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[LBC #175] Talks & Pros Tomorrow, Local Meetups & New Articles

Join Ewa Magiera for Talks & Pros tomorrow, discover upcoming meetups in Lisbon and London, and explore our latest resources.

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Francisco Opazo
October 07, 2026

Hi friends!

Here’s what we’ve got coming up in the community:

🎟️ Early Bird tickets for Lisbon Community Week are now available! Join us on November 13 for a full day of talks, workshops, networking and community connection.

🎤 Talks & Pros is happening tomorrow! Hear from Ewa Magiera at Grafana Labs about the 5 mistakes that can sink an ambassador programme. RSVP here.

🇵🇹 In Lisbon on October 16? Community builders are coming together for a full day of focused work, practical conversations and connection. Save your spot.

🇬🇧 Join us in London on October 23 for the Community Heroes Breakfast! Connect with fellow community builders and discuss AI and the future of community. Register today.

🤖 The Led by Community MCP is live on ChatGPT and Claude! Connect it now and explore community resources, events, jobs and more.

📚 We’ve gathered some great resources for you this week, including insights from Todd Nilson, Amanda Lea Kaiser, Jillian Bejtlich, Rosie Sherry, and more.

✍️ We’ve also added new articles to our blog, with practical ideas and insights for people building communities around creators. Explore the latest articles.

💼 Looking for your next community role? Browse the latest opportunities on our Job Board and sign up to receive the Jobs Edition every Monday.

Keep scrolling to explore more below.

With love,
Francisco, Paôla & the Led by Community Team

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📈 Strategy, Operations and Analytics

Community and Advocacy Teams Share the Same Customers. Do They Talk to Each Other?

Community and customer advocacy teams serve the same people. Lessons from a CMX panel on shared metrics, finding advocates, and avoiding ask fatigue.

Clocktower Advisors

  • What I Wish I Knew Then by Amanda Lea Kaiser. Read

  • From The Community Collective: How to Earn Recurring Revenue and Build a Beloved Membership. Read

  • From Stateshift: The Common Mistakes of GEO Strategy. Read

🧑‍🎨 Community Creators

Help New Members Move Beyond Watching Videos — Led by Community

Practical guidance on video membership active participation, with clear delivery choices, member expectations and ways to review what works.

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  • Move Coaching Clients Into Ongoing Group Practice. Read

  • Keep Your Membership Valuable Between Video Releases. Read

  • Turn Tutorial Viewers Into a Practice Community. Read

🎯 Customer Marketing

Weave Community into Your Customer Onboarding Flow — Led by Community

Onboarding is more than product tours. Discover how to integrate community touchpoints into the first 30 days to improve customer activation and retention.

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  • The First 90 Days as a Head of Community or Customer Marketing. Read

  • A Guide to B2B Customer Segmentation for Engagement. Read

  • How to Prevent Customer Advocate Burnout. Read

🤝 Associations and Memberships

A Guide to Community Moderation Techniques — Led by Community

This playbook provides Community Managers with practical techniques for moderating difficult conversations, de-escalating conflict, and fostering productive di…

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  • Member Referral Programme Design for Associations. Read

  • Effective Association Committee Management. Read

  • How to Build a Community Programme Business Case. Read

💻 From Community Platforms

  • How to Stop Your Community Knowledge Base From Going Stale by HubPlus. Read

  • From Gainsight: SaaS Strategies for Improving Customer Experience. Read

  • 12 Circle AI Examples From Real Founders — That Changed Their Businesses by Circle. Read

📨 Newsletters from Pros

We love to feature Community Professionals sharing their wisdom with the community. This week we have a few:

  • Make Your Own Luck by Yurii Lazaruk. Read

  • The Power of Nonsense by Jillian Bejtlich. Read

Are we missing a newsletter? Let us know!

Francisco OpazoBuilding Community one day at a time.
Community WeekCommunity Week is the new home for evolving community leaders.

🎙️ New Podcast Episodes

This week, we have a few new podcast episodes available:

  • From Community ROI Podcast: Building An Ambassador Program That Creates Real Business Value | Community ROI with Marcie Walker. Listen

  • From The Community Collective Podcast: How To Build A Monthly Membership Members Don’t Want To Leave | Abbey Pantano @ The Impact Collab. Listen

  • From Smart Passive Income Podcast: Is the SPI Community Worth It? (Welcome to Monday Members!). Listen

🤯 More Resources for You

And more worth reading below:

Stop scrolling start blogging — Rosieland

Writing on community building from Rosieland.

rosie.land/posts/stop-scrolling-start-blogging

  • A Look Back Before We Look Forward: A Developer Survey Retrospective by Stack Overflow. Read

  • From Buffer: 8 Sprout Social Alternatives to Try in 2026 (Free + Paid). Read

✨ Community Week Highlights

What if you could spend a whole day surrounded by people who understand community work, learning from their experiences, exchanging ideas, and having the kinds of conversations that are hard to fit into a webinar? That’s what we’re creating in Lisbon this November. Expect practical sessions, honest conversations, new perspectives, and plenty of time to meet and connect with fellow community builders.

Become a Member of Led by Community

Did you know we have private conversations happening every single day? Behind the scenes, 600+ community builders are sharing experiments, lessons, wins, and challenges in real time. If you’re building community (or want to), this is where you belong.

🛠️ Community Tools Available for You

Spend less time on repetitive admin and more time building meaningful connections. This collection of 25 ready-to-run ChatGPT and Claude skills helps community professionals with onboarding, engagement, moderation, events, reporting, and more. Built from research specifically for community work, the AI Skills Library gives you practical tools to use across different types of communities. Join our community to access the library, exchange ideas, and work smarter.

Create Your Professional Portfolio

Showcase your expertise, services, and case studies in a beautiful, shareable portfolio built specifically for community professionals. Highlight your positioning, skills, tools, and real-world work — all in one place.

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📅 The Global Events Calendar

🗓️ Oct 08th, Top 5 Mistakes You're Making in Your Ambassador Programme. Save your spot

🗓️ Oct 15th, AI Sharing Notes: What We're Testing & Learning. Save your spot

🗓️ Oct 16th, Make It Happen: A Full Day for Lisbon's Community Builders. Save your spot

🗓️ Oct 23rd, Community Heroes Breakfast in London. Save your spot

🗓️ Oct 28th, Remote Work Needs Community. Save your spot

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