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Own, organize and operate your community your way. At some point, you will wonder why you left such a core part of your business to generic social media sites.
The Problem
The Problem
Hard Questions to Answer Truthfully
If you answer YES to any of these questions, it's time to confront the hard truth about your community. Leaving it to generic social media companies leaves your organization vulnerable and without control.
Fortunately, taking back control is fast and easy.
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Does another company own your community content?
Your Answer
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Is your community content disorganized?
Your Answer
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Does another company generate revenue off of your community content?
Your Answer
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Does another company's algo decide who sees what content and when?
Your Answer
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Is your community infected by extraneous content & ads?
Your Answer
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Does another company own your community content?
Your Answer
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Is your community content disorganized?
Your Answer
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Does another company generate revenue off of your community content?
Your Answer
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Does another company's algo decide who sees what content and when?
Your Answer
5/5
Is your community infected by extraneous content & ads?
Your Answer
1/5
Does another company own your community content?
Your Answer
2/5
Is your community content disorganized?
Your Answer
3/5
Does another company generate revenue off of your community content?
Your Answer
4/5
Does another company's algo decide who sees what content and when?
Your Answer
5/5
Is your community infected by extraneous content & ads?
Your Answer
1/5
Does another company own your community content?
Your Answer
2/5
Is your community content disorganized?
Your Answer
3/5
Does another company generate revenue off of your community content?
Your Answer
4/5
Does another company's algo decide who sees what content and when?
Your Answer
5/5
Is your community infected by extraneous content & ads?
Your Answer
The Solution
The Solution
What We Offer
OwnTheCrowd is a hosted platform that gives you full ownership, organization and control.
Watch the walkthrough — let Michael Kranitz walk you through the platform’s features one by one.
White Labeled
OwnTheCrowd runs on your domain, under your brand and with your media on your AWS servers.
Console Admin
Set up quickly and run your own show. Make changes day or night. You control your community.
Content Catalog
All content is cataloged under a universal taxonomy that you create. Users can find everything quickly.
Native Mobile App
The iOS/Android app keeps your community right on your members' devices.
Sentiments vs Likes
Sentiment sliders on discussion posts give nuanced feedback to improve content quality.
Smart Posts
Advice, story, standard and poll posts let your members exchange just the kind of information they need.
Master Courses
Video master course area lets industry-leading contributors unleash their knowledge & experience.
Filtered Events
The event section lets people locate the events they care about and get notices when posted.
Article Area
Experts can be given editorial status to publish full articles on topics that require more than a simple post.
Why Change?
Why Change?
If you are serious about your community, why would you let anyone else run it?
Generic social media sites are there for themselves, not you or your organization. If you are committed to maintaining or growing your community, take back control.
All community content is cataloged so it can easily be discovered.
Your organization owns and controls its own content.
You control the advertising in your community.
You can reach members via mass direct email, bulletins or mobile notifications.
Master course video functionality.
You generate revenue from your community's content.
Community-focused and cataloged event calendar.
Your organization's URL & branding.
Partly
Partly
All community content is cataloged so it can easily be discovered.
Your organization owns and controls its own content.
You control the advertising in your community.
You can reach members via mass direct email, bulletins or mobile notifications.
Master course video functionality.
You generate revenue from your community's content.
Community-focused and cataloged event calendar.
Your organization's URL & branding.
Partly
Partly
All community content is cataloged so it can easily be discovered.
Your organization owns and controls its own content.
You control the advertising in your community.
You can reach members via mass direct email, bulletins or mobile notifications.
Master course video functionality.
You generate revenue from your community's content.
Community-focused and cataloged event calendar.
Your organization's URL & branding.
All community content is cataloged so it can easily be discovered.
Your organization owns and controls its own content.
You control the advertising in your community.
You can reach members via mass direct email, bulletins or mobile notifications.
Master course video functionality.
You generate revenue from your community's content.
Community-focused and cataloged event calendar.
Your organization's URL & branding.
Partly
Partly
Pure Community
Pure Community
Noise Cancellation for your Community
How much more distraction do we really need online? Your community on OTC is just that — only your community and it is free from the noise your members experience on generic social media sites.
“You have this really interesting countermovement backwards into these much smaller and much more hyper-specific communities.”
“Fortunately, the original small community ethos of the early Internet seems to be mounting a comeback.”
Use Cases
Use Cases
Built For Use In...
If your organization benefits from engagement year around, organizing and reclaiming your community is your path to the future.
Non Profit and Association
Members are core to your organization. How can you let any other entity control your community and the content it creates?
Government
Enthusiast Communities
For any community
Non Profit and Association
Members are core to your organization. How can you let any other entity control your community and the content it creates?
Government
Enthusiast Communities
For any community
Non Profit and Association
Members are core to your organization. How can you let any other entity control your community and the content it creates?
Government
Enthusiast Communities
For any community
The Features
The Features
What Your Community Needs
We cannot even begin to list all of the features here, but we will show off some cool ones.
Organized Content
Your Brand
Learning
Events & Commerce
Leadership
Revenue
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Your Brand
Learning
Events & Commerce
Leadership
Revenue
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Your Brand
Learning
Events & Commerce
Leadership
Revenue
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Your Brand
Learning
Events & Commerce
Leadership
Revenue
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Organized Content
Undiscoverable knowledge is useless. Every contribution to your community gets cataloged according to a taxonomy you create. Your organization will own and control an enduring repository of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine how your members feel watching their contributions evaporate soon after they are posted on generic social media sites.
Chaptered Posts
Our community platform runs as if you created it. Not only do you get a geographically EXCLUSIVE right to your industry segment, you also get your own domain name and branding. It’s your community; we are just here to power it for you. The community is fully customizable to include just the features you need. If you are international, relax — we translate.
Polls
Our polls allow complete freedom in posing answers. Add images and allow comments (or not). Members love to vote on polls and the data provides insight to your organization.
Case Studies
Case Studies
Example Communities
OwnTheCrowd is a hosted platform that gives you full ownership, organization and control
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
A community for radio control helicopter pilots
Scale Heli Pilot is a community of radio control hobbyists who love to share, discuss, learn and enjoy everything about scale radio control helicopters.
Go to
ScaleHeliPilot.com
A sample community for event planners
Soon to be live, Planner Nation will allow event planners worldwide to assemble and exchange ideas, content and wisdom in a central community.
Go to
Planner Nation
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If your not ready to talk to a live sales person you can watch a video demo.
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