Executive Summary
We analyzed 14 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, much of the fractional talent landscape on Hive Index sits on Independent Platforms.
Source: Hive Index community database · Updated periodically
- Communities
- 14
- Platforms
- 4
- Avg members
- 8K
- Median members
- 8K
Where Fractional Talent Communities Are Hosted
- Independent Platforms: 7 communities (50%)
- Slack: 4 communities (29%)
- LinkedIn: 2 communities (14%)
- Skool: 1 communities (7%)
- 7(50%)
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Independent Platforms - 4(29%)
Slack - 2(14%)
LinkedIn - 1(7%)
Skool
Format mix
- 7(50%)Forum / feed-based
- 4(29%)Chat communities
- 2(14%)Other platforms
- 1(7%)Private membership
Forum / feed-based is most common (50%), but chat communities is also well represented (29%).
Independent Platforms leads (50% of listings).
Audience Size & Access
Community size
- Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
- Small: 0 communities (0%)
- Medium: 0 communities (0%)
- Large: 1 communities (7%)
- 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(7%)Large1,000-10,000 members
- 0(0%)Huge10,000-100,000 members
- 0(0%)Massive100,000-1M members
- 0(0%)Gigantic1M+ members
13 communities have unknown member counts.
Free vs paid
- Free to join: 12 communities (86%)
- Paid or apply-to-join: 2 communities (14%)
Most communities are free to join.
How Fractional Talent Differs From Other Categories
Fractional Talent is smaller than typical Hive Index topics.
| Metric | Fractional Talent | Hive Index average |
|---|---|---|
| Free to join | 86% | 84% |
| Median members | 8K | 25K |
| Average members | 8K | 673K |
| Paid or apply-to-join | 14% | 16% |
| Live chat | 36% | 41% |
| Topic pageviews / mo | 850 | 848 |
Feature Mix
Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.
Common Features
- Forum: 8 communities (57%)
- Live Chat: 5 communities (36%)
- 57%Forum
- 36%Live Chat
Niche Features
- Requires Application: 2 communities (14%)
- Courses: 1 communities (7%)
- Online/Offline Events: 1 communities (7%)
- Pairing: 1 communities (7%)
- 14%Requires Application
- 7%Courses
- 7%Online/Offline Events
- 7%Pairing
Forum appears on 57% of listings.
What Visitors Click
- Outbound clicks / mo
- 322
Platform supply vs. clicks
| Platform | Communities | Share of communities | Outbound clicks | Share of clicks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Platforms | 7 | 50% | 4 | 1% |
| Slack | 4 | 29% | 312 | 97% |
| 2 | 14% | 5 | 2% | |
| Skool | 1 | 7% | 1 | 0% |
Share is calculated within this topic.
Slack gets 97% of clicks but only 29% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.
Most-clicked formats
- 312(97%)Chat communities
- 5(2%)Other platforms
- 4(1%)Forum / feed-based
- 1(0%)Private membership
Most-clicked features
- 313(97%)Live Chat
- 191(59%)Requires Application
- 188(58%)Online/Offline Events
- 6(2%)Forum
- 3(1%)Pairing
- 1(0%)Courses
Clicks by access model
- 191(59%)Paid or apply-to-join
- 131(41%)Free to join
Top-clicked listings
- 188(58%)Fractionals United
- 106(33%)ForFractionals
- 11(3%)Fractional People People
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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