Community Manager Chat
Community Manager Chat
Discuss everything from running a community forum to broader webmaster topics like domains, hosting, and site maintenance.
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Are paid to click websites a waste of time?
Started by Heatman ·
Are paid to click websites a waste of time?
What's your experience with using paid to click websites? Some years ago, they used to be very popular because so many people try to earn from using those sites. Over the years, their popularity have dropped so badly.How much do you rate click websites?
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Have you ever been scammed online?
Started by Heatman ·
Have you ever been scammed online?
With how technology advancement have improved over the years, one of the negative sides it made common is in the area of online scams and cybercrime activities. People lose million of dollars to scammers on different platforms. Have you ever been scammed online?
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What's the most popular paid to post site you've used?
Started by Heatman ·
What's the most popular paid to post site you've used?
Paid to post forums used to be very common and one of the easiest ways people used to make money online from. Old Postloop is one of the biggest paid to post website I've used. I made a lot of money from it site. Bizdustry was also one of my favourites too. Did you earn from usin...
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How did you make your first dollar as a forum owner?
Started by Heatman ·
How did you make your first dollar as a forum owner?
The truth is that it's not all forum owners that want to make money from managing their communities. Some just do it for fun managing people. Those who make money do so through selling of ads space and using monetization tools like Google Adsense. Are you earning money from your...
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Have you banned anyone recently?
Started by Heatman ·
Have you banned anyone recently?
When it comes to forum management, no matter what you do, there will always be that member(s) who doesn't care about breaking the forum rules and damning the consequences. They are simply troublesome and can't be controlled but banned.
Who was the last member you banned in your...
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Have you ever been scammed as a freelancer?
Started by Heatman ·
Have you ever been scammed as a freelancer?
To the best of my knowledge, the reason why most freelancers are scammed online after working for their clients is because they accept jobs, complete and deliver them without getting any payment upfront. Do you prefer to be paid in advance for your online gigs?
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How do you re-engage a community that has gone silent for more than a month?
Started by Bright ·
How do you re-engage a community that has gone silent for more than a month?
I was scrolling through an old forum and the place just felt empty. The last real discussion was almost one month ago. Back then, the threads used to be very busy with replies. Now everybody is on Telegram, Facebook and Discord. Sometimes, community energy is not something you fo...
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If you had to start over today, would you choose Discord, Slack, or a traditional forum?
Started by Bright ·
If you had to start over today, would you choose Discord, Slack, or a traditional forum?
I opened a Discord server and they where discussing online forums. If you wants to start a community today, which one would you go for? Is it the traditional forum, Discord or Slack? In my opinion, forum threads make sense to me. But people have a very low attention span these d...
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Do You Invite Your Friends and Family to Post on Your Forum?
Started by Steve ·
Do You Invite Your Friends and Family to Post on Your Forum?
When I create a forum the first users are always my friends from real life and also a few family members. They don't remain active for a long time but they help seed content initially. Do you also invite your friends and family to post on your forums, do they become a regular use...
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How can we better support new members on our forums?
Started by Bright ·
How can we better support new members on our forums?
This morning I was browsing one forum and i noticed something. New members was just coming in but nobody is really guiding them on how to use the forum. It made me remember when I first joined one community, I was so confused. Nobody to guide me , no direction, they don't even...
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How many hours a week do you spend working on your site?
Started by Cedric ·
How many hours a week do you spend working on your site?
Between managing posts, tweaking the layout, dealing with spam, and trying to grow the community, it can really add up. How much time do you put in each week?
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What numbers do you track beyond “member count”?
Started by Bright ·
What numbers do you track beyond “member count”?
I was just checking my forum stats and I discovered that member count does not tell the full story. You could have 5k members but only 20 are actually posting. I started looking at active users per day, replies per thread, even the time people spend reading. I think tracking real...
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How do you avoid mod fatigue?
Started by Bright ·
How do you avoid mod fatigue?
Sometines I would wake up already tired of even moderating my forum. 😩 People think that the mods are enjoying but the burnout is so serious. You would settle arguments, delete spam, reply messages. Some are even doing it for free sometimes. I had to start taking breaks or els...
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Best bots, platforms, or software you use to manage your community
Started by Bright ·
Best bots, platforms, or software you use to manage your community
I was testing one “auto-mod bot” last month, but unfortunately, spam messages start entering my email like it's a promo season 😒. Some of these tools would collect your data quietly, before you know, they will use it for other activities. This is exactly why I prefer simple manu...
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What’s one tactic that grew your community this month?
Started by Bright ·
What’s one tactic that grew your community this month?
This month I just focused on replying every new post very quickly, just to make people feel seen. Suddenly, the engagement pick up a little. The members don't need too much, just attention and a little consistency. Once they see that the forum is active, they will stay.
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