Guides
Practical, step-by-step guides for people and organizations.
A guide to starting a hyperlocal newsletter or publication — finding your beat, building durable readership, and owning your audience instead of renting it from an algorithm.
A practical guide to running a mutual aid network online — matching needs with offers, protecting members' privacy, and building the trust that keeps mutual aid working.
Most new community members leave in the first week. Here is how to onboard them so they stay — a fast first action, real welcome, and a clear path to belonging.
Moderation burnout is a design problem, not a personal failing. Here is how to moderate an online community sustainably — through structure, shared load, and the right tools.
A practical guide to writing community guidelines members actually follow — clear principles over endless rules, the reasoning behind them, and consistent, fair enforcement.
A practical guide to DeadArk's two identities: a free ghost identity to join and explore, and a profile — earned by invite or upgraded by tier — for fuller participation.
A practical guide to starting a neighborhood association online — defining boundaries, reaching residents, running it transparently, and keeping a durable record neighbors can trust.
A step-by-step guide to building an online community from scratch — from defining your purpose to your first 100 members — without renting your reach from an algorithm.
A practical, step-by-step guide to organizing a local community without Facebook Groups — so your reach, your member list, and your history actually belong to you.
A practical guide to preserving your community’s history online: capture decisions and knowledge as durable, findable, attributed publications that last.
A practical guide to finding people nearby who share your interests — using interest-first discovery and optional locality, without giving up your privacy.
A practical guide for nonprofits: how to use a local social network for volunteer recruitment, durable public context, and trust — without engagement tricks.
A practical guide for local businesses: how to connect with nearby residents through a legible public profile, relevance, and durable context — not paid reach.
Sustainable community growth is about depth and continuity, not follower counts. A practical guide to growing a local group that actually lasts.
A practical guide to finding real local communities online — by interest and place, without surrendering your privacy or chasing follower counts.