Joshua Farrell
FP's Housekeeper
Since a number of people wanted clarification on stuff, I'll attempt to do some clarification in this, along with a little of my experience, so that you can make a decision on what you are interested in. 🙂
First and foremost, I generally don't have issues with genres of sites, as I tend to be well enough versed to know when I need to look something up if I am in need of information on something. But for those who would rather have my likes and dislikes, instead of working with me to make sure I am well enough off with a particular subject, following are some of my liked, hated and indifferent genres.
Liked Genres: Off-Topic/General, Music, Anime, General Entertainment, Board Games, Computer Games, Reading, Astronomy, Online Games, Webmaster, Promotional
Indifferent Genres: Console Games, Role-Playing, Special Needs Forums (All), Sports, Cartoons, Web Hosting, Arts and Crafts, Outdoor Recreational Sports, Tech, Art, Coding, Business Related
Hated Genres: Fan Forums
If your genre is not listed above, I probably don't have an opinion. Anything on the liked or indifferent list, I am willing to work with. If you want clarification on whether or not I'll work on your forum, just send me a link privately.
History
Software History
I have worked on various forum and blog/content management softwares as an admin and moderator. The following softwares I am either competent or am comfortable working on as a regular user, administrator or moderator:
Wikimedia, Wordpress, MyBB (Stable Versions), phpBB (all versions), XenForo, bbPress, PunBB, SMF, Vanilla, various Free Remotely Hosted Forum and Blog Softwares
Administration History
Formerly Administrator of both the Colony-Wars.com Forum and Game Wikipedia for 8 Years (now defunct). Also Managing Editor for the same Game Wikipedia for 6 years, in conjunction with Administration Duties. Administrative and Moderation duties on the forum included combating spam, typical moderation against users who consistently broke forum rules, and helping to work out player issues via the support forum. Administrative and Editorial Duties on the Wiki, was combating spam, updating the wiki with new information on the game, and helping update wiki information on various user profiles and planets.
Formerly Administrator at Forum Promotion for 4+ years.
Formerly Administrator of Bizdustry.com, from October 28, 2020 to September 17, 2023
Formerly Administrator at Discussion Bucks, from March 1, 2024 to July 8, 2025.
Moderation History
Formerly a Moderator at Forum Promotion for 6 Months total.
Formerly a Moderator at Bizdustry.com, between October 13 and October 28, of 2020.
Formerly Content Moderator at Hive Gamers, between December 18, 2018 and January 1, 2021.
Formerly a Content Moderator at Referral Index Forum, from January 10, 2023 to May 20, 2024.
Formerly Moderation Team Lead of Uncrowned Addiction, from May 2023 to December 2024.
Formerly a moderator at Discussion Bucks, from October 29, 2023 to March 1, 2024.
Editorial History
Formerly a Member and Team Leader of the Editorial Staff and Review Staff at Forum Promotion, for a combined total of 2 years and 10 months total).
Formerly Managing Editor of Philosophy and Current Events of The Moral Liberal (Now The Self Educated American) for 6 Years. (Earnings peaked at $12,000+ a year)
Key Differences Between the Below Positions
Community Administrator
Responsibilities include promoting and demoting members to/from moderators, managing the rules, creating sections and sub-sections, defining site-wide word filters, defining size restrictions for users' avatars and signatures, making forum-wide announcements, changing the appearance, writing forum policies, work server related items, etc. May also act in the capacity of a moderator. Will also be actively engaged with the community by also making threads, posting replies to members questions, and general replying to various topics around the forum.
Forum Moderator
Manages interactions between community members and their main role is conflict resolution. Forum Moderators also post and reply to various threads to help build a sense of community among the forum members.
In the context of a web forum, the moderator enforces community standards. These standards might include some kind of rules about the scope of the site and/or the scope of specific areas within the site. Moderators are responsible for making sure that discussions take place (and content is shared) in the appropriate area.
Positions Looking For
Community Administrator
Part Time Forum Administrator
Responsibilities Include: interacting with the community individually and as a whole; maintain forum moderation standards; and many other forum related duties. Server Side help can be also negotiated if help is needed. Helping with hiring of volunteer staff included.
Added Responsibilities, if needed or requested: Other items if requested.
Time Expectations: Typical time expected of most Administrators of a hobby forum, which generally influxes between 12-20 Hours a week. (Hobby Forums are your basic forums that don't make thousands per month or year)
Forum Category Dependent Cost: $100-$500 USD Monthly Base Pay; Negotiable pay rate for long term contracts (negotiated privately).
IF work expectations are more involved, expect to pay more, or to negotiate a higher monthly salary.
Full Time Forum Administrator
Forum Moderator
Regular Forum Moderator - Part Time or Full Time
Responsibilities Include: Moderation based on Forum and Individual board rules/guidelines; interacting and being part of the community; daily posting; other items on forum that may fall under the jurisdiction of the moderators.
Part Time Expectations: up to 24 Hours a week.
As Listed Above Part Time Cost: $75 USD Monthly Base Pay for small to medium sized forums, with not a lot of expected work.
Full Time Cost: $45.00 USD Per Hour, at 40 Hours Per Week.
Moderation Team Leader - Part Time or Full Time
Responsibilities Include: All standard moderation responsibilities; Leading the moderation team in all duties; posting around the forum; answering questions; taking responsibility in hiring and firing; other items based on negotiation.
Added Responsibilities, if needed or requested: Other items if negotiated for.
Part Time Expectations: up to 24 Hours a week.
As Listed Above Part Time Cost: $150 USD Monthly Base Pay for small to medium sized forums, with not a lot of expected work.
Full Time Cost: $60.00 USD Per Hour, at 40 Hours Per Week.
Service Teams
Service Team Leader - Part Time
Responsibilities include: Completing requests in the individual team section as needed, leading the service team in the direction that the forum or site needs it to be done, provide input on hiring and firing service team members, and to provide input and implementation of all new service requirements that is sought to be updated for the service.
Time Expectations: 12-18 hours weekly
Basic Expected Hiring Cost: $75-150 USD Monthly Base Pay; Negotiable pay rate for any potential contracts beyond 6 months (negotiated privately).
Review Team Member
Responsibilities Include: Writing and Fulfilling Reviews for forums and websites.
Time Expectations: Varies week by week, based on review type and difficulty.
Expected Hiring Costs: $12.00 USD Per Hour worked on Reviews billed in 15 Minute Intervals, regardless of completion and publishing of reviews.
Editorial Team Member
Responsibilities Include: Writing and Editing Articles or Help Pages, and providing an additional service to verify quality of user submitted articles for review to be published on the website.
Time Expectations: Varies week by week, based on any items needing to be worked on.
Expected Hiring Costs: $5-25 USD Payment per article or major addition via editing to the website.
Last Bit of Info
Last but not least, if you want information on items I did not cover, please shoot me a PM. If there is something that I might need to clarify publicly, I'll post a response here for everyone.
All negotiations should remain private, as I cannot write up blanket answers on things that may require individual negotiation.
Thanks for reading this!
First and foremost, I generally don't have issues with genres of sites, as I tend to be well enough versed to know when I need to look something up if I am in need of information on something. But for those who would rather have my likes and dislikes, instead of working with me to make sure I am well enough off with a particular subject, following are some of my liked, hated and indifferent genres.
Liked Genres: Off-Topic/General, Music, Anime, General Entertainment, Board Games, Computer Games, Reading, Astronomy, Online Games, Webmaster, Promotional
Indifferent Genres: Console Games, Role-Playing, Special Needs Forums (All), Sports, Cartoons, Web Hosting, Arts and Crafts, Outdoor Recreational Sports, Tech, Art, Coding, Business Related
Hated Genres: Fan Forums
If your genre is not listed above, I probably don't have an opinion. Anything on the liked or indifferent list, I am willing to work with. If you want clarification on whether or not I'll work on your forum, just send me a link privately.
History
Software History
I have worked on various forum and blog/content management softwares as an admin and moderator. The following softwares I am either competent or am comfortable working on as a regular user, administrator or moderator:
Wikimedia, Wordpress, MyBB (Stable Versions), phpBB (all versions), XenForo, bbPress, PunBB, SMF, Vanilla, various Free Remotely Hosted Forum and Blog Softwares
Administration History
Formerly Administrator of both the Colony-Wars.com Forum and Game Wikipedia for 8 Years (now defunct). Also Managing Editor for the same Game Wikipedia for 6 years, in conjunction with Administration Duties. Administrative and Moderation duties on the forum included combating spam, typical moderation against users who consistently broke forum rules, and helping to work out player issues via the support forum. Administrative and Editorial Duties on the Wiki, was combating spam, updating the wiki with new information on the game, and helping update wiki information on various user profiles and planets.
Formerly Administrator at Forum Promotion for 4+ years.
Formerly Administrator of Bizdustry.com, from October 28, 2020 to September 17, 2023
Formerly Administrator at Discussion Bucks, from March 1, 2024 to July 8, 2025.
Moderation History
Formerly a Moderator at Forum Promotion for 6 Months total.
Formerly a Moderator at Bizdustry.com, between October 13 and October 28, of 2020.
Formerly Content Moderator at Hive Gamers, between December 18, 2018 and January 1, 2021.
Formerly a Content Moderator at Referral Index Forum, from January 10, 2023 to May 20, 2024.
Formerly Moderation Team Lead of Uncrowned Addiction, from May 2023 to December 2024.
Formerly a moderator at Discussion Bucks, from October 29, 2023 to March 1, 2024.
Editorial History
Formerly a Member and Team Leader of the Editorial Staff and Review Staff at Forum Promotion, for a combined total of 2 years and 10 months total).
Formerly Managing Editor of Philosophy and Current Events of The Moral Liberal (Now The Self Educated American) for 6 Years. (Earnings peaked at $12,000+ a year)
Key Differences Between the Below Positions
Community Administrator
Responsibilities include promoting and demoting members to/from moderators, managing the rules, creating sections and sub-sections, defining site-wide word filters, defining size restrictions for users' avatars and signatures, making forum-wide announcements, changing the appearance, writing forum policies, work server related items, etc. May also act in the capacity of a moderator. Will also be actively engaged with the community by also making threads, posting replies to members questions, and general replying to various topics around the forum.
Forum Moderator
Manages interactions between community members and their main role is conflict resolution. Forum Moderators also post and reply to various threads to help build a sense of community among the forum members.
In the context of a web forum, the moderator enforces community standards. These standards might include some kind of rules about the scope of the site and/or the scope of specific areas within the site. Moderators are responsible for making sure that discussions take place (and content is shared) in the appropriate area.
Positions Looking For
Community Administrator
Part Time Forum Administrator
Responsibilities Include: interacting with the community individually and as a whole; maintain forum moderation standards; and many other forum related duties. Server Side help can be also negotiated if help is needed. Helping with hiring of volunteer staff included.
Added Responsibilities, if needed or requested: Other items if requested.
Time Expectations: Typical time expected of most Administrators of a hobby forum, which generally influxes between 12-20 Hours a week. (Hobby Forums are your basic forums that don't make thousands per month or year)
Forum Category Dependent Cost: $100-$500 USD Monthly Base Pay; Negotiable pay rate for long term contracts (negotiated privately).
IF work expectations are more involved, expect to pay more, or to negotiate a higher monthly salary.
Full Time Forum Administrator
Responsibilities include: All typical forum and server duties, Moderation Duties, hiring forum staff (volunteer or paid).
Time Expectations: 40 Hours a week. Additional Hours as needed, at rates listed below, in overtime. Unless contract specifies workload.
Added Responsibilities, if needed or requested: Running, Maintaining and Administrating Multiple Forums on behalf of you; Running, Maintaining and Administrating a Individual (Single) Forum on behalf of you; Running Social Media Accounts; or other items if requested.
Salary Cost: $xxx,xxx USD Per Negotiated Contracted Salary Year, based off of needs of individual or business. Salary Cost, is defined as contract specific, where the person looking is needing specific work to be done, and wants to control costs to a contracted work agreement specific to that end.
Full Time Hourly: $85 Per Hour, at 31 hours minimum per week, up to 40 Hours per week.
Overtime Cost: Any time above agreed on hourly scheduled. Click on the spoiler for additional information.
Minimum Administration Retainer Fee: A Retainer Fee, is defined as paying in advance for the work requested.
Flat Fee Retainer: $3,400 Per 40 Hours of Work, Prepaid In Advance - Can be calculated into multiple payments, depending on total hours wanted and how many hours to be worked on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis.
Monthly Retainer: $3,400 per 40 Hours of Guaranteed Work, paid on a monthly basis. Any time above the agreed monthly hours, is billed at the end of the month.
Time Expectations: 40 Hours a week. Additional Hours as needed, at rates listed below, in overtime. Unless contract specifies workload.
Added Responsibilities, if needed or requested: Running, Maintaining and Administrating Multiple Forums on behalf of you; Running, Maintaining and Administrating a Individual (Single) Forum on behalf of you; Running Social Media Accounts; or other items if requested.
Salary Cost: $xxx,xxx USD Per Negotiated Contracted Salary Year, based off of needs of individual or business. Salary Cost, is defined as contract specific, where the person looking is needing specific work to be done, and wants to control costs to a contracted work agreement specific to that end.
Full Time Hourly: $85 Per Hour, at 31 hours minimum per week, up to 40 Hours per week.
Overtime Cost: Any time above agreed on hourly scheduled. Click on the spoiler for additional information.
Time and a half - $127.5 Per additional hour, above contracted hours per day. Essentially any overtime during the contracted hourly for each day I am contracted to work, if contracted hourly is between 31-40 hours per week.
Flat Fee Retainer: $3,400 Per 40 Hours of Work, Prepaid In Advance - Can be calculated into multiple payments, depending on total hours wanted and how many hours to be worked on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis.
Monthly Retainer: $3,400 per 40 Hours of Guaranteed Work, paid on a monthly basis. Any time above the agreed monthly hours, is billed at the end of the month.
Forum Moderator
Regular Forum Moderator - Part Time or Full Time
Responsibilities Include: Moderation based on Forum and Individual board rules/guidelines; interacting and being part of the community; daily posting; other items on forum that may fall under the jurisdiction of the moderators.
Part Time Expectations: up to 24 Hours a week.
As Listed Above Part Time Cost: $75 USD Monthly Base Pay for small to medium sized forums, with not a lot of expected work.
Full Time Cost: $45.00 USD Per Hour, at 40 Hours Per Week.
Moderation Team Leader - Part Time or Full Time
Responsibilities Include: All standard moderation responsibilities; Leading the moderation team in all duties; posting around the forum; answering questions; taking responsibility in hiring and firing; other items based on negotiation.
Added Responsibilities, if needed or requested: Other items if negotiated for.
Part Time Expectations: up to 24 Hours a week.
As Listed Above Part Time Cost: $150 USD Monthly Base Pay for small to medium sized forums, with not a lot of expected work.
Full Time Cost: $60.00 USD Per Hour, at 40 Hours Per Week.
Service Teams
Service Team Leader - Part Time
Responsibilities include: Completing requests in the individual team section as needed, leading the service team in the direction that the forum or site needs it to be done, provide input on hiring and firing service team members, and to provide input and implementation of all new service requirements that is sought to be updated for the service.
Time Expectations: 12-18 hours weekly
Basic Expected Hiring Cost: $75-150 USD Monthly Base Pay; Negotiable pay rate for any potential contracts beyond 6 months (negotiated privately).
Review Team Member
Responsibilities Include: Writing and Fulfilling Reviews for forums and websites.
Time Expectations: Varies week by week, based on review type and difficulty.
Expected Hiring Costs: $12.00 USD Per Hour worked on Reviews billed in 15 Minute Intervals, regardless of completion and publishing of reviews.
Editorial Team Member
Responsibilities Include: Writing and Editing Articles or Help Pages, and providing an additional service to verify quality of user submitted articles for review to be published on the website.
Time Expectations: Varies week by week, based on any items needing to be worked on.
Expected Hiring Costs: $5-25 USD Payment per article or major addition via editing to the website.
Last Bit of Info
Last but not least, if you want information on items I did not cover, please shoot me a PM. If there is something that I might need to clarify publicly, I'll post a response here for everyone.
All negotiations should remain private, as I cannot write up blanket answers on things that may require individual negotiation.
Thanks for reading this!
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