At the Online Community Unconference a couple of weeks ago, it became clear to me that we are at an inflection point with the “industry” of Online Community. On of the key issues community professionals face is that we (as an industry) are suffering from a lack of solid benchmarks, including compensation of online community professionals. The key purpose of the Online Community Research Network is to work in a collaborative way to research current practice and help establish these benchmarks.
We have put together a short survey about online community professionals compensation, team structure, and current job satisfaction.
The survey can be found here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=dmkh9tZ6vZHyheMFqv2mcg_3d_3d
If you are charged with community management, strategy or design at your organization, I would encourage you to respond to the survey. We are seeking input from all types of organizations, and all levels of seniority.
If you decide to participate, there are few things to note:
• All participants will receive a copy of the final (aggregate) report.
• All data will be processed and compiled in aggregate. Data will not be reviewed or presented in a personally (or company) identifiable way.
• All participants are entered in to a drawing for 1 of 10 $25 Starbucks coffee cards.
If you have any questions about the study, please feel free to contact me. We hope to close the survey by July 17th.
Bill Johnston 
One response to “Online Community Compensation: Your Input Needed”
I participated in the survey and received a copy of the final report from Bill last week.
Here is my blog post with my 2 cents on the report – http://tomhumbarger.wordpress.com/2008/08/26/so-what-do-community-managers-make/
Tom Humbarger