As the Invision Community platform continues to evolve, so do the precarious ploys of pesky bots.
Oftentimes spammers, whether they are bots or actual humans, spam your community with links in an effort to boost their website’s SEO.
There are already a number of ways in the Invision Community platform to fight against spam, including…
Our native Spam Defense built into the pl…
To celebrate Invision Community turning 20-years-old (an eternity in Internet years), I interviewed the company's founding fathers.
Ahh the good ol' days. Remember simpler times?
This new video interview touches on Invision Community's past, present and future thanks to the invaluable insight from @Charles, @Matt and @Lindy.
In our chat together, these gentlemen...
T…
Improving SEO with your community is a hot topic with community managers. Many minor tweaks can move the needle in the right direction, but the most significant changes come with increasing crawl efficiency.
I recently wrote about changes we made to Invision Community to improve crawl efficiency. By removing thin content pages and being laser-focused on what you want to be crawled, you presen…
Since the dawn of the Internet, forums have remained a dominant force on the worldwide web.
Invision Community not only survived the social media boom, we thrived. Our community forum platform is an industry leader and continues to serve thousands of businesses year-round.
If community forums are tried and true, then why is the average Internet user bombarded with pleas to follow a bra…
There’s a fine line between freedom of speech and censorship.
Invision Community always aims to empower community leaders with options to encourage an open dialogue within a community, while including barriers for members who choose to ignore the guidelines.
Invision Community’s latest release, 4.6.11, includes a simple but powerful new feature to help you shape your community’s tone. …
So you’re a small/medium sized business who purchased one of our plans and launched a new community. The topics, replies and views will start to rack up any time now, right? Riiight?!
Perhaps you’re a major brand wanting to give your customers a place to connect, ask questions and get more information, but aren't sure how to inspire them to join.
Maybe you haven’t even pulled the trigger…
Twenty years ago today, Invision Community was founded and within months the first version of Invision Community was released. Little did we know, this would be the start of a remarkable journey spanning several decades.
Our first version appeared shortly after we founded the company. It might be hard to imagine a time before social media and YouTube, but when we started out, the web looked v…
The Invision Community platform is capable of integrating with other powerful services, creating a unified system of connections with the click of a button.
One of the greatest benefits of integrating with Invision Community is instant expanded functionality.
This is often done through an API (application programming interface), which allows our platform to seamlessly communicate wit…
Branded communities mobilize your impassioned fans and customers.
If you’re even a little familiar with community building, you’ve probably seen marketing jargon about why owning your own community (and not exclusively relying on social media) is absolutely imperative for growth.
Relying on social media is a gamble.
At any given time the social media giants can take away your …
2021 was a big year for Invision Community. 🎉
We launched no-code automation with our Zapier integration, added web push notifications, offline support, stock replies and new reporting metrics.
We also improved spam management, SEO crawl efficiency, Clubs, Activity Streams and introduced a native gamification system named Achievements.
Not to mention the team grew! 👋 @Matt Finger …
Front-facing support creates visible opportunities for clients to find answers to both frequently asked and uncommon questions.
Earlier this year, Invision Community lifted the veil off support, shifting from a private, 1-on-1, email-driven medium to open topics in our community support forum.
We found ourselves answering the same questions because we hadn’t fully leaned into community…
Gratitude is an essential part of building community.
One of the most powerful emotions is gratitude. It helps foster meaningful connections, expands awareness and, well, it just feels good!
Invision Community features powerful tools to help you maintain relationships with your clients, customers or members. Approaching them with gratitude in mind will inspire your community to blossom…
