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Community engagement ideas: 34 ways to get members posting, and how to run them

34 community engagement ideas: weekly prompts, wins threads, challenges, events and AMAs, and how to run them on WithMe for $25/month billed annually.

WithMe Team·11 November 2026

The engagement ideas that work are simple and regular: a pinned welcome post that asks every new member to introduce themselves, one prompt a week that is easy to answer, a wins thread, a live event every week or two, and short challenges with a start and an end. Below are 34 ideas in seven groups, then how to run them with WithMe's posts, pins, categories, scheduled posts, events and member emails.

WithMe is $25 per month billed annually (UK £25), with a 14-day trial and 0% WithMe commission. Stripe and PayPal fees still apply. More than 8,000 creators use it.

What makes members post?

Members post when it is easy and when someone answers. Ask questions that take one line to answer, reply to every first post within a day, and keep a rhythm members can predict, such as the same prompt every Monday. A quiet community is usually missing a habit, not a feature.

What are 34 community engagement ideas that work?

How do you get new members to post in their first week?

Pin a welcome post that asks three questions: your name, where you are, and one goal for the next 30 days.
Reply to every introduction by name, and ask one follow-up question.
Post a start here guide: what to read first, when the events are, and which category to use for what.
Ask new members to share one photo of where they train, work or study.
Once a week, post a welcome round-up that tags the week's new members.

Which weekly rituals keep members coming back?

Monday goals: everyone posts one goal for the week.
Friday wins: everyone posts one thing that went well, however small.
A weekly lesson or tip from you, on the same day each week.
Question of the week: one question you answer in a short video.
A Sunday check-in: what worked, what did not, what changes next week.
A monthly recap post with the best posts and answers of the month.

Which prompts get the most replies?

This or that: two options, and members reply with A or B and why.
Fill in the blank: My biggest mistake when I started was ...
Show your set-up: kitchen, desk, home gym or studio.
Ask for a vote on next month's topic, with members replying with their choice.
Hot take: share an opinion from your field and ask who disagrees.
Before and after: one change a member made and what happened.

Which live events work in a community?

A monthly ask me anything, with questions collected in a post the week before.
Live co-working or workout sessions where everyone works or trains together.
Hot seats: one member gets coached in front of the group.
Guest sessions with an expert your members want to hear from.
A monthly planning call at the start of each month.

How do you use challenges?

A 5-day kick-start for new members, with one small task a day.
A 30-day habit challenge, where members post a daily check-in.
A monthly theme with weekly tasks, such as a mobility month or a writing month.
A group goal, such as 1,000 combined workouts or pages written, with a progress post each week.

How do wins and accountability posts help?

A permanent wins category, so every success is easy to find for new members.
Accountability pairs: members find a partner in a pinned thread and check in weekly.
Member spotlights: interview one member a month and post the story.
Milestone posts: celebrate 30, 90 and 365 days in the community.

What content keeps the feed useful?

A resources post per topic, with the best answers and files collected in one place.
Behind-the-scenes posts: what you are working on and why.
Short voice notes or videos answering a member question in detail.
Templates, checklists and worksheets, posted as PDFs or added to the Library.

How do you run these ideas on WithMe?

Each idea above maps onto a feature that is already in a WithMe community:

Pinned posts: pin the welcome post, the start here guide and the accountability thread so they stay at the top.
Categories: every new community starts with start here, announcements, wins, q&a and resources. Rename them, add your own, such as goals or check-ins, and members filter the feed by category.
Scheduled posts: write a month of Monday prompts in one sitting and schedule them for a date and time.
Events: create a post with a Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams or other meeting link and a start time. Members see a countdown, can download a calendar file, and the event shows as live when it starts.
Posts in any format: text, images, video you upload or record, audio, PDFs and embeds from YouTube, Vimeo, Loom, Twitch and Wistia.
Approve new members, with a checkout question such as What do you want help with?, so you know who is joining and can welcome them by name.
The Library tab: include a course or digital product with the community, so members find the resources next to the conversation.

Which emails do members get when you post?

When you post in a community, every current member gets an email with your post, unless they have turned off these emails. A scheduled post sends that email when it goes live.

When you reply or comment, members of that community are emailed too. That makes your replies part of the conversation, so make them count.

When a member posts, you get an email. When someone replies to a member's post, that member gets an email, which brings them back to the thread.

There is no toggle per post and no daily digest, so post when you have something worth an email.

How do you know engagement is working?

Pick three numbers and check them once a month: how many members posted or replied, how many introductions got a reply within a day, and how many people came to the last event. If one drops, change that habit first, not the whole plan.

What is not included?

WithMe communities have no polls, so ask members to reply with their choice. There are no points, levels or leaderboard, no live chat rooms and no direct messages between members, and no member directory. You cannot go live inside a community: events link to a meeting tool, or go live in a membership post or course lesson. Events do not send a reminder email, so schedule a reminder post for the morning of the event. The community guidelines shown to members are a standard set you cannot edit, so put your own rules in your pinned welcome post.

How much does WithMe cost?

WithMe is $25 per month billed annually (UK £25), with a 14-day trial and 0% WithMe commission. Stripe and PayPal fees still apply. One plan covers courses, memberships, community, coaching, webinars, digital products and email.

Community engagement questions

How do I get members to post in my community?

Pin a welcome post with easy questions, reply to every first post within a day, and run the same prompt on the same day every week.

How often should I post in my community?

Two or three times a week is enough for most communities: one prompt, one lesson or tip, and one event or wins post. Members get an email each time you post, so keep each post worth reading.

Can I schedule community posts on WithMe?

Yes. Choose Schedule, then pick a date and time. The post goes live then, and members are emailed when it does.

Can I pin posts in a WithMe community?

Yes. Use the post menu to pin it, and Remove Pin to take it down. Only you, the creator, can pin posts.

Does WithMe have polls or a leaderboard?

No. Ask members to reply with their choice instead of a poll. There are no points, levels or leaderboard.

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