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title: 'Interested in building an online community that people will love?'
date: '2021-08-02T13:56:35-07:00'
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word_count: 154
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categories:
  - Community
  - Oregon
  - Portland
  - Startups
tags:
  - buzzword
  - cofounder
  - Community
  - Entrepreneur
  - 'sarah smith'
  - 'the dyrt'
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# Interested in building an online community that people will love?

[Sarah Smith](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahsmiththedyrt/) knows a thing or two about building online community. As the cofounder of Portland startup [The Dyrt](https://thedyrt.com/), she’s been part of creating a compelling online camping community since its earliest days. And now, as the term “community” continues to rise into frothy buzzword popularity, [she took a few minutes to share her insights and tips on how she cultivated that community](https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/378033).

> More than mere traffic, an online community has a personality and momentum all its own. It’s a place people come to share and express their passion. Because people feel so strongly about the activity or topic the community is built around, it’s difficult to get their buy-in and easy to alienate them along the way.

For more, visit [Entrepreneur](https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/378033).