Slack is a ubiquitous business communication tool, but using it without a strategy to keep channels organized can lead to chaos. Lost messages and confusion over channel purposes are just a few common Slack pitfalls.
Whether you’re managing Slack for your team or the entire company, a few minutes of planning and organizing your channel strategy at the start will save time and eliminate confusion down the road. It’s easy to do, and I’ll show you how.
Organize Your Slack Channels In 4 Easy Steps
Slack is the most versatile team messaging software on the market today. It’s an easy and effective tool to make everyone’s workday more efficient. Streamlining Slack channels takes just four steps.
Create New Slack ChannelsSet Up Slack Channels for Maximum SuccessPut the Right People in the Right Slack ChannelsArchive Old Slack Channels
Ready to become a Slack channel master? Let’s get started.
1. Create New Slack Channels
Slack comes with two public channels already created–#general and #random. By default, every member you add to Slack is automatically added to both channels. The difference between the two default channels is that members cannot leave #general, making it a great spot to share company-wide announcements.
Of course, you’ll want to add … Read More