--- title: Association Online Community Advice & Tips | Breezio | External community software description: External community software | Get online community management tips to help your association, membership organization, or scientific society increase member engagement. --- [![BreezioOnWhite\_Email](https://blog.breezio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BreezioOnWhite_Email.png?width=150&height=38&name=BreezioOnWhite_Email.png "BreezioOnWhite_Email")](http://www.breezio.com) - About - [About Us](http://www.breezio.com/about) - [Contact](http://www.breezio.com/contact) - [AMS/CRM Integrations](http://www.breezio.com/integrations) - [What We Do](http://www.breezio.com/what-we-do) - [Pricing Plans](http://www.breezio.com/subscription-options) - Solutions - [Member Communities](http://www.breezio.com/solutions-member-communities) - [User Groups and Customer Communities](http://www.breezio.com/user-groups) - [Collaboration Communities](http://www.breezio.com/solutions-collaboration-communities) - Resources - [Access Recorded Demo](http://www.breezio.com/essentials-recorded-demo-request) - [Blog](https://blog.breezio.com) - [Top 10 Community Launch Strategies](http://www.breezio.com/white-paper-top-10-tactics-for-marketing-your-community-launch) - [eBook](http://www.breezio.com/association-guide-to-creating-an-active-online-community-bak) - [Webinars](http://www.breezio.com/webinarshere) - [Case Studies](http://www.breezio.com/case-studies) - [Whitepapers](http://www.breezio.com/whitepapers) - [Featured - 10 posting cadences with AI prompts](http://www.breezio.com/posting-cadences-for-community-engagement-with-ai-prompts) [![Get Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3793010/4ad9c20d-65e2-45fa-9281-8a2cc8f37b73.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3793010/4ad9c20d-65e2-45fa-9281-8a2cc8f37b73) # Online Community Tips Get online community management tips to help your association, membership organization, or scientific society increase member engagement. Browse by All Association Tools Community Online Communities Engagement Community Manager Collaboration Community Management Digital Engagement Association Management System Business Online Member Experience Networking Software selection Online Software AMS Highlight Series Product release notes Community peer review Private community software BioTreks External community software Integration Non-Dues Revenue Connect Diversify Revenue Stream Scholarly publishing Scientific community #AMSFest Innovation Post COVID Work From Home content creation virtual conference virtual events COVID-19 Group Work MemberExperience Online Presentation Open Community PLOS Presentation Skills Super Users Team Science User Behavior Analytics Webinar Webinar Series information sharing ## Posts about External community software: ## [3 Ways to Create Content that Keeps Your Members Interested](https://blog.breezio.com/3-ways-to-create-content-that-keeps-your-members-interested) [Kristina Toscano](https://blog.breezio.com/author/kristina-toscano) May 28, 2020, 9:45:00 AM ![3 Ways to Create Content that Keeps Your Members Interested](https://blog.breezio.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-05-27%20at%205.21.59%20PM.png) [Engagement](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/engagement) [Community Manager](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/community-manager) [External community software](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/external-community-software) [Business Online](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/business-online) **1. Do some Research** [Read More](https://blog.breezio.com/3-ways-to-create-content-that-keeps-your-members-interested) 0 Comments ## [Online Community Outreach From a Distance](https://blog.breezio.com/online-community-outreach-from-a-distance) [Kristina Toscano](https://blog.breezio.com/author/kristina-toscano) Apr 22, 2020, 12:47:29 PM ![Online Community Outreach From a Distance](https://blog.breezio.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-04-16%20at%201.05.38%20PM.png) [Community](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/community) [Community Manager](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/community-manager) [External community software](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/external-community-software) [Online Communities](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/online-communities) [Business Online](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/business-online) [Networking](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/networking)            During this time where many of us are working from home, there is a heightened need for online presence in order to attract people to your organization. Community outreach is an important aspect to all businesses, and we wanted to share some pro-tips we have learned through building an online community platform. Here are some tips for connecting with people as [business moves online](https://blog.breezio.com/the-future-of-business)! 1\. Search **hashtags** and **keywords**  If you want to access people who are posting and interested in a certain topic, search for keyword hashtags on social media. By doing this, you are narrowing down your target audience to those who could be potential partners in your business or members of your organization. The hashtag feature is used widely on the [Breezio platform](https://info.breezio.com/home) in order to categorize posts and discussions by topic and key words.   [Read More](https://blog.breezio.com/online-community-outreach-from-a-distance) 0 Comments ## [The Future of Business](https://blog.breezio.com/the-future-of-business) [Kristina Toscano](https://blog.breezio.com/author/kristina-toscano) Apr 7, 2020, 6:44:31 PM ![The Future of Business](https://blog.breezio.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-03-25%20at%203.07.57%20PM.png) [Community](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/community) [Association Tools](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/association-tools) [Private community software](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/private-community-software) [External community software](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/external-community-software) [Online Communities](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/online-communities) [Business Online](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/business-online) [Work From Home](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/work-from-home) [Connect](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/connect) We are thinking of all those affected by the novel coronavirus and sending huge “thank you’s” to those essential workers who are working tirelessly to keep our communities safe and healthy. It is the responsibility of individuals to be cautious and thoughtful of others during this time so that we can work to “flatten the curve” and prevent future devastations.  [Read More](https://blog.breezio.com/the-future-of-business) 0 Comments ## [Building Community for Associations the Lean Startup Way](https://blog.breezio.com/building-community-the-lean-startup-way) ![Picture of Karen McCord](https://blog.breezio.com/hubfs/Karen%20McCord.jpg) [Karen McCord](https://blog.breezio.com/author/karen-mccord) Sep 18, 2018, 11:31:30 AM ![Building Community for Associations the Lean Startup Way](https://blog.breezio.com/hubfs/Minimum%20viable%20community.jpg) [Private community software](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/private-community-software) [External community software](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/external-community-software) [Software selection](https://blog.breezio.com/tag/software-selection) ### Need a community platform that allows you to get started quickly, then adapt as your community grows? 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