There is an ever-expanding amount of information on the Internet available for Community Managers.
There are several excellent books available on the subject and one that we recommend is The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation (Theory in Practice)
by Jono Bacon.
Depending on how serious you are about being a Community Manager, you may want to investigate The Community Roundtable, a professional association designed just for that purpose. run by Rachel Happe and Jim Storer, they have an amazing grasp on what it takes to be successful and have built a Community Of Practice that has people from all sorts of organizations involved. They have a great newsletter as well.
Enjoy your role as the Community Manager, you are in fact the Life of the Party!
by Jono Bacon.
Depending on how serious you are about being a Community Manager, you may want to investigate The Community Roundtable, a professional association designed just for that purpose. run by Rachel Happe and Jim Storer, they have an amazing grasp on what it takes to be successful and have built a Community Of Practice that has people from all sorts of organizations involved. They have a great newsletter as well.
Enjoy your role as the Community Manager, you are in fact the Life of the Party!