Community

A discussion platform on your own website. Your audience connects, shares and learns under your brand. Events, member management, open or members-only access. No third-party platform needed.

Communities are powerful for experts. A group of people who follow your work, discuss your ideas and support each other around your methodology. That creates loyalty, word-of-mouth and a feedback loop that improves your thinking. But most community platforms put your audience on someone else's territory. Circle, Mighty Networks, Facebook Groups. Your members build habits there. They log in there. They associate the community experience with that platform's brand, not yours. ## Your website. Your brand. Your community. Identity First Media builds your community into your website. Same domain. Same theme. Same navigation. When your audience joins a discussion, they are on your platform. When they register for an event, they see your brand. When AI systems crawl the content, it is indexed as part of your entity. ## Discussions with depth Members can start discussions, reply to each other and engage with your content. Threaded replies keep conversations organized. Your blog posts and podcast episodes can link directly to community discussions, creating a bridge between your content and your audience's response. AI-generated replies from your knowledge base can supplement discussions. When someone asks a question your content has already addressed, the system can surface a relevant answer, attributed to your expertise. ## Events that belong to your brand Create events with dates, descriptions, registration and capacity limits. Events appear on your community page with date circles and type badges. Members register directly on your website. ## Open or members-only Choose the access model that fits your business: Open communities where anyone can read and participate. Good for building audience and visibility. Members-only communities where access requires registration. Good for creating exclusive spaces for clients, students or paying members. Free signup for communities that want low-friction access without payment barriers. ## Indexed for AI discoverability Community discussions carry Schema.org DiscussionForumPosting markup. AI systems can parse and cite your community content. When someone asks a question that your community has discussed, the structured data makes it possible for AI to reference that discussion and attribute it to your brand. This is a structural advantage over third-party platforms. Discussions on Circle or Mighty Networks are walled gardens. AI crawlers cannot reach them. Discussions on your own website are indexed, structured and attributable.

Approach

Your community lives on your website, under your domain, in your theme. Discussions, events and member interactions happen in the same environment as your blog, podcast, courses and services.

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