Create a Community Challenge

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Enable or disable Challenges

1. From the Dashboard, open the Products tab.
2. Select Community.
3. Click the Go to Community button.
4. Click the more options icon (…) in the top left next to the Community cover photo, then select Community Settings:
5. Select Customization in the side navigation.
6. Under Features, locate the Challenges section.
7. Toggle on Enable Challenges globally. Modify the Feature alias singular and plural if desired (e.g., Quest, Quests):
8. Then, click Save at the top of the page.

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Create a Challenge Series and Challenge using a web browser

1. From the Dashboard, open the Products tab.
2. Select Community.
3. Click the Go to Community button.
4. Click the more options icon (…) in the top left next to the Community cover photo, then select Community Settings.
5. Select Challenges in the side navigation.
6. Select the Challenge Series tab, and click +New Series:
7. Enter a Title and Description for the series and click Create Series.
8. Click the +New Challenge button at the carrot under the Series Name (Title), and click +Create Challenge:
9. You’ll see a four-part Challenge creation process described at the top of the page. The first part of Challenge creation is Schedule.
   
   Select one-time or recurring. For one-time, click the Starting from date to select a day and time, and then a timeframe for members to complete the Challenge (e.g, 14 days).
   
   For recurring, select the Starting from date, then select the timeframe divided into a time period of Days, Weeks, or Months, and then the time period amount.
10. For a one-time Challenge, select the Challenge Series it is part of. Recurring challenges are part of their own series.
11. Toggle on Visible to all members if you want your members to view the Challenge details before its start date:
12. Click Next.
13. Select a Template to build the Challenge, or create your own.
    
    Search for a Challenge template in the search bar and/or select a template block (e.g., Move Your Body). Or, click +Create custom challenge.
14. Modify the Title and Description as desired.
15. Then, select an Access Group that is allowed to view and participate in the Challenge**.**
    Note: Members cannot join Challenges until the scheduled start date.
16. Optionally, enter a Prize that the winner of the challenge gets (e.g., 25% off Course coupon).
17. Choose and upload an exciting photo, video, or GIF to represent the Challenge, or click Pick random photo. You are able to view a preview of what the full Challenge advertisement will look like below.
18. Click Save.

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Create a Challenge using the mobile app

1. Open the Kajabi App, then click the Community panel.
2. Select your profile icon in the top left.
3. Click the hamburger/collapsed menu icon in the left of the app.
4. Select Challenges under the Access Group you’d like to add a Challenge to.
5. Click the gear icon.
6. Use the same steps as described above to finish creating the Challenge.

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Review and download Challenge entries

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To review entries:

1. Click the x new entries button near the top of the Challenges page within the Community:
2. Click the checkmark on a Challenge entry to mark it as read, or click the Mark all as read button. Read entries will automatically be hidden from the Challenges page:

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To download all completed entries:

1. From the Community, click the more options icon (…) next to the cover photo.
2. Select Community Settings, then Challenges.
3. Open the Challenges tab.
4. Click the more options icon (…) next to a Challenge, then select Download Entries to download a CSV or ZIP file of all entries.

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Create an evergreen Challenge

1. From the Community, click Challenges in the left navigation.
2. Click the more options icon (…) on the Challenge and select Edit:

3. For the Start Date, choose a date in the past, and for the End Date choose 1 day.
4. Click Save. Once that time period has passed, the Challenge becomes evergreen and Community members will be able to complete it at any time.

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Maximize Challenge success

1. Try X days of a Y structure, as numbers create urgency and structure the challenge within a time constraint.
2. Imply outcomes. People participate in Challenges for personal growth, not just fun. The best Challenges hint at outcomes members would like to achieve.Choose an exciting photo, video, or GIF. Overlay text to describe the Challenge, like a YouTube video thumbnail

1. Choose an exciting photo, video, or gif. Overlay text to describe the challenge, like a YouTube video thumbnail.
2. Outline why this challenge is important. Why is it good for members to participate? How will it benefit them?
3. Strong call-to-action. Easy-to-understand instructions reduce mental overhead.
4. Lead by example. You lead, and they follow. Members will enjoy seeing you complete the Challenge.
5. Share widely. IG/FB stories, IG/FB posts, and YouTube videos are great ways to engage. |

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Create challenges that engage the Community

• Give Community members some quick advice on how to best start the Challenge, and be simple and brief when describing it.
• Give the Challenge specific numbers or measurements (“List 5 goals”, “Read ten pages”, “Walk 30 minutes”, etc.).
• Ask the Community to upload photos, drop emojis, leave comments, or provide some other proof that the Challenge has been completed.
• Encourage interaction and support between members.
• Attach guides, like worksheets or YouTube videos.
• Offer prizes.
• Don’t make the Challenge too difficult. Typically, engaging Challenges shouldn’t take more than 5-10 minutes to be accomplished in one sitting.
• Provide a short video or photo along with the text of the Challenge.
• Recommend that Challenges are paired with things members already do, like writing in their journals.
• For multi-day Challenges, gradually increase intensity (i.e., Read for 5 minutes on Day 1, 10 minutes on Day 2, and 15 minutes on Day 3).