The free version has worked great for us for over a year and a half. Our team manually adds/removes people as part of our onboarding/cancellation workflows <http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2015/01/6-automated-workflows-that-make-our-coworking-space-better-every-day/> so it doesn't get forgotten. You don't need a paid version to get API access, but it's worth nothing that the invite API is "unofficial" so it could be removed at anytime.
-Alex ------------------ *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 8:03 AM, Jacob Sayles <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a question about how this gets implemented. Are people using the > free version and adding everyone manually, or using a paid version and > integrating the API with some automation tools? > > On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Alex Hillman < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd stay away from trying to use Slack as an announcement tool. It's more >> ephemeral and messages fly by and get buried pretty quickly. >> >> Email is still the best place for official announcements, we often >> mention a slack channel related to the announcement in the email for people >> who want to talk about it (#general by default, otherwise one of the >> specialized channels). >> >> I'd also recommend a casual channel or two, based around some known >> shared interests of your members. Once people see those kinds of channels >> they start to come up with more ideas of their own. Some great starter >> channels that lots of people can get involved in are #music (our channel >> ends up being a lot of YouTube music videos and soundcloud tracks), >> #podcasts (again, episode recommendations and episode discussions), >> #bookworms...and that's just a couple of them. Don't over plan it, the >> whole idea is to create places where people can talk about their non-work >> interests, and find out who shares them because that's where TRUST is built >> among community members. And if you over plan it, people don't get a chance >> to feel a sense of ownership over creating and moderating the rooms, which >> leads to the rooms dying quickly. >> >> Just a couple of casual seeds though and things can really start to take >> off! >> >> Oh, and don't forget to update the slack settings for "default rooms when >> new members join" to include a couple of these special interest rooms. >> People can leave them if they end up not being interested but think of it a >> bit like a tour through a virtual space. Show them it's there, and then let >> them decide if they want to stay! >> >> Good luck, >> >> -Alex >> >> >> On Friday, September 18, 2015, Elizabeth Trice <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> We're just about to set up slack. I'd like to know how many channels/ >>> what types people have found optimal. >>> Our current plan is: >>> 1. General conversation >>> 2. Official announcements >>> 3. A private group for ambassadors (front desk volunteers) and managers >>> with a central email that members can send issues to that would show up on >>> the managers group. >>> >>> We're also wondering if this will replace our private facebook group, >>> which has fairly good usage (often 25 views/post) >>> >>> We have 80 members, but only about half of those ate actively engaged. >>> >>> -- >>> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Coworking" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ------------------ >> *The #1 mistake in community building is doing it by yourself.* >> Join the list: http://coworkingweekly.com >> Listen to the podcast: http://dangerouslyawesome.com/podcast >> >> -- >> Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Coworking" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
