I've taken on this very interesting challenge to lead a community of 104,000 members - which is growing by about 3,000 members each month. My main objective was to increase the awareness of this community on the internet, and help it grow. Also, I'll post videos on interesting topics.

In any job, the first week is exciting, stressful, and hard to understand. It's also essential because it sets the tone and direction of a part for many years.

Most new community professionals make the mistake of going straight to tactics like starting forums, writing emails, and organizing events. So, they spend months building a group, but they spread themselves too thin and find it hard to show how valuable they are.

During the first seven days of a new job as a community manager, I tried to learn as much as possible and start building relationships with my team members, community members, and experts.

What did I do in 7 days to feel less stressed and more at the moment?

Picked the best goals

The next step is to get in sync with the people in your neighborhood. I have to do this for as long as I manage an online community, but in the first week, I spend much time learning about my members' identities, needs, and goals.

Now that I know what my team and members want from the community team, you should learn what the community stack looks like.

Established community programs can get complicated regarding the tools used to host and handle the community.

Set up a community calendar

Now that I've taken the first steps, it's time to start implementing my plan. I had a lot of new ideas I wanted to try out, but it's essential to keep the big picture in mind and set priorities. I chose three things I wanted to try or change in the first week. Next, I ensured that these goals aligned with those of the company and the team. When I know what my team or company needs, I put all the ideas on a calendar.

Asked for feedback

My first week as a community manager was both thrilling and scary. Too much had to be learned, changed, done, and improved. Feedback from my boss and the other people on my team was the only thing that kept me on track with my goals.