2024 Circle.so Beginners Tutorial - Build Your Online Community Fast

[@tbmadeitt]

Ctrl + Cmd + Space bar.... FINALLY! Thank you thank you thank you!!!

[@JoshHallco]

Right?!? I was so pumped to learn that one.

[@homeownerhaggler]

Great stuff, just what I've been looking for

[@wptester]

Thank you for the video. It has helped me a lot.

[@agustinmiranda7313]

THANK YOU!

[@smillar1]

This was very helpful. Thanks!

[@rizkiofficial3689]

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[@thenetnet5556]

Can't believe I watched the entire 1 hour video... and you never covered the right side bar.. and how you can configure that to display what you want there. Don't get me wrong... it was a good video and you are a gifted presenter... but some still struggle with the basics. Any chance you can make a short video on that?

[@JoshHallco]

There's definitely a LOT more I could've added but had to reel in the most important aspects since this is a beginner tutorial. In any space you create, you can "pin" or set posts to the sidebard if that's what you're looking for. Otherwise the home screen will show the trending posts and events 🔥 Hope that helps. And thanks for watching all the way through!

[@IAmCoachMJ]

This tutorial is PURE GOLD. Thank you, Josh.

[@JoshHallco]

Glad it helped! Hope it gave you a good roadmap to follow for creating a Circle community. The new 3.0 features they just added are 🔥

[@revolutionofordinaries]

Just getting started...super helpful! Thank you!

[@Robuilt]

This was one hour of absolute gold. Please tell me there will be a part 2?! PLEASE.

[@JoshHallco]

@Robuilt what other features do you want to see?

[@Robuilt]

Truthfully, you’ve covered the features pretty exceptionally. And I actually set mine up pretty easily based on this video! What I’d love for you to dive deeper into (and granted I understand this is niche) is more theory around pay walls and all the grouping you started to scratch the surface on. That’s where I’m struggling at the moment. For reference, I’ve got 2800 students in my high ticket program. But I’m looking to move to a membership model and out of high ticket!

[@JoshHallco]

Ah nice! Yeah currently my community Web Designer Pro™ is one tier BUT I'm in the planning stage of moving to a 2 or 3 tier model once we hit the member cap on my coaching tier. The paywalls in Circle are pretty robust and it's amazing how you can gate spaces and use them as upsells. Once I nail down the next version of my community with the paywall tiers, I'll plan to unpack what I learn on that 👍

[@StudyRealEstate]

@@JoshHallco I’d also love to see this video, thanks Josh!

[@naehdeinenstil]

Hi Josh, thank you very much for this extensive tutorial. How would you set up your community, if you had a space that is for free, to warm up people and then upsell them to a paid membership with more features, content and community? I would appreciate your experience. Thanks from Germany. Elle

[@JoshHallco]

ooo good question, Elle. I would have either a starter course, newsletter, recent Q&A's or something of value that leads well into a paid offer. For me I have this KZbin Channel, my Podcast and my Newsletter which are the big drivers (all free) so I don't have a free tier in my community. But it's a great way to go if you want to prime them. Though, I'd consider making an entry level and capping the "free" aspect as a trial. Maybe 30 days free then $29/mo for example on a low tier. Otherwise you'll run the risk of having a HUGE group of free folks mixed in with paid members. So in short: Low tier (with free trial) Higher tier Or have a free group separate if needed.

[@naehdeinenstil]

@@JoshHallco Thanks for your answer! Could I possible have a part of the community open for everyone? E.g. something like a space with blog posts? Or do they have to become a member for this as well?

[@JoshHallco]

Yep you can have a combo of free spaces + premium spaces.