{"id":32367,"date":"2021-08-14T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-14T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhmultisite.com\/resources\/?p=32367"},"modified":"2021-08-14T08:00:33","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T13:00:33","slug":"what-is-circle-how-to-build-an-online-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/what-is-circle-how-to-build-an-online-community\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Circle? 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Members can create profiles, participate in discussions, share content and message each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can share your content via rich posts, text or videos. 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For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpassiveincome.com\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smart Passive Income<\/a> has a paid community on Circle, where you have to apply to become a member.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SPIPro-community-built-using-Circle-1024x575.png\" alt=\"SPIPro community built using Circle\" class=\"wp-image-32375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SPIPro-community-built-using-Circle-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SPIPro-community-built-using-Circle-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/SPIPro-community-built-using-Circle-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartpassiveincome.com\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Image source<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Circle, you can build:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Membership communities: <\/strong>Offer exclusive memberships for paid content, conferences, expert talks and integrate with other membership tools like Memberstack and Memberspace.<\/li><li><strong>Course communities: <\/strong>Help your students interact on course platforms such as Teachable and Kajabai via integrations.<\/li><li><strong>Coaching communities: <\/strong>Create a welcoming and collaborative space for your clients.<\/li><li><strong>Podcast communities: <\/strong>Help your listeners connect and share ideas\/ feedback after every episode.<\/li><li><strong>Brand communities:<\/strong> Keep consumers engaged and up-to-date with an exclusive community where you share offers, collect feedback and clarify doubts.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With Circle, you can create a customized community that your audience can call its own. It\u2019s a safe space for discussion, idea sharing, feedback and general chatter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Circle-Features\">Circle Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Circle offers diverse features for online creators across the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Different Types of Communities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>On Circle, your community is whatever you want it to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides the communities listed above, you can customize your community as you see fit to get everything right. You can weed out the toxicity of general social media platforms and drive insightful conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/community.makerpad.co\/c\/introductions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Makerpad<\/a> helps entrepreneurs and business owners create websites and run them without using any code. A large part of their platform is dependent on its community members helping each other out, which they do through Circle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Makerpad-community-built-using-Circle-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Makerpad-community-built-using-Circle\" class=\"wp-image-32380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Makerpad-community-built-using-Circle-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Makerpad-community-built-using-Circle-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Makerpad-community-built-using-Circle-768x402.png 768w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customize Your Community Branding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With Circle, you can create a community that matches your brand. 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