), but chat communities is also well represented (31%).
Independent Platforms leads (46% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 1 communities (8%)
- Huge: 0 communities (0%)
- Massive: 0 communities (0%)
- Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
- 0(0%)Tiny<20 members
- 0(0%)Small20-100 members
- 0(0%)Medium100-1,000 members
- 1(8%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 0(0%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
12 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 12 communities (92%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 1 communities (8%)
Most communities are free to join.
How Fractional Talent Differs From Other Categories
Fractional Talent is more free-to-join, and smaller, compared with typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Fractional Talent | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 92% | 84% |
| Median members | 8K | 24K |
| Average members | 8K | 652K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 8% | 16% |
| Live chat | 38% | 40% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 102 | 751 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 8 communities (62%)
- Live Chat: 5 communities (38%)
- 62%Forum
- 38%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Courses: 1 communities (8%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (8%)
- Requires Application: 1 communities (8%)
- 8%Courses
- 8%Online/Offline Events
- 8%Requires Application
Forum appears on 62% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 31
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 6 | 46% | 1 | 3% |
| Slack | 4 | 31% | 23 | 74% |
| 2 | 15% | 7 | 23% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Slack gets 74% of clicks but only 31% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 23(74%)Chat communities
- 7(23%)Other platforms
- 1(3%)Forum / feed-based
Most-clicked features
- 23(74%)Live Chat
- 11(35%)Online/Offline Events
- 11(35%)Requires Application
- 8(26%)Forum
Clicks by access model
- 20(65%)Free to join
- 11(35%)Paid or apply-to-join
Top-clicked listings
- 11(35%)Fractionals United
- 6(19%)ForFractionals
- 5(16%)Fractional Exec Community
Most clicks go to chat communities and other platforms communities.
Trends
Founded year
Not enough founding-year data to chart yet.
Community Quality & Ratings
Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.
5.0 average rating across 1 community.
Rated examples
Methodology & FAQ
Methodology
This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Fractional Talent. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.
- •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
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