Will you pay your forum staff or writers?
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GrabThe.com
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I would never pay anyone to post unless it was going to make me double what I was paying. I let the members post the content, and I post what I feel the community would love to read and get useful info out of.
THF_Martin
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Yes I have often paid staff on various projects that have gone well enough for me to be able to financially pay the staff.
No, mainly because I don't have money to pay them, haha. I consider this a hobby so payment comes later, if there is luxury to do that. I guess paid positions are more motivational for certain people. But the true beauty of this hobby is that a bunch of volunteers are teaming up to do their best with little to no economic gain but purely for fun. Perhaps in paid positions sometimes you forget the fun a bit because it becomes profit-oriented.
Casper said:
I suppose that is the ideal situation. If the website ever makes profit, it's shared between those who worked hard for it. I wonder if there was problem in deciding who got how much? What was it based on, number of posts they made?
No. I don't have the money to be able to do this, and I've found that quite a few people are willing to help out for free anyway.
Besides, I don't really need too much help anyway and can write any news articles or blog posts I want myself for nothing.
Besides, I don't really need too much help anyway and can write any news articles or blog posts I want myself for nothing.
My personal philosophy is if the site owner is making profit (from ads or whatnot) then a percentage of that should be shared with staff members who keep everything in order for you.
But that is my personal belief, make people happy, reward them for their dedication, even if they are already doing something they love.
But that is my personal belief, make people happy, reward them for their dedication, even if they are already doing something they love.
hi,
On my side it's all down to subject discussed.
My Arsenal FC blog, 6000 UV / Month, 40k pageviews. Writers not paid, though, incentive in place, best post every 3 month own writer an arsenal FC goodie
My image hosting website, just launched, looking for a uploader, will pay $5 / 50 images uploaded
I am myself of a forum, estimated 250k members (GPT), I am not getting paid directly but getting bonuses as per referrals renewal etc etc.
It's all up how the guy does his job to be honest, some deserve a little something while some others won't get a single dime
On my side it's all down to subject discussed.
My Arsenal FC blog, 6000 UV / Month, 40k pageviews. Writers not paid, though, incentive in place, best post every 3 month own writer an arsenal FC goodie
My image hosting website, just launched, looking for a uploader, will pay $5 / 50 images uploaded
I am myself of a forum, estimated 250k members (GPT), I am not getting paid directly but getting bonuses as per referrals renewal etc etc.
It's all up how the guy does his job to be honest, some deserve a little something while some others won't get a single dime
Pvcomputers
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I don't need paid staff on the forums because I am not making any money off it. I rather break even or make a profit than making a loss.
Forces of Steel
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The only staff members "needing" to be paid are those not genuinely interested in your forum.
Basically, they should work because they WANT to. Not because they HAVE to.
Basically, they should work because they WANT to. Not because they HAVE to.
I don't pay my staff nor would I do so. All I see it doing is making a situation where people will only want to be staff for the money and not because they truly care. I'd rather all the money go back into the forum itself, which is also what my staff said they would want anyway. The most we'd ever do is use money as a gift to staff, but never an incentive to do your job. If you're only in it for the money, then to me it's no different to kids who only try to get staff on a board just for the sake of being a staff member.
I have and I do. People add in social media, content & they enjoy what they do. Occasionally we might send 'em an iTunes voucher, or have ppl out for a meal or sio. This keeps ppl incentivised and helps to build community.
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