Seed the Community With 1-2 Super Users Who Set the Norm

Seed the Community With 1-2 Super Users Who Set the Norm is a communities tactic for getting your first users: Instead of waiting for activity, she had a tiny core of friends/super users post all the early content (intros, meetups) so new members simply copied the established behavior.

It's a strong fit for teams of almost any kind, and works especially well for Discord/Slack communities, any community product. As a communities play, plan for medium effort and expect results to arrive at a steady pace, all grounded in 1 linked primary source.

CommunitiesMedium effortMedium

Why does communities work for this?

People copy what they see others doing, so a seeded norm makes a young community feel alive instead of empty.

The exact steps (5)

The full step-by-step this founder ran, what they posted, where, and in what order, plus the watch-outs, is part of the library.

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Sources

Works for
Any / universal

Frequently asked

How is the "Seed the Community With 1-2 Super Users Who Set the Norm" tactic verified?
It is drawn from 1 primary source — a real founder write-up or interview, not generic advice. It is linked in the Sources section above so you can read the original account yourself.
How much effort is it and how fast are results?
It is medium effort, and results tend to be medium.
Where can I see the exact step-by-step?
The full step-by-step a founder ran, documented via Source — IndieHackers, is in the paid library.

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