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Starting a New Media Business - Looking for Partners
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There are tens of thousands of gaming websites, just like there are thousands of games. What makes the successful ones is completely missing from this thread:
Marketing.
Also, partnerships in small business are bad. You need one Chief and the rest invested but understanding of their roles.
I've written for several years for MMO and gaming sites in the early 2000s a freelancer. I'd be happy to contribute in a predefined role. I love the idea of a mature audience site. I think having a target niche and getthing clicks should be the main focus of your initial plan.
Marketing.
Also, partnerships in small business are bad. You need one Chief and the rest invested but understanding of their roles.
I've written for several years for MMO and gaming sites in the early 2000s a freelancer. I'd be happy to contribute in a predefined role. I love the idea of a mature audience site. I think having a target niche and getthing clicks should be the main focus of your initial plan.
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what Suineg set it to
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What type of 'integrity' are you looking for in your content? If we're talking the 'standard' journalistic principles of having no cited sources but plenty of baseless assertions and emotionally charged rhetoric I'll write some amazing stuff to help you guys out.
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Late response but got a kick out of this - a gaming site with a satirical bent that's willing to make fun of anything and everything would definitely have appeal.
If I was still in college and didn't have 2 kids and a job I would definitely try to do that (and fail because I'm no where near as clever).
No, an actual amusing site, not a dozen angry neckbeards in a tuconets circle jerk.
Media markets are saturated. It doesn't help to have an ass name like Junkies. The only way in is to get some good adverts or have some Jewish relatives who can promote you on the media bigwig sites. I still don't see the hook even then. Mist had some good thoughts, but really without something somewhat unique this becomes akin to a pyramid website scheme.
Switch gears and do an alternative to Pantheon, but add all the ideas this site has thrown down which people actually want: i.e., dynamic content, mob camps moving, bosses changing, and open world PVP objectives. Throw up a Kickstarter and send a video to Chris Roberts to link and watch the coin roll in. Then just sell armor designs for stretch goals. Win. Heck, it worked for Age of War.
I'd stick to the first of those three. As for saturation? I don't see it. Not for this particular coverage. I wish I had a default MMO source.
I think there's room for niche media sites, but again you need hooks, content, marketing, and more content.
The problem is the MMO media market is dead. Mainly due to MMOs being mostly dead. Ten years ago they had huge buzz and potential, now you can't find investors if you have Everquest lead designer on your resume. Massively just cratered. The kickstarter for the new site made a bit of coin, but nothing huge and word has it most of it was from nepotism
Are you really shocked that Brad couldn't get investers?
MMOs not named wow may be trending down but online gaming is very very high.
MMOs not named wow may be trending down but online gaming is very very high.
Nobody who knows Brad's history is surprised. That said you can't get money for games or media much anymore, as it's insular. Online gaming is mainstream. It's reporting is mainstream. The money and audiences are tough to get.
