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Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book. However, this is an unsponsored book review.
Millions of people log into online forums every day to get advice and discuss everything from their favorite sports team to insider hacks to computer software. The most forgotten person within these forums are the administrators. It is the job of the administrator to make sure they’re on top of any legal issues, the challenges that come from any technical issues, and of course the occasional user, who makes it difficult fo everyone with the community.
Patrick O’Keefe answers these issues, as well as lays the groundwork for developing and promoting your community within his book, “Managing Online Forums.” Patrick is the founder and Owner of iFroggy Network, and internet network featuring content, community and e-commerce sites. He manages seven communities, including phpBBhacks.com, SportsForums.net, KarateForums.com, CommunityAdmins.com and PhotoshopForums.com.
Within Patrick’s book you will learn how to:
- Lay the groundwork for your community
- Develop your community
- Develop guidelines
- How to promote community
- How to manage your staff
- How to deal with unruly users
- The ins and outs of creating a good enviroment
- Tips to keeping your forum interesting
- Ideas on how to make money
While there are many informative ideas in this book, the main focus is community management. Patrick’s approach is to help guide the community manager in the right direction. If you have any thoughts of building an online forum, Patrick’s experience can be extremely helpful.
Like any book there will always be things that you disagree with, but you will also find that it’s full of a lot of good advice. If you have any interest in building online communities, check it out for yourself. (Amazon Link)
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