January 1, 2020 NEW BOOK: From Shitshow To Afterglow, in bookstores July 2020 An irreverent guide to rebounding after loss, grief, and all the other cruel crises life throws our way Sometimes your foundation crumbles. Sometimes you realize there wasn't a foundation to….. Read More 1.3k June 22, 2016 "Yeah, Totally!": Don't confuse interest with commitment When you're doing something big and interesting (like, oh, say, organizing an online community) and are looking for people to help, please, for the love of niches and all that matters to you, understand that not all yeah totallys are created equal… Read More 1.4k 13 Comments July 10, 2015 Identity policing is not a game we play We're going to bring back our atrophied "noteworthy comment" category to share a comment that came in this week. This comment was deleted, and after you hear this bunny act it out, we think you'll understand why… Read More 1.4k January 7, 2013 Teach me to be AWESOME: How to write a DIY tutorial At the Empire, we love to see how you do all the amazing things you do. Reader DIY submissions show us so much! We can all learn to cook vegan bacon cheeseburgers, turn coffee tables into chalkboard canvases, and make our own wax seals from buttons. Our DIY archives have a big bright rainbow of how-to-DIY posts, but many of us are hungry, like some kind of craft-zombies, for MOAR BRAINS… err…. MOAR DIYs! Here's the trick: sometimes we need just a bit of help teaching each other how to do the awesome things we do ourselves. Framing the steps into a process we can repeat with huge success is easy if we all put our teacher hats on. Here's a great outline for teaching us all how to be YOUR kind of awesome – how to write a DIY tutorial. Read More 2.8k November 6, 2012 The 24-Hour Reply Rule Stating the obvious here: dealing with drama when you work with an online community can get a little overwhelming. Whether it's moderating comments, moderating forum content or internal blogs, or just dealing with contact from readers or members, there is a lot of potential for being in a situation where you're dealing with really unhappy people. This is why I have my 24-hour rule… Read More Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.3k June 22, 2016 "Yeah, Totally!": Don't confuse interest with commitment When you're doing something big and interesting (like, oh, say, organizing an online community) and are looking for people to help, please, for the love of niches and all that matters to you, understand that not all yeah totallys are created equal… Read More 1.4k 13 Comments July 10, 2015 Identity policing is not a game we play We're going to bring back our atrophied "noteworthy comment" category to share a comment that came in this week. This comment was deleted, and after you hear this bunny act it out, we think you'll understand why… Read More 1.4k January 7, 2013 Teach me to be AWESOME: How to write a DIY tutorial At the Empire, we love to see how you do all the amazing things you do. Reader DIY submissions show us so much! We can all learn to cook vegan bacon cheeseburgers, turn coffee tables into chalkboard canvases, and make our own wax seals from buttons. Our DIY archives have a big bright rainbow of how-to-DIY posts, but many of us are hungry, like some kind of craft-zombies, for MOAR BRAINS… err…. MOAR DIYs! Here's the trick: sometimes we need just a bit of help teaching each other how to do the awesome things we do ourselves. Framing the steps into a process we can repeat with huge success is easy if we all put our teacher hats on. Here's a great outline for teaching us all how to be YOUR kind of awesome – how to write a DIY tutorial. Read More 2.8k November 6, 2012 The 24-Hour Reply Rule Stating the obvious here: dealing with drama when you work with an online community can get a little overwhelming. Whether it's moderating comments, moderating forum content or internal blogs, or just dealing with contact from readers or members, there is a lot of potential for being in a situation where you're dealing with really unhappy people. This is why I have my 24-hour rule… Read More Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.4k 13 Comments July 10, 2015 Identity policing is not a game we play We're going to bring back our atrophied "noteworthy comment" category to share a comment that came in this week. This comment was deleted, and after you hear this bunny act it out, we think you'll understand why… Read More 1.4k January 7, 2013 Teach me to be AWESOME: How to write a DIY tutorial At the Empire, we love to see how you do all the amazing things you do. Reader DIY submissions show us so much! We can all learn to cook vegan bacon cheeseburgers, turn coffee tables into chalkboard canvases, and make our own wax seals from buttons. Our DIY archives have a big bright rainbow of how-to-DIY posts, but many of us are hungry, like some kind of craft-zombies, for MOAR BRAINS… err…. MOAR DIYs! Here's the trick: sometimes we need just a bit of help teaching each other how to do the awesome things we do ourselves. Framing the steps into a process we can repeat with huge success is easy if we all put our teacher hats on. Here's a great outline for teaching us all how to be YOUR kind of awesome – how to write a DIY tutorial. Read More 2.8k November 6, 2012 The 24-Hour Reply Rule Stating the obvious here: dealing with drama when you work with an online community can get a little overwhelming. Whether it's moderating comments, moderating forum content or internal blogs, or just dealing with contact from readers or members, there is a lot of potential for being in a situation where you're dealing with really unhappy people. This is why I have my 24-hour rule… Read More Copyright © 2003 - 2020 Offbeat Empire. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction in part or in whole is prohibited. Contact us Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Monetized by SkimLinks
1.4k January 7, 2013 Teach me to be AWESOME: How to write a DIY tutorial At the Empire, we love to see how you do all the amazing things you do. Reader DIY submissions show us so much! We can all learn to cook vegan bacon cheeseburgers, turn coffee tables into chalkboard canvases, and make our own wax seals from buttons. Our DIY archives have a big bright rainbow of how-to-DIY posts, but many of us are hungry, like some kind of craft-zombies, for MOAR BRAINS… err…. MOAR DIYs! Here's the trick: sometimes we need just a bit of help teaching each other how to do the awesome things we do ourselves. Framing the steps into a process we can repeat with huge success is easy if we all put our teacher hats on. Here's a great outline for teaching us all how to be YOUR kind of awesome – how to write a DIY tutorial. Read More 2.8k November 6, 2012 The 24-Hour Reply Rule Stating the obvious here: dealing with drama when you work with an online community can get a little overwhelming. Whether it's moderating comments, moderating forum content or internal blogs, or just dealing with contact from readers or members, there is a lot of potential for being in a situation where you're dealing with really unhappy people. This is why I have my 24-hour rule… Read More
2.8k November 6, 2012 The 24-Hour Reply Rule Stating the obvious here: dealing with drama when you work with an online community can get a little overwhelming. Whether it's moderating comments, moderating forum content or internal blogs, or just dealing with contact from readers or members, there is a lot of potential for being in a situation where you're dealing with really unhappy people. This is why I have my 24-hour rule… Read More