Do you give mods who volunteer incentives/bonuses?

[Grant]

If you run a forum and want have mods who are volunteer, do you sometimes give them incentives and or bonuses for the work they do? I think if you have anyone volunteering to help with your site or forum, it's a good idea to offer something. Whether it be some pay, a bonus for the hard work they put in as a volunteer, or something else. I think it's great to give back for those who volunteer. Especially if they are there for a long time and do a lot of work. Giving back could be a fun thing to do.

 

[Nomad]

I never have had any volunteer mods on my forum. I have always paid my mods, it is not a big amount but at least I am not making my mods work for free. I do not like idea making people work for free. This is the reason why I don't hire mods frequently. I mostly run my forums alone.

 

[Grant]

I never have had any volunteer mods on my forum. I have always paid my mods, it is not a big amount but at least I am not making my mods work for free. I do not like idea making people work for free. This is the reason why I don't hire mods frequently. I mostly run my forums alone.

That's awesome. I think for a big site, it's ideal to pay the more, especially if you have a lot of problem users on the site. I think it's fine to not pay mods if they volunteer. Some forums don't require a lot of work from mods. So I understand if it's a small forum or just among friends. Of course offering bonosus and extras for volunteering helps. And if you can pay, it doesn't hurt to do so.

 

[AlexanderM]

At the moment, we give bonuses to our @Staff (For tagging) team on a monthly bonus calculated through Revenue Share. Some months it’s less, some none and others it’s more.

If you do pay volunteers incentives you need either a plan to recoup the costs your spending, or to have income like advertising revenue coming in.

 

[Grant]

At the moment, we give bonuses to our @Staff (For tagging) team on a monthly bonus calculated through Revenue Share. Some months it’s less, some none and others it’s more.

If you do pay volunteers incentives you need either a plan to recoup the costs your spending, or to have income like advertising revenue coming in.

That's awesome! And yeah I agree. If you intend to pay volunteers, you need to have a money coming in. I know I couldn't afford to pay people right out the gate, but as you grow and start to make good money, you can start to entertain those ideas.