Before we get into that, you'll want to join "Top Rated" communities in business sections. Doing this will allow you to familiarize yourself with what's "the norm" with these communities. Also, after you've made necessary adjustments and you've prepared your own community, you'll be using all top communities to promote your own.

I must appoligize to those who have never joined and msn or yahoo community. You'll need to sign up for a user passport which is simply an msn or yahoo e-mail and password.

For an msn passport click below: http://register.passport.net/default.srf?sl=1

For a yahoo passport click below: http://edit.yahoo.com/config/eval_register?.intl=us&new=1&.done=http%3a//www.yahoo.com&.src=www&.v=0&.u=0f49rckvhg06m&partner=&.p=&promo=&.last=

When signing up for an msn community, you'll want to click option "READ ALL MESSAGES ONLINE". This way you won't fill your e-mail account with countless messages that are posted everyday... Also, click on "KEEP MY E-MAIL PRIVATE" so that you don't get any junk this way either.

And now you have basics of communities, please look for sequel to this article titled:

"Building & Managing your own community"

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