Can you chill as an admin?

[Floris]

Don't forget! Very important!
You have own site for a reason. But this comes with a consequence: You're also the admin. Aw man!

Yes, very depressing when you just want to visit your own site as a member. Put your feet up and chill. Read the discussions, post some messages, etc.

Participating in conversations on your own web site as just another member is important. Not only do you connect with your visitors, but you are simply put: Enjoying your own site.

I've learned through interviews with site owners over the last ten years that they sometimes forget that they're their own member as well.

 

[Veer]

When I am done being the admin, I am there as a member.

 

[Stormraven]

When I am done being the admin, I am there as a member. Although my sites almost dead now.

 

[iTuN3R]

It's 50/50 for me, I am the involved admin posting as a member.

My site goal are different i already know 50% of my members in real life . We organize some sort of get together once in a while and do some fishing together ,lunch times share stories with each others . Great way to keep the community in shape.

 

[Stormraven]

It's 50/50 for me, I am the involved admin posting as a member.

My site goal are different i already know 50% of my members in real life . We organize some sort of get together once in a while and do some fishing together ,lunch times share stories with each others . Great way to keep the community in shape.

Must be quite nice to know some know some of your use base in real life The only time it'll get awkward is it you turn up to meet them and someone says 'why did you ban me' lol.

 

[Mikey]

I have to find time to read my community. Aw man!

Good job I have staff members I can trust to look after the site and keep it ticking over

 

[CycleChat_imported]

I have to manage my site in my free time and since it has grown beyond all original expectations, the "running" of the site uses up pretty much all of my free time.

I'm migrating from IPBoard to XF this coming weekend so I'm hoping that the management tools in XF will make the running a bit easier and free up some time - once everyone is settled back in ...

I could, quite literally, spend all day managing my sites - so that's my aim in the next couple of years - to finish working 9-5 for someone else and to be my own boss running my forums.

My wife thinks otherwise, so I've got some work to do - both earning enough money to match the salary and convincing her it won't be the end of the world if I work for myself - but I think I can do it if I continue to work hard and keep moving forward and upwards in a positive way.

It is different when you're the "Admin" though - people do treat you differently, even if you don't ask/expect them too!!

Cheers,
Shaun

 

[iTuN3R]

Must be quite nice to know some know some of your use base in real life The only time it'll get awkward is it you turn up to meet them and someone says 'why did you ban me' lol.

haha i must be the youngest person who runs the board all members on my board are mostly 30+ except few 25-30 including myself .

My community is about fishing we do all kind of fun stuffs together so it doesn't involve any bans or warnings .