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A trend that is having a huge impact on brands and businesses. 90% of social media marketers say [building an active online community is critical to success](https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/brands-social-media-communities), and [niche communities and micro-communities are expected to gain prominence in 2024](https://vindictadigital.co.uk/social-media-marketing/predicting-social-media-trends-in-2024-stay-ahead-of-the-curve/#:~:text=While%20large%20social%20media%20platforms,reach%20highly%20engaged%2C%20specialised%20audiences.). Choosing a platform to start building your community on can take some time. For our [Ethical Digital Marketing community](https://www.ethical-digital-marketing.org/join?invitation_token=2cfcc2ed901b51cceed5da3d598d207fbd0b041c-62cf5e6c-73ce-4f95-942d-5174f0657ac9), it meant exploring other options and running a few planning sessions before we settled on the perfect platform for us.  We chose [Circle](https://circle.so/).  Circle is an all-in-one community platform that allows you to host webinars, live streams, events, discussions, courses, and memberships. You can take payments. And you can customise it in line with your brand colours.  ![Features of Circle community platform](https://www.missiondrive.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-11-07%20at%2007.27.20.png?width=1786&height=744&name=Screenshot%202023-11-07%20at%2007.27.20.png) Whether you’re considering building a community for your brand, memberships, courses, or clubs, you can get started in minutes!  Even if you don’t have any experience with building a community platform, Circle gives you the building blocks to help you bring your vision to life. They provide weekly training sessions and workshops where you’ll learn how to grow your community and keep members engaged. [Pricing](https://circle.so/pricing/) starts from $49/month and you can claim a free 14-day trial if you’re still unsure whether Circle is right for you. ![Circle community platform pricing](https://www.missiondrive.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Screenshot%202023-11-07%20at%2007.27.51.png?width=2604&height=1232&name=Screenshot%202023-11-07%20at%2007.27.51.png) --- Found this Little Missions interesting? [Subscribe](https://www.missiondrive.io/blogs#Newsletter-sign-up) to get Little Missions delivered straight to your inbox.   ![avatar](https://www.missiondrive.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Little%20Missions%20Blog%20-%20Author%20-%20Coeli%20Uy.png?width=290&name=Little%20Missions%20Blog%20-%20Author%20-%20Coeli%20Uy.png) #### [Coeli Uy](https://www.missiondrive.io/blogs/author/coeli-uy) Coeli is a digital marketing executive with a particular interest in content creation, email marketing, and social media management. Before Mission Drive, Coeli led the sales development and marketing projects at a digital agency. 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