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When it comes to research and gathering quotes, you may feeling like you know everything about a topic, but the best stories come when you find out that's not the case. If you're doing a story about game ratings, for instance, it's hard to speak w...
I feel like I'm on a roll with commenting tonight, so I'm going to keep rolling.
Frankly, there is no reason for any of the big three to give freelance writer's debug hardware. They do have a limited supply, and what do they get for sending you t...
It's rare that a PR person or a contact isn't incredibly aware of their e-mail. Don't just ask for comment, say you're on a five-hour deadline and you'd love a comment. If they don't answer in five hours, it's fair game to say you contacted them a...
There is nothing I dislike more as an editor than someone who dances around the money issue. If you don't value your work, you're telling me I don't need to, either. I was dealing with one freelancer who had a solid, upfront number the first time ...
Let me weigh in on a few issues here, especially since you mentioned pitching to Ars in your post.
1) For me as an editor, I wouldn't want you essentially re-writing a review for us if you've written about the game for another site. Why say what ...
If you have five readers one week, and 20 the next, you can claim you're quadrupling your readership at a steady rate. Can you provide any idea of what your readership actually is? You're asking for people to give you their work for free, what do ...
What do you consider a large amount of hits?
On the flipside, if you send me $10 I'll explain in detail why any print magazine is a bad idea these days.
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- About Me:
- I'm the Gaming Editor for Ars Technica, and having "Gaming Editor" on a business card is the best thing ever.
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- http://arstechnica.com
Comment Wall (18 comments)
- At 8:48pm on May 24, 2009,
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- At 10:27pm on March 28, 2009,
Adam said… - Go suck a dick dude. Also don't try making gamerlimit.com look bad because i just gave you a personal comment, because I sold it off.
- At 9:52pm on March 28, 2009,
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- At 9:20pm on January 30, 2009,
Jeff "Switch" Sorensen said… - Awesome! Thanks, man.
- At 2:01am on January 29, 2009,
Jeff "Switch" Sorensen said…
- Hey Ben,
Just wanted to leave a personal thanks for the conversation in my blog. I realize it's not a conversation starter that's gonna make me lots of friends around here, but I'm certainly not here to make enemies, so I hope you and I are cool.
- At 5:40am on January 21, 2009,
Andrew Groen said… - Phew. That "Adam" kid sure has one hell of a temper doesn't he? At least he had the good sense to conceal his full name before he went around insulting his colleagues and ruining the reputation of his site. : /
- At 11:02pm on January 12, 2009,
Adam said…
- Whaat! You're silly pal. :Personal attacks? I was just mentioning that guys comment that was unnecessary. Let's get a couple of things straight here. 1. I don't want people like that guy, you nor most of you gold digging writers to work on our site. I have great writers that have just started college that are doing this with passion not because they are getting paid to. 2. Our site does just fine with our exclusive news and interviews.
I'm off this no good site that has nothing but ignorant writers like your self that like to diss someones site like your buddy that got laid off a 1up.com site that had a terrible Magazine and site comparining to Game Informer and their website.
Peace out. You are also blocked.
- At 10:47pm on January 12, 2009,
Adam said…
- Why is it that there is always one ignorant writer on this site that has to comment with a rude comment. I already know we aren't doing the best, but it's why we need the writers to help us get better. In no way does what I said to that guy affect anything. I had to nice gentleman respond back to my comment that will be joining us.
I know exactly what that guy problem was, he got laid off from 1up.com. He doesn't have to take it out on others and be rude because of it.
- At 11:37pm on August 7, 2008,
Michael Walbridge said… - I noticed no feedback was allowed, so I hope it's okay to comment here. I liked your approach to the "free work" thing; it is the only treatise I've read that explains the nature of a transition to pay, instead of simply saying "Oh, I used to do that, I turned out fine; it's not a bad idea" or "God, you're ruining the industry, start being more professional".
- At 4:37am on January 28, 2008,
McKinley Noble said… - I always check out Opposable Thumbs for the slick, witty writing and the great layout. Awesome work.
(Seriously, you guys must have one hell of a copy editor.)
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