Ece Kurtaraner is the community consultant for Generalist World, a fast growing community membership business that helps generalists grow in their careers.Along with this, she also works with Rosieland - another private community for community builders. So, safe to say, Ece knows the secrets of building a community business. Her key insight - "Don’t overthink it, don’t try to make it perfect and keep experimenting." Learn more about how she thinks building a community business in this episode.Connect with Ece: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecekurtaraner/Connect with your host: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nityeshaga/---This episode is made possible by Curated Connections - a tool we created to spark more conversations in private communities through 1-on-1 networking programs. Learn more here - https://curatedconnections.io/---Chapters:0:00 Introduction02:32 Who joins paid communities?07:00 1. Log everything you do from day 110:05 Process for member-led events16:01 Do a dry run19:58 Saving 8 hrs/week22:45 Don't shy from repeating things25:14 Don't create engagement - create a calm community29:05 When to shut down an experiment31:57 Don't expect every member to engage in the same way35:30 Low-effort engagement programs35:47 1. Curated Connections36:04 2. Coworking session39:03 3. Member map40:20 4. Member highlights42:42 5. Event summaries43:16 6. Local city meetups44:28 7. Slack AMAs45:30 8. Async happy hour46:09 9. Book/podcast clubs