Digital Marketing: Community & Facebook Group Growth (Udemy.com)
Create an Engaged and Sustainable Online Community such as a Facebook Group for your business | Social Media Marketing
Created by: Phil Ebiner
Last updated April 2024
What you will learn
- You will learn what is an online community
- You will learn why an online community is so important for you and your business or brand
- You will learn the best tools and apps for creating an online community
- You will learn how to make your community more engaged
- You will learn what types of posts do best in an online community
- You will learn how to make your community self-sustainable
- You will learn how to simplify and automate posts to your online community
How it compares
Against the other 314 rated Udemy courses in Social Media Marketing on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 66% of them
- Reviews147#240 of 315 by number of reviews
- Length1.7 hoursshorter than 78% of them
- Last updatedApril 2024earlier than 58% of them
Course Description
Do you want to learn how to easily create an engaged and self-sustainable online community?
This crash course will teach you how to create your own online community to better serve your audience and stand out from the crowd.
Learn what an online community is, why it can be so beneficial for you or your brand, and the steps and tools to actually creating your community.
Beyond simply creating a community, such as a Facebook Group, you'll learn best practices for making it easy to manage and more likely to be successful.
More skills you will learn:
Learn the best platforms and tools - all free to use - for creating an online community
Learn what types of posts to create the most engagement
Learn other techniques to improve the engagement of your posts
Learn tools for creating high quality graphics, scheduling content, automating posts, and making publishing content even easier
Learn how to use analytics to improve and grow your community
What do you get with this course?
Easy-to-watch video lessons
Downloadable Community Building workbook
Practical tips and techniques
Instructor support if you have any questions
Community of students ready to help
Why take this course from us?
Over the past 10 years, I have experience creating successful online communities that range from 5-person masterminds to 70,000+ Facebook Groups. I'm excited to share all of my knowledge and experience creating and managing these groups and communities. You'll learn real world and practical tips and techniques that actually work in making a highly engaged community.
More importantly, I want to show you how to make your community self-sustainable, meaning it will run on its own as community members become content creators, question responders, moderators and beyond. I want this to be easy for you, and not an extra burden.
Our happiness guarantee
This course includes a money back guarantee, so there is no risk to try it out. Sign up today, see if it's the right one for you.
Enroll now.
Cheers,
Phil
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
147 Reviews
Phil Ebiner
I’m Phil Ebiner, an educator, photographer, filmmaker, and founder of Video School and Photography & Friends. Through my online courses and creative community, I’ve helped millions of students around the world learn practical skills in photography, video production, design, and more. My goal is to make creative skills feel accessible, useful, and encouraging, whether you’re picking up a camera for the first time or looking to take your work to the next level.
My teaching style is clear, supportive, and hands-on. I break complex topics into simple steps, explain the “why” behind each technique, and share real-world examples you can immediately apply. As a photographer and filmmaker, I believe great creative work is not just about gear or settings, but about storytelling, intention, observation, and connection. My goal is to help you feel confident, inspired, and capable of bringing your own creative ideas to life.
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Reviews
By Matthew Calvage on 7/26/2023
5 sections and virtually chit chat. Most people have an idea what a community is. I have many of of Phil Ebiner courses. This is the slowest start of one. I assume it will improve.
By Susan Rady on 7/22/2023
Yet another really course from Udemy and Phil Ebiner. It was a quick course but provided a lot of information. This was just what I needed as a beginner, it's pointing me in the right direction and given me the confidence to believe that I can create a Facebook group that would be beneficial to a group of like-minded people.
By Lea Otte on 8/10/2022
Sometimes, basics are explained quite long. Or just put into several sentences what was shown on the slides already. But overall, good insights and some inspiring ideas.
By Ahmet Ali Sevim on 4/9/2022
easy to follow... The video and sound quality are good. I don't want to say it was basic but I can say it was not a deep down course. I would like to hear more about moderating and handling tough situations. Discussion topic ideas that members easily respond to and create engagement. Anyway, I am happy with what I got.
By Erin Bullard on 4/3/2022
Always excellent at setting up expectations for the course. Action items are really useful to get me thinking and writing so the material comes to life and becomes useful.
By William Wells on 4/19/2021
Great overview of what a Facebook community is all about and tips on types of engagement that attract followers. Plus lists of tools and apps Phil likes to use.
By Elena Martinez Baudrit on 2/25/2021
After a year in lockdown, I miss the sense of community, belonging to a group with similar interests (pretty much, something that engages people to share valuable lessons learnt during these crazy months), and I want to start one. I had created communities before, and I was over thinking it because of the enormous amount of work it took. This course taught me about key points to take into account for a community to grow, the importance of organic engagement, and tools available to make processed automatic, instead of posting individual pieces of content EVERY SINGLE DAY (caps intended. Doing that is very time consuming). Phil, the Instructor, makes it easier to understand, by sharing real life examples and showing what tools are available and how to use them. Important: most of the tools are either free or have a free trial period. If you are thinking about creating or expand your community and engage users/customers, this course is a good investment of your time. And it can save you from headaches along the way :)
By Charles Vickers on 2/6/2021
This was an excellent course and met my current needs. The skills were well presented and are definitely usable. There were lots of takeaways and the course has increased my confidence.
By Viktória Konrád on 1/26/2021
Creating an online community is necessary nowadays. This course is a perfect match to my expectations. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in creating online communities.
By Alberico Moro on 1/4/2021
Are You or Your Company ready to create, engage and growth your own community?Useful information - easy to follow and...If you wanted to create a community, please follow your purpose and passion, not "only" the money. I'm not passionate about the topic of his community, but I think he is a great Community Manager.
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Overall Score : 90 / 100











