Comments on: A Day in the Life of a Social Media Community Manager http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/ Online Communities and Social Media Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:52:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=4896 hourly 1 By: Blaise Grimes-Viort http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-112 Blaise Grimes-Viort Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:32:46 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-112 Hi Becky!<br><br>I did try to present something cohesive - in truth things might not run in this order, and it does very much depend on how the day goes. But in a previous lifetime when I was taught the ropes I found daily checklists very useful, and the above is what I aim for each morning and it helps give me focus.<br><br>Thanks for the support, will try to ;) Hi Becky!

I did try to present something cohesive – in truth things might not run in this order, and it does very much depend on how the day goes. But in a previous lifetime when I was taught the ropes I found daily checklists very useful, and the above is what I aim for each morning and it helps give me focus.

Thanks for the support, will try to ;)

]]> By: Becky Midgley http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-110 Becky Midgley Wed, 07 Apr 2010 21:02:35 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-110 hahaha - "I feel like a powerhouse with my sexy multiple columns" Genius! Happy to have helped.<br><br>I love the way your day is so structured; I find I have to hop between all these things a bit more sporadically, which is great in one way as it keeps things moving and I don't usually end up missing contact from the communities, but it also means that sometimes I hit the end of the day and still feel the need to go back over things. It's a relentless cycle some days, but I soldier on ;)<br><br>Keep up the good work dude hahaha – “I feel like a powerhouse with my sexy multiple columns” Genius! Happy to have helped.

I love the way your day is so structured; I find I have to hop between all these things a bit more sporadically, which is great in one way as it keeps things moving and I don't usually end up missing contact from the communities, but it also means that sometimes I hit the end of the day and still feel the need to go back over things. It's a relentless cycle some days, but I soldier on ;)

Keep up the good work dude

]]> By: Avery Otto http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-66 Avery Otto Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:42:34 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-66 Simple conversations that create conversions so membership thrives, blogging, twittering, RSS feeds encouraging (aka managing) people are ingredients in my day. I stay away from the Frites and stay focused on multi-grains. What keeps me motivated is seeing the change, and being the change that our job represents. Thanks and appreciation for your awesome time management skills, temperance, and dedication. Simple conversations that create conversions so membership thrives, blogging, twittering, RSS feeds encouraging (aka managing) people are ingredients in my day. I stay away from the Frites and stay focused on multi-grains. What keeps me motivated is seeing the change, and being the change that our job represents. Thanks and appreciation for your awesome time management skills, temperance, and dedication.

]]> By: Blaise Grimes-Viort http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-68 Blaise Grimes-Viort Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:53:16 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-68 Thanks for commenting Miriam! I find writing these blog posts very helpful in claryfying to myself what it is we do so I can better explain it to other people. Thanks for commenting Miriam! I find writing these blog posts very helpful in claryfying to myself what it is we do so I can better explain it to other people.

]]> By: Miriam http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-67 Miriam Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:08:05 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-67 Yes, yes and yes! How did you do that? You just described a typical day at work and we don’t even live in the same country. I guess that the experience is similar, no matter where you work. <br><br>Although I am doing this job for three years now it is still hard to explain it to other people. Like you mentioned they still think I do nothing all day and get paid for having fun. Don’t get me wrong I really like my job, but it is still work. Yes, yes and yes! How did you do that? You just described a typical day at work and we don’t even live in the same country. I guess that the experience is similar, no matter where you work.

Although I am doing this job for three years now it is still hard to explain it to other people. Like you mentioned they still think I do nothing all day and get paid for having fun. Don’t get me wrong I really like my job, but it is still work.

]]> By: Blaise Grimes-Viort http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-70 Blaise Grimes-Viort Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:39:40 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-70 Hi Ralph, roughly 9 years from the start of my career as a Moderator. Hi Ralph, roughly 9 years from the start of my career as a Moderator.

]]> By: ralph fisker http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-69 ralph fisker Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:32:40 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-69 Interesting. How long have you been doing this for now? Interesting. How long have you been doing this for now?

]]> By: Blaise Grimes-Viort http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-72 Blaise Grimes-Viort Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:05:29 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-72 It can be achieved with a custom build, but there are setups of popular social tools that can have a unified management, or at very least moderation, interface :) It can be achieved with a custom build, but there are setups of popular social tools that can have a unified management, or at very least moderation, interface :)

]]> By: Mike Jodon http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-71 Mike Jodon Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:32:20 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-71 Wait...there's a tool the lets you manage ALL the communities from 1 interface?.....awesome!<br><br>Great post! Wait…there's a tool the lets you manage ALL the communities from 1 interface?…..awesome!

Great post!

]]> By: Blaise Grimes-Viort http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-74 Blaise Grimes-Viort Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:39:22 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-74 Thanks Tia :) I didn't want to put people off *too* much! Thanks Tia :) I didn't want to put people off *too* much!

]]> By: Blaise Grimes-Viort http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-76 Blaise Grimes-Viort Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:38:55 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-76 No problem, glad you found it useful. Do you have a similar workflow you could share? No problem, glad you found it useful. Do you have a similar workflow you could share?

]]> By: Blaise Grimes-Viort http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-78 Blaise Grimes-Viort Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:38:28 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-78 Thanks Mira. It can be exhausting but I get real pleasure from it, so all worth it. Thanks Mira. It can be exhausting but I get real pleasure from it, so all worth it.

]]> By: TiaFisher http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-73 TiaFisher Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:31:03 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-73 Fabulous description Blaise. (Enough to put off any interns, lol!) Perhaps we should use this in our job descriptions? You missed out the bit about malfunctioning tools and computer crashes though .... Fabulous description Blaise. (Enough to put off any interns, lol!) Perhaps we should use this in our job descriptions? You missed out the bit about malfunctioning tools and computer crashes though ….

]]> By: caro2point0 http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-75 caro2point0 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:22:55 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-75 hey, thanks for giving us a window in to how you spend your day -- I'm always curious as to how others manage their workflow and tasks. hey, thanks for giving us a window in to how you spend your day — I'm always curious as to how others manage their workflow and tasks.

]]> By: Mira http://blaisegv.com/community-management/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-online-community-manager-or-head-of-community/#comment-77 Mira Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:10:52 +0000 http://blaisegv.com/?p=592#comment-77 Interesting post! :) Helped me understanding Community Management a bit more, and combined with Social Media Management, that's really the kind of day work I'd like to experience. A lot of work but it's exciting. Much more exciting than my web/copy editor tiring day work.. Want some change!! :) Interesting post! :) Helped me understanding Community Management a bit more, and combined with Social Media Management, that's really the kind of day work I'd like to experience. A lot of work but it's exciting. Much more exciting than my web/copy editor tiring day work.. Want some change!! :)

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