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    NEOGOV Tom
    NEOGOV TomContributor ⭐️

    Introduce Native Blog & Podcast CapabilitiesOpen

    I’d love to see the Gainsight platform evolve to support native blogs and podcasts directly within the platform — not just as linked external content, but as fully integrated community-driven media experiences.Communities today are more than Q&A forums — they are dynamic content ecosystems. Adding native blog and podcast capabilities would allow brands to centralize thought leadership, storytelling, and knowledge-sharing in a way that drives both engagement and long-term value.The OpportunityMost companies using community platforms today:> Publish blogs on their marketing website> Host podcasts externally (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.)> Share links back into the community> Fragment engagement and analytics across toolsThis creates:> Disconnected conversations> Limited SEO compounding> Fragmented member journeys> Missed opportunities for structured knowledge captureBy introducing native blog and podcast functionality, Gainsight could enable customers to:> Host executive thought leadership directly in community> Publish customer stories and case studies> Feature subject-matter experts> Highlight superusers and advocates> Capture podcast conversations as searchable knowledgeThis strengthens the community as the central hub of engagement, not just a support channel.Why This Matters StrategicallyFrom a community lifecycle perspective:> Blogs drive rational engagement (deep reads, comments, shares).> Podcasts drive emotional and relational engagement.> Together, they increase both passive and active engagement behaviors.Integrated media also:> Improves SEO footprint> Extends time-on-platform> Encourages member-generated content> Provides new gamification opportunities (top contributor blog badge, featured guest recognition, etc.)This aligns beautifully with modern community orchestration models where content, conversation, and knowledge creation reinforce each other.What “Native” Could Look LikeBlog Capability> Dedicated blog content type> Rich formatting and embedded media> Author profiles tied to community reputation> Tagging aligned to existing knowledge taxonomy> Featured content carousel on homepage> Analytics integrated into community reportingPodcast Capability> Native audio hosting or embeddable player> Episode pages with:> Show notes> Time-stamped highlights> Comment threads> Downloadable transcripts> Ability to auto-generate searchable transcripts> Subscription/follow functionality> Featured guest badges tied to member profilesBusiness Benefits for Gainsight Customers> Centralized engagement hub> Reduced reliance on third-party publishing platforms> Stronger brand control> Unified analytics> Improved knowledge retention> Stronger community-to-advocacy pipelineThis would position Gainsight Community not just as a support forum — but as a full-scale community content platform.Phased Rollout SuggestionPhase 1: Native blog modulePhase 2: Podcast episode content type + transcript indexingPhase 3: Advanced media analytics + gamification integrationClosing ThoughtThe most successful communities are not just reactive (support-based) — they are narrative-driven.Giving customers the ability to publish blogs and podcasts directly inside the community platform transforms it into a living, searchable, multi-format knowledge ecosystem.I’d love to hear how others would use this capability.

    emiller
    emillerHelper ⭐️

    Change Best Answer label from "Solved" to "Answered"Closed (Won't Do)

    Please change the best answer label from “Solved” to “Answered” or allow us to configure the word we want to use.  The word “solved” is counterproductive to running our community as a peer-to-peer forum and not an official support channel.  Product break/fix issues are often reported but cannot be “solved” via the community.  It is important to us to be able to mark official employee responses as a best answer as they do represent the best advice we (Marketing team) can provide in that forum.  Our members frequently complain about the “Solved” label and the negative sentiment it generates could be easily avoided with a simple label change.Examples of “best answers” that we want to mark:Referring a customer to support when the issue they brought up cannot be addressed via the community, sometimes with guidance around the best way to expedite their case Confirming that a known issue exists and will be fixed soon. We don’t always have the ability to come back and post when it is fixed. Confirming that a product gap exists (feature not available), with or without a workaround.  When the answer is that we have passed along their feedback to the product team, members complain that it should not be marked “solved” until we add the feature they want. Providing advice, help articles, etc as a starting point when the customer may still need further assistance from support We need a best answer to reflect the outcome of the question and not the outcome of the issue that is the subject of the question since most of the time, the issue is resolved via other channels.

    Automate community activitiesParked

    One of my observations from a year of using inSided is the gaps the platform has with automation. Many activities are still largely manual, often require you to work with data sets from exports, or manually select users and reach out one-by-one and don’t help community managers scale their efforts. I’d like to see inSided invest in more community automation. Some examples:OnboardingYou can send a welcome email (per system emails) but little outside that. While we’ve gone off and built an evergreen onboarding via email, there is nothing that allows you to trigger a series of messages to onboard new members and make them feel welcomed and supported. There’s also no easy way to @ mention new members that have joined and pull them back to the community (highly manual today).Engagement and re-engagementThis is such a critical issue, but there is little in the platform to help here today. Whether that’s encouraging members to engage some or more in the community, making it easier to shout out and @ mention top contributors and new members that have joined, prompting members for feedback, effectively targeting members to take in events and/or resources, identifying and nurturing lurkers into contributors, or even supporting and encouraging active members to become champions. On the re-engagement side, nudging and re-activiating dormant members, or encouraging top contributors who have become inactive to get re-engaged. While you can “hack” some of this, it’s far from efficient.SurveyingWhile you can do posts and link out to a survey or run third-party tools to collect feedback (as we do in our community), there’s no great ways to gather feedback from members — whether channel specific or to understand member interests and needs.