In today's episode of the Internet Marketing Podcast we’re joined by Areej AbuAli and Kirsty Hulse to talk about building successful communities. We discuss their hugely popular in-person live events – Women in Tech SEO and Confidence Live - and discuss the challenges and rewards of the online communities that sit alongside them. If you’re keen to know more about nurturing communities and the insider view on the realities of event organising, this episode is for you.In this episode:00:30 The origins and mission of Confidence Live, focusing on giving back to the community and maintaining not-for-profit status.10:15 Charting the organic growth of Women in Tech SEO and responding to community demands in building the organisation.13:08 Exploring the formation of engaged communities.16:48 The challenges of running in person events – maintaining integrity and comercialisation. Resources mentioned in this episode:https://self-compassion.org/ https://freelancecoalition.org/ More about our guests:Areej is a seasoned industry speaker and the proud creator of Women in Tech SEO, a global community of women in Technical SEO and marketing. WTS was founded in May 2019 and has since grown to more than 7,000 global members and 40,000 followers. Areej has spoken at conferences such as the Festival of Marketing, BrightonSEO and MozCon.Connect with Areej here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/areejabuali/https://www.womenintechseo.com/  Kirsty Hulse is an award-winning Confidence Coach, motivational speaker, and the creator of Confidence Live, a 1000 delegate conference that attracts some of the world’s leading speakers & wellbeing experts. She has trained 40,000+ people in companies like LinkedIn, Amazon and Spotify and has spoken in over 30 countries. Connect with Kirsty here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirsty-hulse/https://www.confidencelive.com/ To find out more about us and the show visit https://internetmarketingpodcast.orgLike and subscribe so you never miss an episode, and leave us a comment if you enjoyed the show. Connect with us if you’d like to work with us, you’d like to feature on the podcast, or you have a guest or topic recommendation. Email kelvin@brightonseo.com or…https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelvinnewman/https://twitter.com/kelvinnewman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.