Keran 0 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Do you think that hiring paid staff is a good idea? I think it is a good idea if you struggle to moderate the forum and can't recruit moderators from within. Also, if you can hire staff/moderators when you open a new forum this also can help with content posting and stack up quickly. But most important of all, you should get to know that person before giving any permissions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators s3_gunzel 245 Posted December 17, 2019 Administrators Share Posted December 17, 2019 Do you think that hiring paid staff is a good idea? For a forum, absolutely not. For a service? Certainly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisGrigg 16 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Never a good idea for forums as its nothing but a money pit. The moment the cash flow stops, so does your content. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Esmee 17 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 The thing is that people won't be spending their free time on your forum for nothing. We are few days close in 2020. And everyone wants to have a good time and they need something in return. If you want some regular content on forum, then you have to spend money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators s3_gunzel 245 Posted December 20, 2019 Administrators Share Posted December 20, 2019 The thing is that people won't be spending their free time on your forum for nothing. That’s ironic. I’m here in my free time. I’m not being paid to be here. Not everyone needs to be paid. And paying people to post is probably the worst thing you could do because there’s no time investment. They want to finish the job as quickly as they can so they can get more money from others. Don’t pay for posts, children. As to paying your staff, I’m fundamentally opposed to it for a community forum. Once you pay someone, they feel they’re above everyone else. It’s one of the reasons we do not hire team members externally. No I’m not paying you. You’re on our website because you want to be, and likewise, we ask you to moderate because you want to make the community of which you’re a part, a better place for everyone. Financial reimbursement is not necessary to meet this goal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Esmee 17 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 That’s ironic. I’m here in my free time. I’m not being paid to be here. Not everyone needs to be paid. And paying people to post is probably the worst thing you could do because there’s no time investment. They want to finish the job as quickly as they can so they can get more money from others. Don’t pay for posts, children. As to paying your staff, I’m fundamentally opposed to it for a community forum. Once you pay someone, they feel they’re above everyone else. It’s one of the reasons we do not hire team members externally. No I’m not paying you. You’re on our website because you want to be, and likewise, we ask you to moderate because you want to make the community of which you’re a part, a better place for everyone. Financial reimbursement is not necessary to meet this goal. I'd only listen to this advice if this person has big forum with high member numbers, regular activity and monetization. Otherwise there is no weight for this advice. I am doubtful of you ever achieving that feat so this advice does not makes sense to me. Nor to anyone who wish to use people for content for their blog or forum. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Administrators s3_gunzel 245 Posted December 20, 2019 Administrators Share Posted December 20, 2019 I am doubtful of you ever achieving that feat so this advice does not makes sense to me. Very good. Go waste money on the same generic crap you could easily post yourself. I’ve paid people to post before - many people - and they’ve all been hopeless so I stand by what I’m saying. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joelr 2 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Hiring staff can be valuable to take care of things that you can't do. That's literally the purpose of contractors and specialists. Just make sure you utilize them effectively, you manage them, you hold them accountable to discrete goals, and you get a worthwhile return on your investment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cardinal 23 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Hiring staff can be valuable to take care of things that you can't do. That's literally the purpose of contractors and specialists. Just make sure you utilize them effectively, you manage them, you hold them accountable to discrete goals, and you get a worthwhile return on your investment. It depends on what kind of "staff" you're hiring. Developers and those alike I have (and currently) pay a monthly service on for them to continue develop features and maintain the overall software. Moderators and Admins, unless providing a service more than just "management" or moderation, should not be paid. Admins and Moderators should not be paid; they're promoted within the to better the community. Not to put the forum into a financial hardship when there are plenty of others that would love to better the community for free. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua Farrell 22 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Well, it depends on if the forum or community (gaming, news, video hosts, etc), is set up to need monetary compensation of those who help it out. Generally speaking, most of your forums and communities do not need paid staff, but then you go into the realm of communities that are required to have it, based on the type of content that is on it, or if the environment needs extra care to monitor the bad stuff. While I personally like to become invested first in a community, by being on it and contributing as a regular member, I do see the benefit of offering paid services, if required, to help give the extra edge. Most of your communities that people are on, don't run like businesses, earning hundreds of thousands, if not millions; so if the small earners do hire out their moderation staff, it probably would be close to free, or peanuts on the dollar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander 14 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Hiring paid staff members is a bad idea unless you have a way to re-coup these costs through Adsense or Forum Sponsorships. At any time, any day. our financial situation could change and this is the moment that you risk losing your staff team. You risk too, members wanting to be part of the team solely so they can earn money. They're not interested in trying to make the forum successful, only themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ash 4 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 I would never consider it as most of my projects are hobbies and not something I would want to throw a lot of money towards. But, if you are expecting them to do a lot of services, like packages, then it may be better to pay them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Puppuccino 42 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Unless you're running a business, I don't think you need / should pay staff on a forum. It's something you can do in your free time. I wouldn't turn down a paid moderator gig, but the amount of forums that promise a paid role down the line "when it takes off" is quite large which says something about the future of the management and the forum itself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander 14 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 Unless you're running a business, I don't think you need / should pay staff on a forum. It's something you can do in your free time. I wouldn't turn down a paid moderator gig, but the amount of forums that promise a paid role down the line "when it takes off" is quite large which says something about the future of the management and the forum itself. I completely agree with you. Although, this isn't to say management cannot offer non-financial incentives to members. There are many alternatives that webmasters can consider instead of spending money! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spikey 9 Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 It all depends if you want to spend your money on your forum and on staff or not. It all depends if you have a budget and can afford it. If people want to invest in their forum that way then I see no problem with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rory 13 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 So you become an employer? Aren't there laws around that? Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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