Thread: Need a writer

We would ideally like to have one new article a week. If 2 people could each commit to every other week then I would be cool with that.

Maybe have a list of potential articles that people could sign up for. That way a person best suited could grab what they want. One week new phone review. Then pc hardware, then console gaming. Have a rotation and writers would have a little heads up.

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I left it pretty open because I didn't want to say, "I want you to write a tech article like this. Who wants to do it for me?" However, if it were up to me here are my thoughts. I agree that we will probably never be able to compete with say Tom's hardware for reviews and such. We don't have the staff or the budget that they do, so what can we do?

I like the idea about writing a how to on assembling a PC, and Wile is actually going to write a new one once he starts assembling his PC. Articles about what to buy for a certain budget are nice, but realistically they need to be redone every 2-3 months to stay relevant. That is a lot of writing when you consider that you would likely need to write a new low, medium, and high budget system. I am not opposed to it, but not sure if we could compete with sites that already do those well. Where I personally think we could make an impact is if we wrote an article a week about the tech gadget the writer would buy if someone else were paying. I think people would love to read about the new state of the art graphics card, tablet, video projector, or surround sound system that Mark Cuban may buy for his home, but most of us would likely never buy for ours. Just a thought, but that is where I think we could create interest.

I think what you're looking for is kinda like what Blues News or whatever do. A round-up of new technology announcements, reviews, etc where we can offer some insight/opinion. I could be wrong...

I loved Blues Clues when my kids watched it, but I don't see how that relates.

Yes, but with something that makes us unique. Like I remember some guy that stress tested new technology products, and I don't mean OCing them or getting benchmarks. He would drop it, then step on it, then hit it with a hammer, then put it in a blender. He would write about, and take pictures of, each step to say what still worked, and more often than not what didn't. That is something unique that wouldn't be an inferior copy of Tom's or some other site.

Not saying we do the same, but something like that which would be unique.

I think you're going to be hard pressed to find something to make us unique in that respect...

You are probably correct, and unique may not be the best word, but not a total copy-cat with less quality.

Ok, how does this sound......

I am planning on building a custom computer case out of wood (we shall see how my woodworking skills hold out). Currently designing it...

If I document / write up a build log every once in a while on it would that be something along what you are thinking.

Some weeks I might not have a lot of progress (traveling for work), but it would be semi-regular.

That sounds great actually.