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completeboy
12/11/18 9:01:05 AM
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just for the ad revenue, not for getting free game consoles or copies etc.

got money and time, being a webmaster, i think i might as well make one
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catboy0_0
12/11/18 9:05:00 AM
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GO FOR lT!!! </dkr announcer>
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DevsBro
12/11/18 9:08:58 AM
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Sure it could be a lot of fun

But the chances of really making money off of it are pretty small.
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DarthWendy
12/11/18 9:10:01 AM
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Of course ! But only if it comes with an OFFICIAL Discord channel and we get invites :p
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Zerocide
12/11/18 9:12:12 AM
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Got a name for it?
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completeboy
12/11/18 10:11:10 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Sure it could be a lot of fun

But the chances of really making money off of it are pretty small.

i see, from my experience, content is the real deal not just for ranking but for maintaining visitors as well

i have the time to keep making reviews, my English can be issue but word and grammar correction online exists

i just want ad revenue in the long run
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completeboy
12/11/18 10:11:43 AM
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Zerocide posted...
Got a name for it?

what if someone books the domain by that name?

i will tell you half the name though insider
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josifrees
12/11/18 10:12:39 AM
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Honestly, you gonna get a lot more traffic typing in tat broken English you got than a legit site
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completeboy
12/11/18 10:18:53 AM
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here are screenshots, sorry i had a lot to hide so no one copies if at all interested

https://imgur.com/a/h8gbm43

colors will be different for each page, basically game wise theme
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DevsBro
12/11/18 10:21:40 AM
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Those colors at the top should probably not be used.
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Devil_Katt_II
12/11/18 10:22:41 AM
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I mean yeah it could be a fun little hobby. You won't make any money though, it'll just be a personal page.
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completeboy
12/11/18 10:23:20 AM
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DevsBro posted...
Those colors at the top should probably not be used.

i know it is still experimental progression, what i am aiming is something like a magazine look
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completeboy
12/11/18 10:24:38 AM
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Devil_Katt_II posted...
I mean yeah it could be a fun little hobby. You won't make any money though, it'll just be a personal page.

i was thinking about it like that, i have seen blog like sites and there are comments by visitors on it, seems like abandon sites really

i want to make money by writing reviews and posting videos and tips daily on it instead, content flow will be big as i have nearly 7 hours of free time daily
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Questionmarktarius
12/12/18 12:28:56 PM
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What's your hosting and backend platform?
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completeboy
12/12/18 12:34:26 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
What's your hosting and backend platform?

i would use hostgator

basic html5 based website

only text based reviews not 4k video reviews
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Questionmarktarius
12/12/18 12:35:42 PM
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completeboy posted...
basic html5 based website

You're hand-coding every page?
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CEOffendsMe
12/12/18 12:36:02 PM
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It will take you 20 years just to get popular.
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CEOffendsMe
12/12/18 12:36:30 PM
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Also, you will need a few guys to help with pushing out articles and relevant content.
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completeboy
12/12/18 12:37:25 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
completeboy posted...
basic html5 based website

You're hand-coding every page?

exactly, i am a seo pro freelancer anyways
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completeboy
12/12/18 12:38:26 PM
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CEOffendsMe posted...
Also, you will need a few guys to help with pushing out articles and relevant content.

not sure if posting user reviews would be worth it, because my original content would have my own style to it and depth

also all images will be watermarked

although i would not mind adding discuss comment box
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completeboy
12/12/18 12:38:54 PM
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CEOffendsMe posted...
It will take you 20 years just to get popular.

that is fine but by year one, i want to start earning a fixed ad revenue
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CEOffendsMe
12/12/18 12:39:25 PM
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I thought about it once, but decided that it would be too much to handle alone.

1) Code the front end.
2) Code the back end.
3) Write articles on various games from reviews to tips and more.
4) Create videos if you want to use videos instead of articles.
4) Manage social media / advertise.

etc.

Blah.
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DevsBro
12/12/18 12:42:10 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
completeboy posted...
basic html5 based website

You're hand-coding every page?

I hate the hell out of those tools like MVC or whatever so I definitely approve.
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completeboy
12/12/18 12:43:00 PM
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CEOffendsMe posted...
I thought about it once, but decided that it would be too much to handle alone.

1) Code the front end.
2) Code the back end.
3) Write articles on various games from reviews to tips and more.
4) Create videos if you want to use videos instead of articles.
4) Manage social media / advertise.

etc.

Blah.

i see, i use expression web most of the time

not need to programming so no front back end deal, plain html coding

i already have social media on twitter and instagram

main issue is i can only review old games, do not own a ps4 or xboxone etc.

so i doubt there is market for reviews and tips for old games
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CEOffendsMe
12/12/18 12:44:51 PM
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completeboy posted...
main issue is i can only review old games, do not own a ps4 or xboxone etc.

so i doubt there is market for reviews and tips for old games


Yeah, that will be a problem.

I mean, of course people still admire older games, but it's already been done.

If you want to be relevant, you need to be the first person out there to make Fortnite #101 tips or whatever is "hot" right now (i.e. RDR2, etc).
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completeboy
12/12/18 12:44:59 PM
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DoomsSD posted...
completeboy posted...
here are screenshots, sorry i had a lot to hide so no one copies if at all interested

https://imgur.com/a/h8gbm43

colors will be different for each page, basically game wise theme


There's not enough screen space dedicated to nagging me to download the app version.

there will be no app, a simple html5 website is all that there will be, no programming or scripting either
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Questionmarktarius
12/12/18 12:46:06 PM
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completeboy posted...
i see, i use expression web most of the time

Probably good enough for what you're doing.
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Egamer117
12/12/18 4:10:26 PM
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CEOffendsMe posted...
completeboy posted...
main issue is i can only review old games, do not own a ps4 or xboxone etc.

so i doubt there is market for reviews and tips for old games


Yeah, that will be a problem.

I mean, of course people still admire older games, but it's already been done.

If you want to be relevant, you need to be the first person out there to make Fortnite #101 tips or whatever is "hot" right now (i.e. RDR2, etc).

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MabusIncarnate
12/12/18 4:18:36 PM
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completeboy posted...
CEOffendsMe posted...
Also, you will need a few guys to help with pushing out articles and relevant content.

not sure if posting user reviews would be worth it, because my original content would have my own style to it and depth

also all images will be watermarked

although i would not mind adding discuss comment box

Yeah, gotta make sure none of your 4 visitors steal images
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ArchiePeck
12/12/18 4:22:52 PM
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main issue is i can only review old games, do not own a ps4 or xboxone etc.


In that case I would say that reviews aren't going to be the best content option to pursue. Feature articles (eg, "the five best GENRE_X on SYSTEM_Y" or "Ten crazy weapons in PS1 games") will be more likely to get people to regularly come back if they enjoy the content.
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Muffinz0rz
12/12/18 4:28:19 PM
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Ad revenue will be good but even better will be the fat checks from the studios paying you to write good reviews

Go for it
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completeboy
12/12/18 9:26:21 PM
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ArchiePeck posted...
main issue is i can only review old games, do not own a ps4 or xboxone etc.


In that case I would say that reviews aren't going to be the best content option to pursue. Feature articles (eg, "the five best GENRE_X on SYSTEM_Y" or "Ten crazy weapons in PS1 games") will be more likely to get people to regularly come back if they enjoy the content.

then what about tips on old game people may not know about?
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completeboy
12/12/18 9:29:41 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
completeboy posted...
CEOffendsMe posted...
Also, you will need a few guys to help with pushing out articles and relevant content.

not sure if posting user reviews would be worth it, because my original content would have my own style to it and depth

also all images will be watermarked

although i would not mind adding discuss comment box

Yeah, gotta make sure none of your 4 visitors steal images

watermark to make it look professional enough
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completeboy
12/12/18 9:31:29 PM
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i also have another project in mind while at it, so now it is about which one to do first

the other project will be about heavy equipment listings, like buy or sale posts

let me know if anyone has any idea about that, also marine category will be covered on it

not sure how big marine industry is in america
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