If there was one thing you wish you knew as a beginner community manager that you know now, what would that one thing be? For me it would have been focusing on the community and not on the numbers.

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I would say that criticism doesn't always mean something is negative, learning how to respond to criticism gracefully and taking people's reviews to heart has made my team stronger and in turn has made our community stronger.

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Save as much money as you can, after a certain point you will age and companies won't want to hire you as a community manager (or any role really).

Young CMs need to know this, and be conservative with their finances.

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Same! It's more about the relationships you build than the numbers. Numbers don't mean anything without engaged, committed members.

Agreed with you OP. When I first started off I wanted the metrics and I wasn't focused on creating a true experience for the members of our community

Be over communicative with your residents and your employees.

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