The Community Engagement Prompt Pack

Quick one for the community.

If you could go back to [TIMEFRAME, e.g. the first 90 days of running your business / your first year in [INDUSTRY] / before you hired your first team member], what is the one thing you wish someone had told you?

I will start: [ADD YOUR OWN HONEST ANSWER HERE. 2-3 sentences, not a pitch.]

Drop yours below. The more specific the better.

We talk a lot about wins in here. Today I want to flip it.

What is one [business / marketing / hiring / client] mistake you made that ended up teaching you something genuinely useful?

No need to make it polished. The messy, honest version is the one that actually helps people.

I will kick it off: [ADD YOUR OWN EXAMPLE HERE.]

Your turn.

I want to crowd-source something for the group.

What is the one tool, habit, or system that made the biggest difference to how you run [YOUR COMMUNITY TOPIC, e.g. your marketing / your client work / your content output]?

Not the flashiest thing. The one that actually stuck and is still part of your routine.

[OPTIONAL: Share your own answer first.]

Tag a member whose answer you are curious about.

Monthly check-in time.

What are you focused on in [CURRENT MONTH]? One sentence is fine.

It can be a project, a goal, something you are trying to figure out, or something you are trying to stop doing.

Drop it below. If you spot someone working on something you have experience with, jump in and help them.

Hot take time. I want your real opinion, not the polite version.

[INSERT SPECIFIC QUESTION RELEVANT TO YOUR COMMUNITY. Examples: "Is cold email still worth it in [CURRENT YEAR]?" / "Do you think most [job title] actually understand AI or are they faking it?" / "Is the [TREND OR STRATEGY] hype justified?"]

Agree, disagree, or somewhere in the middle. No wrong answer. Just be honest.

Respond to at least one other person's take.

I need the group's brain on this.

We are looking for recommendations on [SPECIFIC THING, e.g. a good project management tool for a team of under 10 / a podcast worth listening to if you are serious about [TOPIC] / a book that actually changed how you think about [AREA]].

Leave a comment with your recommendation and one sentence on why it works for you.

I will compile the best ones into a pinned post for the community.

Quick poll for the group.

[INSERT POLL QUESTION. Example: "How are you using AI in your work right now?"]

Option A: [OPTION]
Option B: [OPTION]
Option C: [OPTION]
Option D: Not at all yet

Vote above, then drop a comment: which option did you pick and why?

I will share a summary of the results on [DAY/DATE].

I want to understand what the group is focused on right now so we can make sure the content and conversations in here are actually useful.

What is your biggest priority for [NEXT QUARTER / NEXT 30 DAYS / THIS YEAR]?

Option A: [PRIORITY, e.g. Generating more leads]
Option B: [PRIORITY, e.g. Improving how I convert the leads I already have]
Option C: [PRIORITY, e.g. Automating more of my workflow]
Option D: [PRIORITY, e.g. Growing my team or finding better support]

Pick the one that fits best, then tell me more in the comments. What specifically are you trying to change?

This one will split the room.

[INSERT EITHER/OR QUESTION. Example: "When it comes to [TOPIC], which camp are you in?"]

Option A: [POSITION A]
Option B: [POSITION B]

Vote, then defend your choice in the comments. Bonus points if you can convince someone to switch sides.

(There is no right answer here. I want to see the debate.)

Quick question to help me improve what I share in this group.

When you are trying to learn something new about [TOPIC], what actually works for you?

Option A: Short written posts with examples
Option B: Step-by-step tutorials or walkthroughs
Option C: Live Q&A or group discussions
Option D: Templates and ready-to-use resources
Option E: Video or audio content I can consume on the go

Vote above. If none of these fit, drop your preferred format in the comments.

I will use your answers to shape what we do more of in here.

Welcome to [COMMUNITY NAME]. Before you scroll, take two minutes and introduce yourself using this format:

Name and what you do:
Who you work with or help:
One thing you are focused on right now:
One thing you are good at that you would be happy to help others with:
One thing you want help with or want to learn:

Post below and I will personally reply to every intro this week. Members: jump in and welcome new faces. This is the kind of community where you help the person who joined five minutes ago.

New members: introduce yourself, but skip the CV version.

Tell us:
1. What you do in plain English (not your LinkedIn title)
2. The moment you realised [TOPIC RELEVANT TO YOUR COMMUNITY, e.g. you needed to get serious about AI / marketing was costing you more than it was making you / you had to stop doing everything yourself]
3. What you are hoping to get out of being in this community

Three things. That is it. Drop it below.

For anyone who joined [COMMUNITY NAME] a while back and has been quietly reading: now is your moment.

Introduce or re-introduce yourself. Tell us:

Who you are now compared to when you joined:
What has changed in your [business / career / work] in the past [TIMEFRAME]:
What you are working on or thinking about right now:

Sometimes the most valuable voices in a community are the quiet ones. Let us hear from you.

Happy Monday, [COMMUNITY NAME].

One question to start the week:

[INSERT SPECIFIC QUESTION FOR THIS WEEK. Examples: "What is the one task you have been putting off that you are committing to finishing this week?" / "What did you learn last week that you are bringing into this week?" / "What does a win look like for you by Friday?"]

Drop your answer below. Check back on Friday and let us know how it went.

Friday wins thread.

What went well this week? It does not have to be big. A small win you are proud of counts.

[OPTIONAL PROMPT ADDITION: Something you learned. Something that surprised you. Something you are going to do differently next week.]

Post below. Read everyone else's and leave a reply. Good things spread when people name them.

This week's AMA thread is open.

Ask me anything about [YOUR AREA OF EXPERTISE OR COMMUNITY TOPIC].

I will answer every question posted before [DAY AND TIME]. If I do not know the answer, I will say so and we will figure it out together or find someone in the group who does know.

No question is too basic. The best questions in these threads are usually the ones people thought were too obvious to ask.

Resource thread for [MONTH OR WEEK].

What have you read, watched, listened to, or discovered recently that was actually worth your time?

[OPTIONAL TOPIC FOCUS: This week we are focusing on [SPECIFIC TOPIC] if you have anything relevant.]

Format: name the resource, one sentence on what it is, one sentence on who it is useful for.

No pitching your own stuff this week. This one is for genuinely useful things you found.

This week's feedback thread is open.

Post something you want eyes on. It can be:

- A landing page or email you are not sure about
- A pitch or proposal you are refining
- A piece of content before you publish it
- A subject line, headline, or hook you are testing
- A strategy you are thinking through

Ask for specific feedback. "What do you think?" gets vague replies. "Does this subject line make you want to open it?" gets useful ones.

Review at least one other person's post before you leave. This thread works when it is two-way.

Quick one.

One word to describe where you are at with [TOPIC, e.g. your business / your marketing / your energy levels / your goals for this quarter] right now.

Just one word. Drop it below.

[OPTIONAL: I will follow up on any that catch my eye.]

Let us do some connecting in here.

Tag someone in this group who has helped you, given you good advice, or said something in a post that stuck with you.

Tell us their name and what they did or said.

If you get tagged, accept the compliment and pay it forward by tagging someone else.

I am going to say something and I want your honest reaction.

[INSERT A SPECIFIC, MILDLY CONTROVERSIAL OPINION RELEVANT TO YOUR COMMUNITY. Examples: "Most [job titles] spend too much time on content and not enough on actually talking to potential clients." / "AI tools are making it easier to produce more mediocre work faster. Change my mind." / "The reason most [COMMUNITY TOPIC] strategies fail is not the strategy. It is the follow-through."]

Do you agree, disagree, or think it is more complicated than that?

Be honest. I am not looking for agreement.

Tell me about your origin story.

How did you end up doing what you do now? What was the moment (or the series of moments) that pointed you toward [COMMUNITY TOPIC / YOUR WORK / THIS INDUSTRY]?

I will go first: [ADD YOUR OWN STORY. Keep it real, keep it short, make it the version you would tell a friend not a stranger.]

Your turn. The weirder and more honest, the better.

No long post today.

Just drop a gif or meme that describes how [THIS WEEK HAS BEEN / YOUR CURRENT RELATIONSHIP WITH [TOPIC] / HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT [TREND OR EVENT RELEVANT TO YOUR COMMUNITY]] is going.

Bonus: caption it in one sentence.

[OPTIONAL: Best one wins [SMALL PRIZE, SHOUTOUT, FEATURED SPOT].]

Go.

This week I want to hear from you, not from me.

What is something you know really well about [TOPIC RELEVANT TO YOUR COMMUNITY] that you think most people in this group might not?

It can be a tactic, a lesson, a mistake you made and what it taught you, or a view you hold that goes against the common advice.

Write it up, keep it under 300 words, and post it as its own thread. I will feature the best ones in [NEWSLETTER / ROUNDUP POST / MONTHLY SUMMARY].

Tag it with [COMMUNITY HASHTAG OR TOPIC TAG] so it is easy to find.

I want to see your befores and afters.

Share a before-and-after from your [BUSINESS / MARKETING / WORKFLOW / CONTENT] in [CURRENT YEAR].

Before: what it looked like, what was not working, what you were doing.
After: what changed, what you did differently, what the result was.

Numbers are great if you have them. Honest reflection is better if you do not.

Post it as a new thread in the group. These become the most-referenced posts every time I do them.

One hot tip thread.

What is the most useful thing you have learned about [COMMUNITY TOPIC] in the past 90 days?

Not a book recommendation. Not a general principle. A specific, actionable thing that changed how you work.

One tip per comment. Keep it under 50 words. Be specific enough that someone can try it today.

I will compile the best ones into a resource post for the group next [DAY].

I am looking for a member to feature this month.

If you have had a win, solved a real problem, or tried something new and got a result worth sharing, I want to hear from you.

It does not have to be a massive result. It has to be honest and specific enough that another member could learn from it.

Reply to this post or send me a DM with a one-paragraph summary. I will reach out about the details.

[COMMUNITY NAME] features real members doing real things. This month it could be you.

[COMMUNITY NAME] just hit [MILESTONE, e.g. 500 members / one year / 1,000 posts].

I want to mark it properly.

Thank you for being part of this. Specifically, thank you if you have ever [posted a question / answered someone else's question / shared something vulnerable / contributed to the Friday wins thread / shown up in a quiet week].

To mark the milestone: [INSERT ONE SMALL GIFT, ACTION, OR EVENT, e.g. I am running a free live session on [TOPIC] on [DATE] / I am opening 5 spots for a free [OFFER] for members only / I am compiling a member-sourced resource doc on [TOPIC]].

Details in the comments. Tell me below: what is one thing you have gotten from being in this community?

Member spotlight time.

This week I am putting the spotlight on [MEMBER NAME].

[2-3 sentences about who they are, what they do, and one specific thing they have contributed to the community or their field. Be specific, not generic.]

[MEMBER NAME], over to you. Tell the group what you are working on right now and what kind of connections or help would be most useful to you.

Group: show [MEMBER NAME] some love and if you have relevant experience or connections, drop them in the comments.

[COMMUNITY NAME] is [X YEARS / MONTHS] old today.

When I started this group, I wanted [ORIGINAL INTENTION IN ONE SENTENCE].

[ONE HONEST SENTENCE ABOUT WHAT SURPRISED YOU ABOUT HOW IT GREW OR WHAT THE COMMUNITY BECAME.]

The people in here have [ONE SPECIFIC THING MEMBERS HAVE CONTRIBUTED OR DONE TOGETHER].

To celebrate: [ACTION, e.g. I am sharing the top 5 posts from the past year below / I am doing a 30-minute live Q&A on [DATE] / I am gifting one member a free [OFFER]].

Tell me below: what is something this community has given you that you were not expecting?

I am building a resource vault for [COMMUNITY NAME] members.

Dropping a pinned thread below. Add your best [free tool / template / script / framework / resource] for [COMMUNITY TOPIC].

Format: name the resource, link or describe it, one sentence on what it solves.

Anyone can add. Anyone can take. I will clean up the thread and pin the best ones at the top every [MONTH / QUARTER].

Start adding.

Looking for an accountability partner? Post here.

Share:
What you are working on:
How often you want to check in (weekly / fortnightly / monthly):
Your preferred format (voice note, DM, a shared doc, a quick public post in the group):

Read through the comments and reach out to someone whose goals are close to yours.

I will revisit this thread in [TIMEFRAME] and check in on how the partnerships are going.

Open help thread.

What do you need help with right now? Post it here. Keep it specific.

Examples of good requests: "I need someone who has set up [TOOL] before to walk me through X" / "I am looking for someone who has experience with [SITUATION] and is willing to share what they did" / "I need feedback on [SPECIFIC THING] before I [PUBLISH / SEND / LAUNCH] it."

Members: if you can help, reply directly or tag someone who can.

This community is most useful when it is two-way. Help someone this week.

Time for some predictions.

What do you think is going to happen in [INDUSTRY / COMMUNITY TOPIC / AREA] in the next [6 months / 12 months / 3 years]?

One prediction per comment. Make it specific. Vague predictions are easy and useless.

I will screenshot this thread and revisit it in [TIMEFRAME] so we can see who was right.

[OPTIONAL: The most accurate prediction wins [SMALL PRIZE OR SHOUTOUT].]

I will go first: [ADD YOUR OWN SPECIFIC PREDICTION.]