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From the ancient Greeks to modern-day Olympics, sports have been an important aspect of society that brings people together in an often divided world. SocialEngine Self-Hosted has all the tools you need to develop your own social network sports community. Creating a community for sports enthusiasts can provide you with numerous social and business opportunities.…

The SocialEngine Self-Hosted software provides you with all the tools you need to build your social network community the way you envisioned it. However, sometimes budgets can force you to make decisions about how to prioritize aspects of your community. Making these decisions can be tough so we want to give you some tips to…

Welcome back to our blog! This month, we’ll focus on How to Make Your SocialEngine Community a Breeze to Use. This is an important topic as first impressions are critical for the success of your community. It’s also crucial to keep your site user-friendly to keep your members coming back. Read below for some helpful…

One of the most frequently asked questions from new site owners is, “Why isn’t my website listed on Google?” That’s a great question and the answer is important for any type of website, whether a social network, blog, or specialty niche. When you do a Google search, you may notice that there are hundreds of…

Happy Spring! Spring is such a great time of year with flowers blooming, birds singing and yes, spring cleaning. Okay, so maybe the spring cleaning isn’t so much fun but it does need to be done. This article tackles spring cleaning and your SocialEngine website. We know what spring cleaning is for our home or…

With the recent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) updates, we thought it a good time to go over Privacy and your SocialEngine Community. This article will go over the “why,” “what,” and “how” regarding what’s on everyone’s mind these days – user data privacy. What is the GDPR? In layman’s terms, the GDPR was enacted…

Starting a new community is an exciting endeavor. You’ll probably have a checklist of tasks to accomplish, many of which can have a price tag attached. This article will provide some tips on how to start a SocialEngine community on a shoestring budget. Freebies! The SocialEngine Certified Marketplace has a lot of great free plugins…

SocialEngine Self-Hosted and SocialEngine Cloud come with some great tools for member management. This article will help you find and use those tools effectively. We’ll also show you a few certified plugins that can help with member management. SocialEngine Cloud The tutorial entitled, How to Manage Members, provides info for where to find members, how…

Networks are an incredibly powerful tool in SocialEngine Self-Hosted. With networks, your site can become a “niche-centric” community. This article will delve into networks and creative ways you can use them to help focus your community. What are Networks? In SocialEngine Self-Hosted, Networks are described as follows:Networks are generally used for determining what members see…

Welcome back! We hope you’ve enjoyed our previous articles and found them helpful. Today we’d like to talk to you about something we think is both very important and foundational, preparing to launch a social network with SocialEngine. We want to make sure that both our Cloud and Self-Hosted users can benefit from this article…