Build loyalty & drive engagement with community building
2h 23min | 7 lessons | 11 downloadable resources
In this course, you will learn how to:
- Develop a community strategy that attracts and retains engaged members.
- Foster meaningful conversations that drive trust, loyalty, and advocacy.
- Use data and insights to optimize engagement and growth.
- Align community efforts with business goals to drive measurable results.
- Build a scalable system for managing and sustaining an active community.
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Engagement drives community growth, not just member count
A large audience means nothing if people aren’t actively participating. Many communities struggle because they lack a clear purpose, engagement strategy, or structured approach to long-term growth. This course helps you create a thriving, value-driven community where members don’t just join, they stay, engage, and contribute to your business success.
Master community building to create loyal brand advocates and drive lasting engagement
Course Length:
2h 23min. 7 lessons.
This isn’t a course about setting up a group and hoping people engage. It’s built for marketers, founders, and community leaders who want to create thriving, high-value communities that drive real business impact. Every strategy is tested, and every framework is designed to drive engagement, increase retention, and turn members into brand advocates. Learn how to build a community that people want to be part of – one that strengthens loyalty, fuels growth, and delivers measurable results.
After completing this online course on community building, you will be able to assist your team and company with:
- Build and scale a community that drives engagement and business value.
- Foster strong connections that turn members into advocates.
- Create an engagement strategy that keeps participation high.
- Measure success with data-driven insights and optimize for growth.
- Align community efforts with broader marketing and business goals.
This course is for you if you are responsible for:
- Community managers looking to grow and strengthen engagement.
- Marketers who want to leverage community for brand and revenue growth.
- Founders and business leaders aiming to create loyal brand advocates.
- Product teams looking to build customer-driven communities.
- Anyone responsible for building, managing, or scaling an online community.
Look no further than CXL, this is the best and most recommended course you will find on Community Building.
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Course Curriculum
Community building
Brand Community & Belonging Foundations
Defining Your Strategic Goals
Quick & Dirty Community Research
Crafting Purpose & Values
Setting Growth Expectations
Gather Your Founding Members
Carrie Melissa Jones is an author, community builder, and researcher of online communities. Her work has influenced the world’s leading online brand communities including the American Medical Association, Patreon, Google, and two U.S. presidential campaigns.
She is the author of the award-winning book Building Brand Communities: How Organizations Succeed by Creating Belonging with Charles Vogl and a student, teacher, and researcher of virtual communities at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
This online course
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Completing this course earns you an official CXL Community Building Course Certificate to prove your achievement. CXL is recognized as an industry-leading qualification by employers worldwide, and it is an official qualification on Linkedin that can be added to your profile.
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