List Building has a great new companion in the shape of Community Building. And this means that you will be able to build your list naturally and organically by participating in and around a “Community” of likeminded people who share your interests.
Spurred on by the massive wave of Social Media Sites we’ve seen in the past few years, and the greater democratic access and participation people have to “have a say”, and bypass the control of traditional media, Community Media, or “Authority” Community Sites, is the next stage of development.
The concept is that “People” provide the content on those sites, and the overall sum of the content is driven by the Wisdom of the Crowd - meaning that the collective opinion and contribution of a likeminded group of people coming together to share information and ideas creates the “Authority” and that has huge mass leveraging power.
Social Media Sites are where people come to hang out, make Friends, promote themselves and their business, but there is no actual marketplace.
Community sites pool content on particular subjects contributed by members and they become Community Marketplaces, unlike Social Media Sites.
So the process equation goes something like this -
Power of Community >> Community Networking >>
Community Building + Community Marketplace +
Community Marketing = Community Commerce Business Model.
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We’ll be telling you more about this very soon, tomorrow in fact, but in the meantime, have a look at this great visual example of the Power of Community and the Wisdom of the Crowd, and it’s potential…
It’s the Climate Change – Our Future is in Your Hands “Human Sign” Rally at St.Kilda Beach, Melbourne, Australia on Sunday 17 May 2009.
This is just a little bit up the road from me in Port Melbourne, in my very much loved neck of the woods.
A Human Sign is where people assemble to form letters of a phrase designed to send a message to government.
The message – CLIMATE CHANGE – OUR FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS – was submitted by 11 year old schoolgirl Sophie Dickinson.
How powerful and cool is that, eh!?
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Climate Change - Our Future is In Your Hands 'Human Sign' Rally, St Kilda Beach, Melbourne, Australia, 17 May 2009 (Photos courtesy of Live.org.au)
People assembled on the beach and organized into formation to make up the letters of the words.
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When we band together, we have the power to change the world.
Just Imagine what is possible when the vision of 11 yo Sophie can rally people to support her idea in this way.
Wishing you much Success!
Kathy 
P.S. For an incredible Community Networking + Community Marketing + Community Building + Community Commerce Business Model that will enable you to connect with likeminded individuals and earn an income as well, go to this website http://www.yoursuccessmasterynow.com/Cagora1.html and be sure you absolutely check out the video on that webpage.
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