Free resource
Community Launch Checklist
38 steps from idea to day 90, for any platform. Built from what separates communities that grow from the ones that go quiet after launch week.
What's inside
Purpose before platform
7 decisions to make before you pick any software, including free vs paid and your weekly time budget.
Choosing the platform
6 checks that catch the expensive mistakes: member export, real cost at 5,000 members, payments, mobile.
Set-up that feels alive
8 steps so the first visitor finds conversation, not empty rooms.
Founding members
How to fill the room before you open the doors.
Opening the doors
The weekly rituals that bring people back.
What to measure
6 numbers that matter more than total sign-ups.
Questions
Does it work for Discord, Skool or Facebook Groups?
Yes. The steps are about people and order, not software. Where a step depends on a feature (email digests, member export), it says what to check.
Is it really free?
Yes. You get the full checklist straight after the form. We may send the occasional practical guide; every email has an unsubscribe link.
I already launched. Is it too late?
No. Start at the founding-members stage: most stalled communities recover by personally re-inviting their 20 most engaged people.
BuddyCrafters is part of Wbcom Designs, which makes some of the tools named here (BuddyNext, Jetonomy, Learnomy, Eventonomy and others). We say so wherever they appear; see the disclosure page.
