This document provides 7 rules for running a teenage WordPress community. The rules are: 1) Have a clear goal and vision, 2) Be actively involved in the community, 3) Customize WordPress to fit the community's needs, 4) Expect challenges in managing content and potential floods of content, 5) Trust that teenagers can surprise you with their capabilities, 6) Allow your business goals to evolve over time, and 7) Accept that change will occur both for the members and yourself as the founder. The community discussed aims to improve literacy rates for music journalism among teenagers in the UK.
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1. Rules for a teenage
WordPress
community
Michelle Dhillon, Founder & Editor
2. Who the heck am I?
@MichelleDhillon
MichelleDhillon.com
uk.linkedin.com/in/michelledhil
lon
Howl PR & Digital
HowlPR.co
@HowlPRco
Rockhaq.com
@Rockhaq
What is Rockhaq?
Then¡ (2011/12 pilot)
The UK music journalism community for
schools
Now¡ UK music journalism community
3. ¡°This is the best thing I¡¯ve ever done outside college. It¡¯s
taking over my life more than Facebook and Twitter, it¡¯s
that addictive.¡±
¡°This is SICK!¡±
¡°Rockhaq is a really smart
and exciting way to bring
together a community of
young people who are
passionate about music.
¡°It is possibly one of the best
things to ever be created in
terms of music blogging.¡±
Watch Sam from 1.55 to hear why he
loves the Rockhaq community
6. 1. Have a goal, a belief, an ultimate vision
Literacy Rates 16-24s¡?
Germany
UK
Slovak Republic
Estonia
Czech Republic
Literacy Rates 16-24¡¯s in 2013
5. Estonia
9. Czech Republic
10. Germany
12. Slovak Republic
22. UK