Comments on: FTR shutdown

By: Gnarspall

Gnarspall — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:56:11 +0000

FTR is more than a blog to me its like watching sportsnet before and after my favourite teams play. You have my vote and my donation bud.

Much respect from Ontario, Canada.

By: Pilgrim3

Pilgrim3 — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:04:39 +0000

Hope this helps a little.

By: commwayne

commwayne — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 02:17:56 +0000

and another 5€

By: SerB

SerB — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 01:25:04 +0000

+1 we need the WT fanboys naowwwww

By: TejMahal

TejMahal — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 23:05:07 +0000

While I truly appreciate the effort that you have put in, and would be delighted if FTR didn’t have to shut down, do what you believe is right. Your life is important too. If you’re going to continue with FTR, don’t let it get in the way of your personal life. Hang out with friends, maybe even get some of them to help. In any case, I leave the decision to you.

By: Kazomir

Kazomir — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:03:18 +0000

For the Record Kickstarter, this is what we need! Crowdfund this shit!

By: stixxx

stixxx — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:57:22 +0000

Ack.
Done 5€ too. Because, nobody should work for free, and I know how much effort you have to put in such a project.

Good luck.

By: CMD_Storm

CMD_Storm — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:52:06 +0000

SS, why not just use the adsense competitors? I read a article about Amazons new launch of a direct competitor and TBH they have just as large of infrastructure and even host way more things than Google.

Why does it have to be Adsense or nothing?

I think you should do a similiar thing like Riverini did from Evenews24.com at first it was a hobby, but he got heavy traffic same as you and the mittani diversified into MWO, WOT/Other WG, Planetside and many many more.

Seems to me there is amassive niche in these news sites to give us WOT players info on our secondary games.

People like having a newsite that is primarily there “1st Game” [WOT in this case] and it serving news about there 2nd or 3rd choice of games they play when they are bored. WOT has unique diversity as well, and peoples 2nd favorite games are anywhere from Eve [many started out as our main game, a lot from GoonSwarm and me from PL and NCDOT] which is where the cutthroat attitude of WOT is mainly from I find esp since Eve is massive in Rus as well. Then it gets games like LOL that is straight up Nerdom :) and others like FPS games like Mech Warrior and Planetside and Eve`s Dust514, then back to very mainstream games like Arma and Day-z that are semi FPS but still deeper games.

Point is players like getting there news about other games from a similar gamer who compares things to WOT. We all speak a similar language by learning these games in depth so it makes it easy to review new games and explain new patches.

Lastly there is no shortage at all of players who are longwinded and would love to get a shot at writing articles about each of there games very much like Ensign and others but for LOL or Eve or MWO etc etc.

So, I have seen it be a very successful business model and for NA anyways I can say FTR is basically the official breaking news site that most serious players come to outside the forums.

Like I said this site is almost exactly how Evenews24 started and that now has started River`s 15 paid employee company, and it also gives him resources to buy important stories from sources who may not have done so.

So I would think about how far you want to take this, because I think we are ready to support you in whatever you decide, whether it be donations, tons of add revenue that becomes your fulltime job and or help with maintaining admins and engineers for the site and basically whatever you decide.

Here is a good top 5 adsense competitor. My brother works for Google and im going to ask him to find out the exact way you can make sure to get a real person to review your case.

Good luck SS hope you remain comfortable :)

By: Rich Vail

Rich Vail — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:30:59 +0000

I gave 5 eu, that’s $7.07 US. I read this blog every damn day, because it’s packed full of news about a game I deeply enjoy…I spend $$$ w/WG, who regularly piss me off…so why not toss some to a blog that gives me information? NP, SS you do a great job. I hope enough people put their $$$ where their mouths are and toss you some coin. You do a great service that’s worth paying for. Thanks.

redwing6 (soldier NBG on NA server)

By: The WG Customer

The WG Customer — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 21:30:37 +0000

I forget to add.
5 Euro to FTR, here we go. maybe i will pay more tomorrow.

i really really like this blog, most of the time im a silent reader, but i enjoy this site everytime before i went to sleep. :)