Running an online community takes some work and a lot of knowledge about your community. These resources will show you what you should focus on.

> Kathy Sierra explains how to engage users in your online community no matter how new to the group they are.

> Widgets are cool, and they can stregthen your community. Beth Kanter shows you how in a screencast.

> Nancy White writes about how communities emerge around blogs and how to engage them.

> A First Monday article gives the five rules of thumb you need to follow to effectively facilitate an online community.

Know of a resource we missed? Tell us about it in the comments.