This is the first of a three-part interview with Jeremiah Owyang, a social computing analyst with Forrester who is an expert on building communities. While his clients are businesses using community-building to meet their business objectives, Jeremiah’s wisdom can be directly applied by wisdom entrepreneurs who are building communities to support their social good objectives.

Jeremiah starts with his definition of community, explains how to get started in connecting with your audience online, and ends wiith a practical discussion about how to find your kindred spirits. Be sure to listen for his view of who is online these days and why it’s important to look for your community online. The audio is under 12 minutes in duration. 

I’ve often told people that a thorough read of Jeremiah’s blog is like getting a master’s degree in social media. And what I hope you can see from this brief snippet of what he knows that it’s not about the tools, it’s what you do with them. His focus on community-building is a perfect match for what wisdom entrepreneurs need to know to be successful.

In Part 2 of our interview, Jeremiah talks about the need to combine online with in-person community building, the role of online community managers, and the nature of communities. Stay tuned.