Comments on: Men earn higher salaries in social media http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/11/02/men-earn-higher-salaries-in-social-media/ Angela Connor on Growing Successful Online Communities Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:26:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Angela Connor http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/11/02/men-earn-higher-salaries-in-social-media/#comment-2825 Angela Connor Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:56:48 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1605#comment-2825 Hi there <strong>Megoizzy</strong>: To answer your question, these community managers are working their tails off and many still aren't paid enough. It goes way beyond posting to Facebook pages and sending out tweets. That's work that an existing employee can add on to their workload and not miss a beat. if you really want to know all about community management, I would encourage you to read some of my past posts, check out <a href="http://communityspark.com" rel="nofollow">Martin Reed</a>, <a href="http://feverbee.com" rel="nofollow">Rich Millington</a>; <a href="http://freshnetworks.com" rel="nofollow">FreshNetworks</a> and the <a href="http://onlinecommunityresearch.com" rel="nofollow">Online Community research Network</a>. Managing online communities, particularly branded communities is tough work. Let me know if I can tell you more about it. -Angela Hi there Megoizzy: To answer your question, these community managers are working their tails off and many still aren’t paid enough. It goes way beyond posting to Facebook pages and sending out tweets. That’s work that an existing employee can add on to their workload and not miss a beat. if you really want to know all about community management, I would encourage you to read some of my past posts, check out Martin Reed, Rich Millington; FreshNetworks and the Online Community research Network. Managing online communities, particularly branded communities is tough work. Let me know if I can tell you more about it.
-Angela

]]> By: megoizzy http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/11/02/men-earn-higher-salaries-in-social-media/#comment-2824 megoizzy Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:49:07 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1605#comment-2824 This is an interesting post and one I'd like to know more about. As the Community Manager for a startup travel site, I am working on a nearly volunteer basis managing their Twitter and Facebook accounts. I send a few tweets a day (probably around 10 a week) and post a few links to the Facebook account. But, on the veritable lack of money that they are paying, it's not a real job. Which leads me to the question - what are these Community Managers who are getting paid 89K actually DOING all day everyday? I'd be interested to know more about the daily ins and outs of a real, paying CM/SM job. I had no idea companies were willing to shell out that kind of thing to have someone send tweets?? This is an interesting post and one I’d like to know more about. As the Community Manager for a startup travel site, I am working on a nearly volunteer basis managing their Twitter and Facebook accounts. I send a few tweets a day (probably around 10 a week) and post a few links to the Facebook account. But, on the veritable lack of money that they are paying, it’s not a real job.

Which leads me to the question – what are these Community Managers who are getting paid 89K actually DOING all day everyday? I’d be interested to know more about the daily ins and outs of a real, paying CM/SM job. I had no idea companies were willing to shell out that kind of thing to have someone send tweets??

]]> By: Kroyj http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/11/02/men-earn-higher-salaries-in-social-media/#comment-2673 Kroyj Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:53:51 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1605#comment-2673 I’d remember the world of to say something or anything to with that too! I’d remember the world of to say something or anything to with that too!

]]> By: Sweena http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/11/02/men-earn-higher-salaries-in-social-media/#comment-2623 Sweena Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:38:45 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1605#comment-2623 Thank you for responding. I have emailed you a much more detailed response! I look forward to more of your posts :) Thank you for responding. I have emailed you a much more detailed response!

I look forward to more of your posts :)

]]> By: Angela Connor http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/11/02/men-earn-higher-salaries-in-social-media/#comment-2622 Angela Connor Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:01:43 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1605#comment-2622 Hi there <strong>Sweena</strong>: I am sad to hear that this is happening to you as well. I am outraged about this. The thing is, I'm sure this happens whenever positions that not many people understand, gain importance. It's a double edged sword. How can you get a second interview if you don't make a good impression, when the way to do that is appear knowledgeable and show your worth? Perhaps you should write a white paper on the topic at hand and just sell it, since everyone wants to take it and run. Geez! I'd like to share this comment as a guest post. Hi there Sweena: I am sad to hear that this is happening to you as well. I am outraged about this. The thing is, I’m sure this happens whenever positions that not many people understand, gain importance. It’s a double edged sword. How can you get a second interview if you don’t make a good impression, when the way to do that is appear knowledgeable and show your worth? Perhaps you should write a white paper on the topic at hand and just sell it, since everyone wants to take it and run.
Geez! I’d like to share this comment as a guest post.

]]> By: Sweena http://blog.angelaconnor.com/2009/11/02/men-earn-higher-salaries-in-social-media/#comment-2620 Sweena Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:41:13 +0000 http://blog.angelaconnor.com/?p=1605#comment-2620 It's interesting that she's having that experience, as I have had the same in the past few months. Many companies advertise the CM role and have no idea what they want out of it. So, they start asking questions which you shouldn't be answering as they're not part of your role - or they're things that should already be in the job description. You oblige as you'll probably not get the job otherwise. Turns out, your insight has proved invaluable and you're left at a loose end as they've just poached everything you've said without giving you a second look in. Is this legal? Fairly sure there's no issue with it. Is it fair? Nope. After having been on interview after interview and exhausted myself telling companies what they should be doing rather than how I would like to develop the role, I am still left jobless and pretty unhappy. If they don't call you back (after the second or third interview after writing extensive notes from your interviews), they remove the job and say it's unavailable for the time being. This is really starting to irritate. It’s interesting that she’s having that experience, as I have had the same in the past few months. Many companies advertise the CM role and have no idea what they want out of it. So, they start asking questions which you shouldn’t be answering as they’re not part of your role – or they’re things that should already be in the job description. You oblige as you’ll probably not get the job otherwise.

Turns out, your insight has proved invaluable and you’re left at a loose end as they’ve just poached everything you’ve said without giving you a second look in. Is this legal? Fairly sure there’s no issue with it. Is it fair? Nope.

After having been on interview after interview and exhausted myself telling companies what they should be doing rather than how I would like to develop the role, I am still left jobless and pretty unhappy. If they don’t call you back (after the second or third interview after writing extensive notes from your interviews), they remove the job and say it’s unavailable for the time being.

This is really starting to irritate.

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