It's been a lifelong dream of mine to make this happen. I've written a few freelance pieces over the years but I've never gotten past that stage. Mainly because I haven't had the time to truly commit to getting my name out there. I understand that hopping into the YouTube sphere is all the rage but I don't think it's where I wish to begin. I have an alright voice for it, I think, but beyond that I'm just not sure I have what it takes; I want to present strong content without any of the nonsense I tend to associate with what it seems to take to go big through that system. ("GANONDORF CONFIRMED? Breath of the Wild 2 bombshell leak.")
Of course, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about on that front, in which case do enlighten me.
At any rate, portfolios. I'm going to need one. It seems to me like paying for the bells and whistles of a custom website and putting out a steady stream of content would help me to stand out in a crowd but is there a better approach? A cheaper approach? I have no interest in weighing down a website with a ton of ads because I know how I would feel about that as a reader and I have no desire to inflict it upon fellow readers. An ad here and there, sure, but I doubt it'll keep the lights on. I'm currently a college student (a 31-year-old college student at that...) so initialization and upkeep costs aren't exactly a non-issue but if I need to commit a few hundred to help make my dream come true then so be it.
Perhaps that isn't necessary, though? Do y'all suppose a decently-made blog-like webpage — again, with a steady stream of content — would be enough? I doubt I'll stand out as much when I'm eventually sending my resume out into the wide open web but I'd certainly have more cash on-hand to, you know, purchase the video games I need to play in order to write about on any appreciable level.
I realize this is a bit of a pipe dream gig for many of us here on ResetEra. But I'm also aware that we have several games journalists posting on the regular in our community so maybe one of them can help to show me the way. I'm not going to tag their user names because I think that'd be fairly disrespectful but if any of them happen to see this and feel like chipping in, awesome.
For the record the sort of content I want to put out there (probably) centers on Nintendo releases and includes the following: video game previews and reviews; a section where I hop back in time however many years to pen content on older fare; a "guest star" section where I interview other gamers and eventually — ideally — developers as well; a section on the importance of music in the industry; and a section highlighting developers both established and up-and-coming. I realize going the blog route could make this all feel rather slapdash but maybe there's a way around that. Weekly installments of each category or something.
Thanks in advance. If I don't get many replies... c'est la vie!
Of course, maybe I don't know what I'm talking about on that front, in which case do enlighten me.
At any rate, portfolios. I'm going to need one. It seems to me like paying for the bells and whistles of a custom website and putting out a steady stream of content would help me to stand out in a crowd but is there a better approach? A cheaper approach? I have no interest in weighing down a website with a ton of ads because I know how I would feel about that as a reader and I have no desire to inflict it upon fellow readers. An ad here and there, sure, but I doubt it'll keep the lights on. I'm currently a college student (a 31-year-old college student at that...) so initialization and upkeep costs aren't exactly a non-issue but if I need to commit a few hundred to help make my dream come true then so be it.
Perhaps that isn't necessary, though? Do y'all suppose a decently-made blog-like webpage — again, with a steady stream of content — would be enough? I doubt I'll stand out as much when I'm eventually sending my resume out into the wide open web but I'd certainly have more cash on-hand to, you know, purchase the video games I need to play in order to write about on any appreciable level.
I realize this is a bit of a pipe dream gig for many of us here on ResetEra. But I'm also aware that we have several games journalists posting on the regular in our community so maybe one of them can help to show me the way. I'm not going to tag their user names because I think that'd be fairly disrespectful but if any of them happen to see this and feel like chipping in, awesome.
For the record the sort of content I want to put out there (probably) centers on Nintendo releases and includes the following: video game previews and reviews; a section where I hop back in time however many years to pen content on older fare; a "guest star" section where I interview other gamers and eventually — ideally — developers as well; a section on the importance of music in the industry; and a section highlighting developers both established and up-and-coming. I realize going the blog route could make this all feel rather slapdash but maybe there's a way around that. Weekly installments of each category or something.
Thanks in advance. If I don't get many replies... c'est la vie!
