If you’re looking for ways to connect with your community on Locals.org, you’re in the right place!
This quick guide will show you how to use Locals’ Interactive features to engage your audience and create meaningful connections.
In This Guide
- Video Messages
- Portrait Videos
- Longer Videos
- Audio Messages
- Create Polls
- File Attachments
- Engagement Tips
Video Messages
Video messages are the fastest and simplest way to regularly connect with your community. You can record short, engaging clips (up to 1 minute) directly in the app, and they play seamlessly in the chat.
Why Use Them?
Perfect for quick updates, interactive replies, or sharing personal moments with your community while adding personal touch.
💡Pro Tip: Use them frequently to maintain a consistent presence and keep your members engaged.
Portrait Videos (Up to 5 Minutes)
Want to share more detailed content? Use portrait videos! These can be recorded directly in the app or uploaded from your gallery.
Why Use Them?
Ideal for storytelling, tutorials, or providing extra context.
💡Pro Tip: Keep your videos value-packed and engaging to hold your audience’s attention.
Longer Videos (Over 5 Minutes)
For videos longer than 5 minutes, or landscape videos we recommend uploading them to your YouTube channel and sharing the link in your chat (make sure you set visibility to "unlisted" if you want to maintain content exclusive to your community members).
Why Use Them?
Perfect for webinars, deep dives, or training session recordings, ensuring smooth playback for your community.
💡Pro Tip: Create a playlist on your YouTube channel specifically for your community content and share the playlist link. This makes it easy for members to find related videos and keeps your content organized and accessible.
Audio Messages
Audio messages let you communicate with your community in a quick and personal way, sharing voice updates, ideas, or answering questions directly in the chat.
Why Use Them?
Great for when you’re on the go, or when your message needs a personal and authentic touch.
💡Pro Tip: Use audio messages for AMA (Ask Me Anything) sessions or quick motivational notes.
Create Polls
Polls are an easy way to engage your community by collecting feedback, opinions, or ideas directly from members.
Why Use Them?
Perfect for decisions like choosing next event topics or dates, gauging interest in new content, or sparking discussions.
💡Pro Tip: Use polls to create fun challenges or quizzes to make the community experience interactive.
File Attachments
Need to share additional resources? Locals lets you upload files like PDFs, documents, or guides directly in chat.
Why Use Them?
Great for distributing valuable materials, guides, recommendations, workbooks, nutrition plans.
💡Pro Tip: Add a brief explanation in the chat about what’s in the file to encourage downloads.
Engagement Tips
To make the most of these interactive features:
1.Be consistent: Regular updates keep your community active.
2.Mix It up: Use a combination of videos, audio, polls, and file attachments to keep things fresh.
3.Focus on Value: Share content that informs, inspires, or entertains your members.
Your Next Steps
Start experimenting with Locals’ Interactive Features today and watch your community grow!
If you have any questions, reach out to us at grow@locals.org