velrix @velrixsol - Twitter Profile

i've been around web3 for a while now, but i realized i've never really explained what actually do here. so, let's fix that. i work around web3 community and growth strategy, community management, discord operations, content marketing, research, and education. but community is where most of my experience started. when i first got into web3, i joined a few communities and became fascinated by how people interacted, learned, participated and actually felt like they belonged. later, i joined a community that had regular classes, trivia nights, moderation opportunities, spaces and different ways for members to contribute. that experience changed how i looked at communities. i started noticing that a community isn't just a discord server with hundreds of people inside. it's the structure behind it. - how people enter. - what they see. - how safe the space is. - how they participate. - what makes them stay. - how they're recognized and - how the community connects back to the actual product. that's also where i started noticing some of the things web3 projects get wrong. - some communities depend too much on incentives to attract people. - some have no proper onboarding. - some discord servers are poorly structured, difficult to navigate or filled with unnecessary channels. - some don't have proper security systems in place and - sometimes, projects simply copy activities from another community without asking whether that activity actually makes sense for their own product. i don't think every community needs the same playbook. a DeFi project, an NFT project, an education platform and a consumer app can all need completely different community strategies. that's the part i enjoy figuring out. when i work with a community, i naturally look at things like: → discord structure and accessibility → onboarding and member experience → community safety → engagement and activities → roles and recognition → member behavior and retention → how the community connects with the product → growth opportunities i've had the opportunity to work with projects like @NoventiaHq and @AlphanumeriaSol, where i've been involved in community management, discord operations, community structure, engagement and growth-related work. i've also worked on research and content around different web3 projects, while continuing to learn more about the space. i'm still learning. i'm not going to pretend i'm an expert in every part of web3. there are areas i'm still exploring, and there are things i want to get better at. but i know what i'm good at: - understanding communities - organizing them - creating ways for people to participate, and - thinking about how community can contribute to the growth of a project. so if you've mostly seen me on the timeline and wondered what i actually do: now you know. i'm facaw flinch aka @web3flincher web3 community & growth strategist | community manager | discord operations | content marketing | research | educator.