Build your social website

to promote your ideas

Be loud – share your ideas, target the right people, and raise awareness. With NING’s help, you will be able to effectively promote any network, be it a political, music, religious, arts, or any other type of online communities. Here you can connect with partners and donors for charitable purposes, or conduct fundraising.

Design your social network

to go visible

Be vivid – create your own visual design, generate catchy content, and build trust. NING offers the possibility to create a community with a customized look and feel. Our team is here to back you up even with the most challenging initiatives.

Grow your community

to monetize your ideas

Be sharp – invite members, create different groups, and hold various events around your interests. All the most powerful features are already inside to afford ground for your efforts` monetization. Just make a community on NING social platform, and put your ideas into practice!

 

Core features to consider when building your own social network

Member profiles

Member profiles are critical for storing the user’s data, displaying the activities inside the social network, and content contribution, and making the user discoverable for networking.

Activity feed

The activity feed is important to keep the members informed about what’s happening inside the site. Members can interact with the content (comments, upvotes, follow, etc.) based on interest.

Groups

Groups help you categorize content and foster connection between members with a shared passion. Hence, groups act as one of the key channels for new member discovery.

Content organization

The user-generated content inside the social network must be categorized for efficient search. Also, the community layout must be customized to showcase the relevant content.

Data import and export

You must own the data generated in the community. That’s why your social network must allow you to easily import and export all the data. Consider exporting members and content for advanced analysis and regulatory compliance.

Content types

The activity feed is important to keep the members informed about what’s happening inside the site. Members can interact with the content (comments, upvotes, follow, etc.) based on interest.

Gamification

Groups help you categorize content and foster connection between members with a shared passion. Hence, groups acts as one of the key channels for new member discovery.

Moderation

The user-generated content inside the social network must be categorized for efficient search. Also, the community layout must be customized to showcase the relevant content.

Networking

There would be different types of networking — a member might simply follow another member or form two members might form a mutual friendship. The network might have public membership or invite-only membership.

Reporting and analytics

It is important to keep track of community health and get insights on member behavior at a granular level. Ensure that your social network offers the capability to measure the key metrics.

Notification tools

There must be a robust tool to keep the members updated about the important activities in the community and their profiles. Notifications can be sent via email, inside the site, messaging apps, and more.

Integration and automation

Your social network site must integrate with other popular third-party tools and expose a comprehensive API to build any kind of customization for smooth data transfer and process automation.

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