Entry 041: Working Hard vs Working From Scratch

Happy Monday, friends, and oh, I have missed you. The Diary took a little week off, and I owe you the story, because it's a good one. I've been heads down on a website revamp, not just one site but two, Community by Design Co. and the Society, both getting the full glow up at the same time. Because apparently I don't know how to do things the small way. In this entry: Why the Diary went quiet for a week (spoiler: it's a happy reason) Revamping two websites at once after a name change The friends who make it possible: Tonic, and the best templates around Why working hard and working from scratch are not the same thing Something to noodle on: what do you keep building from scratch when a gorgeous starting point already exists? The Diary of a Community Builder is a daily, behind-the-scenes look at what it really takes to build and run a membership community and a community-led business. Real entries about community building on Circle, working smarter, brand and website, and the honest, in-between moments of growing an online business, without the highlight reel. Want to take it one step further? The Diary lives inside coCreator Society too. Each day's question drops in the community, you leave your own entries, and we support one another while we build our community-based businesses, together, out loud. Come join us 💛 https://cocreatorsociety.com/ ABOUT THE DIARY OF A COMMUNITY BUILDER The Diary of a Community Builder is a free daily podcast from Rachel, a Circle Expert and founder of coCreator Society. Every weekday at 6am Eastern, a new entry drops: musings, behind-the-scenes moments, and lessons from inside real membership communities and community-led businesses, plus one question to noodle on in your own day of building. It's the messy, honest, in-between of building something that lasts. For full-length strategy episodes, listen to the Community at Heart podcast wherever you get your shows.