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Hey HN! I'm Gareth. I've been writing technical tutorials for years and next month I am going to start focusing on it full time. My hope is that I can solve th
by sixhobbits 7y ago
Hey HN! I'm Gareth. I've been writing technical tutorials for years and next month I am going to start focusing on it full time.
My hope is that I can solve the "readers don't want to pay for content any more but content is expensive to produce" problem by getting companies to pay for it instead. Unbiased technical articles are hugely valuable to companies who are looking to attract technical people to their product.
I have already taken on one client using this model and I am working with two others in slightly different ways but which still tie into this.
I'd love any feedback on the concept. The website is deliberately super minimalist, and it will never evolve to look like a "standard"[0][1] startup website
I also have ambitious goals for the company structure as I take on more writers. All Ritza employees will be treated as permanent "full time" employees, but will only be expected to work ca. 20h/week. More details coming soon.
[0] https://www.dagusa.com/ https://www.dagusa.com/
[1] http://www.novolume.co.uk/blog/all-websites-look-the-same/ http://www.novolume.co.uk/blog/all-websites-look-the-same/
- JoeAltmaier 7y agoI endorse your effort! The trick in any new enterprise, is figuring out who has the money, and getting them to pay. Going to the company (with far deeper pockets than any individual reader) is a fair notion.
- sixhobbits 7y agoThank you! Yes exactly, and so far the people with the deepest pockets are the marketing people who buy millions of dollars worth of targeted advertising. I hope that I can find several companies who would "experiment" by putting 1-3% of their adspend budget towards something that actually benefits the world.