3 ms·
Ask HN: Feedback on My Site/Startup Concept
Hey everyone!
I’m working on a media related site/startup at the moment, and I’d like some feedback from the community here in regards to the concept and the potential for it in future.
Basically, the concept is this. A user created gaming news platform where you can post news, reviews, guides and other content related to games and make money off of it. So in short, something akin to a news version of Medium for the gaming market.
To try out the concept, I have reworked an existing gaming site I had running into a prototype of the idea. This can be found at https://gamingreinvented.com
At the moment, the site is pretty basic. You can post content, see roughly how popular it is, choose how its monetised and earn a share of the ad revenue. There’s also integration with a forum section and other related features, but that’s something that’s more a part of the WordPress modification I’m using.
There’s also the option for paid subscriptions, which is going to be tied into content monetisation. I have some interest in this from my current audience.
The style is really simplistic too. Blame the fact I’m not a designer for that (I’ve worked in a few agencies as a developer). If it ever catches on, I’ll hire someone to actually design a more professional theme with some sort of actual character to it.
Either way, more features are planned in future.
You’ll be able to post video and audio content, as well as livestreams. Quickly post content through a mobile app in seconds (because even solutions like Medium and Reddit seem to favour those with a lot of free time). Get access to press only materials and anonymous submissions through SecureDrop as a normal writer.
Basically, I want something that’s more of a true hybrid between open publishing and traditional journalism. Where the normal contributor gets the same benefits as a professional journalist.
I look forward to any feedback you may have.
- CM30 10y agoJeez, I write too much. Sorry if it doesn't make sense, I had to cut out about 1000 characters to fit the 2000 character limit for a self post on Hacker News.