Have you started a new forum with no staff?

Discussion in 'Member and Staff Management' started by Destiny, Jul 14, 2009.

  1. Destiny

    Destiny Newcomer

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    Just wondering how you all got started staff wise. Did you start on your own as one Admin or have staff lined up before opening the forum? :)
     
  2. kev

    kev Regular Member

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    All of my forums were started and maintained by one person - me. Until new members signed up and started posting, then I got some volunteer moderators.

    I have found that few friends or family members will help with a forum, so its all up to you.
     
  3. Soliloquy

    Soliloquy Regular Member

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    Pretty much all of them were just me until some real activity got going, although I did start one as a spin-off of another forum and brought in a forum member to mod.
     
  4. Destiny

    Destiny Newcomer

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    Thanks for the feedback. :)
     
  5. FullMetalBabe

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    The staff was already there :D
     
  6. 50calray

    50calray Grand Master

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    This...
     
  7. Michael

    Michael Regular Member

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    All of them me and my girlfriend were the starting staff other than on mumslife.com as it isnt really my thing.
     
  8. Ryan

    Ryan Regular Member

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    I have always had staff there to help along the way.
     
  9. Nick

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    I started my forum alone but brought on some staff members after a few weeks in order to help me with the growth, promotion and direction of the site. I added more (and still do) as time goes on and the community grows. :)
     
  10. kneel

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    I started my toyota site by myself. Did everything by myself.. finally had sum people join and start postin that were worthy of mod status.
     
  11. ArnyVee

    ArnyVee Regular Member

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    I've started all on my own. Then, I start to add staff as we grow and need it.
     
  12. ckidd

    ckidd Newcomer

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    I need some staff
     
  13. Donkey

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    Before ETF, I always did this.

    But this time I started with just myself but quickly hired 2 other administrators to help with things.
     
  14. Destiny

    Destiny Newcomer

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    Thanks for your comments, most helpful. :)
     
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    I am currently working on a new project by myself with no staff but that could all change in the coming days/weeks!
     
  16. Blake

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    I started alone, but when the need for help to moderate arose I had identified people I felt were trustworthy.

    But starting with a staff already in place could make things TONS easier.
     
  17. FullMetalBabe

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    It does! It makes such a difference.
     
  18. BananaQueen

    BananaQueen Grand Master

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    all of the forums i am admin on started with two admin in a partnership.

    the first one im starting is just me, til it gets more active.
     
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    yes , lol when i started jamii , i had no staff , no one , and now it has over 800K Posts :)
    but when i started another , i got help with the people from jamii :)

    currently going to open the third forum with No Staff!! Hope it will succeed too
     
  20. Howard

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    I tired starting a forum with staff before but i couldn't rely on them to be active and post, so now i just hire people when i see that their active and we need them/
     

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