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The original author of this article is a ex-companion deviant and friend, Darkyd. I only have made the translation.

Organize your space

  • Know your workspace and information. Take every place properly without overloading too much with text and even with images as well, you can avoid visual pollution and your visitors will feel more comfortable in your group.
  • DeviantArt has multiple Widgets (modules) for groups, is very helpful to start by classify them into useful, necessary and unnecessary, and, through of various combinations by experience and a organization and proper administration of the useful and necessary modules in your space, you can maintain a nice profile to the eye and easy to explore.


Customize, seeks to be Different
  • Maintain a unique group in its style is very useful, calling the atention of multiple users and can be visibly attractive if you know how to manage both resources and designs.
  • While the Super Groups (Groups with Subscription or Membership) can use many styles of personalization, a free group may also be highlighted if the available resources are optimally used.
  • As an administrator, you must be resourceful when wanting to make that your group stand out, so you should research and knows how far you can get in terms of customization. A different group and that stand out of others by a good and attractive design, is a group that is worth visiting.


Identifies and locates correctly the sites and attractions of interest


  • Meet all places of access and information, manage them properly and give the style or the touch own of the group.
  • Keep a proper order and locate very well points brief of information to sites and places to avoid confusion and be more efficient.
  • Provides assistance in case of any concerns and at specific sites, organize your sections and seeks to be responsible in terms of schedules and announcements.


Stay at the Vanguard
  • For many this issue is irrelevant because want to keep the main idea and roots with  the which emerging the group, however, at present this concept is irrelevant because the flexibility and adaptation to change, are essential keys to bring your group forward.
  • As an administrator, you should seek to balance the rationale of the group and its development, direct your group forward, to the progress, do not push back, thus conquer more users and places that can benefit to you, being at the forefront is remarkably be an active, innovative and interesting group for your community.


Keep good relations with your work team
      
  • It is very useful to relate you with the work team in a friendly and motivational form, as an administrator, you find that your computer has a sense of belonging and not try and prove to be the absolute master of your group, share this position and make your administrative community ownership space created and notice how it grows efficiency of the site.
  • Stimulates the achievements of your team not necessarily with prizes, listen to their ideas, pay attention to your suggestions, provides social spaces to meet and maintain a good relationship between users, know the skills and attitudes of your team And he suggests they work on that where they have a good performance, it is very important not to stray from the group, always stay in touch and provides specific information on how to contact if necessary.


Contact other Users
  • It is very important to keep good relations with your community and with other administrators. Seek not have preferences, contact all users of cordial and friendly manner.
  • Be specific and concrete, do not confuse your users and avoid keep a higher profile that the of them, shows that after all, we are all part of the same community and anyone can create a group.


Provides Incentives to the Community      
  • It is very important to recognize the efforts of others, hear the suggestions, corrections and ideas that coming to the group and take or accept positively.
  • Provides social spaces for that your community feel comfortable with the group, organizes different sections where users can participate in the decisions that are to be taken by the group and keep to your community informed of developments, news, collaborations and updates that occur in the administration of your site.


Try be an example in your community
  • As an administrator and functional axis of your group, lead by example is the best way to show the community,  how interact, moves and flows your group in around activity. Be an example of kindness, responsibility, leadership, support and work, you can influence to that your team and your community in general adopt values ​​that help growth, organization and goals of the group.


Be creative, Stay informed
  • Make the most of the resources you have, be efficient and creative, find other ways to meet needs in the event of not having what you need, do not complain with to the community by this or by it other, you can not achieve a goal, please participate to all users and make them feel within a space dedicated to them, be witty, distributes the work and achievements realized.



Use the simplicity to enhance the complexity and universalize the simplicity


  • Do not underestimate to your community, you should give the treatment and respect it deserves. Seek to provide a unique, different and comfortable space.
  • Publish and contact with your users openly, ease the reading and understanding of your information, keep shortcuts and always seeks stay you to the order of things. Do not be too simple, be newfangled in some cases and tries to endure with the good and correct what is deficient or is not necessary.


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