Calling All Writers: Cageside Seats is looking for new posters
by David Bixenspan on Jul 20, 2010 2:14 PM EDT
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PrintI don't wanna do a wholesale lift of Kelvin's similar post with regards to MMA4Real, but most of the general ideas apply. Cageside Seats is SBN's pro wrestling/MMA for wrestling fans/pro wrestling for MMA fans blog. We need more writers to cover pro wrestling and MMA. It's fine if you'd rather write about one or the other, but if you wanna write about both, that's even better. If you wanna write more about MMA, it's preferable if you've been a wrestling fan at some point, as we'd like to have the "wrestling perspective" of the news when possible, but it's not a must. Wrestling-wise, we definitely need recappers for the main TV shows (WWE Raw, Smackdown, and NXT, plus TNA Impact. ROH on HDNet and WWE Superstars, as well as the indy shows on regional sports networks and America One would be great, too, but aren't as high a priority.), so a sample recap would be a good start, though it doesn't have to be the only thing you write about. It's a bonus if you write like the opposite of Todd Martin. Anything about Brock Lesnar, whether it's about UFC or old WWE stuff, is always good. Keeping on top of the more obscure but interesting news items would be great. Basically, keep an eye on what we've been doing and help us do more of it. Being part of SBN, this is a potentially great opportunity if you want to write about this stuff. Just look at the growth of Bloody Elbow et al.
Now, back to lifting Kelvin's post (sorry Kelvin, it's easier this way):
1. Register as a member of Cageside Seats.
2. Begin posting FanShots and most importantly, FanPosts. There is a 75 word minimum to FanPosts, but don't go crazy with a 5 page essay or anything. If your post is good and relevant, we'll promote it to the front page.
3. Email me (davidbix+cagesideseats@gmail.com) with your screen name to tell me you are interested so I'll know who's interested in joining us. Also, so I can recognize the fanpost/fanshots you are putting up.
4. I'll need you to post consistently for about 2 weeks or so. This'll give me an idea of what you bring to the table. The time part is more to make sure you stay interested. If you grab my attention in a good way, you'll get picked up.
Show us what you've got!
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I accept this formal offer for a position with your blog.
Oh, nevermind, you gotta do a bunch of shit.
Consider it a loose guideline. If I like what you write, then you’ll get picked up. I left in the “two weeks” part as more of a gauge that people will stay interested, as that can be a problem.
by David Bixenspan on Jul 20, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I encourage some of the people in the comments to try writing one piece a day for two weeks. I’ll bet it changes the way you approach the writers on this site…
by Jonathan Snowden on Jul 20, 2010 3:28 PM EDT reply actions
Step up at Cageside Seats. I dare you.
by Jonathan Snowden on Jul 20, 2010 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I would love this.
Based on some of my fanposts here and a lot of the comments I make a lot of people here know me more for my mixture of the two. I love MMA and grew up on pro wrestling and still keep up with it. I love the business side of both. I’ll probably try this and see how it goes.
I wrote a fanpost once about how similar Fedor and Sting’s careers have been. Maybe I could re-post that over on Cageside. I go to that site everyday. In fact, I believe Nate told me I should have put that post there.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
Do it dude.
You and who me were the 2 contributors here that I thought of when I saw this.
http://www.instrength.com
thinking about it too, based on the mix
Daniel Worby is Mania's Resident Sissy Boy
by SouthCaliStunNa on Jul 20, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I write for a website that has never banned anyone for anything ever.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on Jul 20, 2010 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions
You write for Yahoo?
"You think you're too cool for school but I got a newsflash for you, Walter Cronkite. You aren't. "
by B.H. Farnsworth on Jul 20, 2010 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
An extra podcast a week, yes.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on Jul 20, 2010 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I wouldn’t brag about writing for the Sherdog forums.
by ufc4 on Jul 20, 2010 7:40 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Come on now
People get banned there all the time. Fightlinker is where all the banned people go.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on Jul 20, 2010 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Nah
Don’t dig pro wrestling
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
I would
but I have a limited attention span and mediocre writing skills.
"You think you're too cool for school but I got a newsflash for you, Walter Cronkite. You aren't. "
by B.H. Farnsworth on Jul 20, 2010 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
the thing about blogging every day
is that you will improve dramatically. go back and look at the archives from 2007 and see how shitty an MMA blogger I was.
Follow me on Twitter @KidNate
It was interesting to see which of my articles got the most comments. That really alters how I select topics to discuss. I’m sure you feel the same way.
I throw raps that attack like the Japs on Pearl Harbor/MC's be out like bank robbers/Fleeing the scene, to be a sole survivor/DJ the getaway driver/Tried to dip but he dive, I socialize on vocal vibes/On tracks stabbed up with razor sharp knives
by Anthony Pace on Jul 20, 2010 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Here is a question for you Nate.
Are you guys able to see exactly what articles get the most page views? It would seem to me that, that would be the clearest indicator.
Forget it Donny, you're out of your element.
yeah we can
but page views are a little bit distorting as well because posts with a page break get artificially higher views.
I also watch entry pages — which pages are getting the incoming clicks.
Follow me on Twitter @KidNate
by Nate Wilcox on Jul 20, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Many are called
but few have the tenaciousness and creativity to succeed. I am amazed at the refresh rate of this site.
LOL I'll do it :)
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 20, 2010 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
What's the prize if you step up?
I doubt I take that challenge. But I bet you I write more original pages per day than most of the writers on here. The caveat: I didn’t say it was good.
lol
More original?
Is Frank Mir secretly in love with Brock Lesnar?
An interview with a heartbroken Miguel Torres.
"You think you're too cool for school but I got a newsflash for you, Walter Cronkite. You aren't. "
by B.H. Farnsworth on Jul 20, 2010 9:22 PM EDT up reply actions
This is precisely why I'm done writing
It’s easy for a few weeks, then it becomes reaaaallllly tedious. I can’t believe Leland is still able to put in the work he does.
http://www.instrength.com
I know you put in a lot of work too, don’t get me wrong. But when there’s a lot of cards around the same time, that guy’s firing out articles like crazy. I dunno if you keep track of such things, but I’d be willing to bet that he’s contributed the most articles to this site in 2010.
http://www.instrength.com
he's made tons of great contributions
but I think i’m ahead of him for this year.
Follow me on Twitter @KidNate
I take it back then
I can’t believe KID NATE is still able to put in the work he does. : )
http://www.instrength.com
Well it’s one thing when it’s your blog, considering he’s merely a contributor it’s pretty impressive the amount of time he puts in.
by ufc4 on Jul 20, 2010 7:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Leland actually has a rare terminal disease which will kill him if he doesn’t write at least 50,000 words per week.
by Chris Nelson on Jul 20, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Lol
That explains so much.
When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are in a confederacy against him. - Jonathan Swift
Fightlinker.com
by Derek Suboticki on Jul 20, 2010 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I got put on staff at MMA 4 Real a few months ago
I still think most of you guys are douches, except for Luke Thomas’ beard.
I throw raps that attack like the Japs on Pearl Harbor/MC's be out like bank robbers/Fleeing the scene, to be a sole survivor/DJ the getaway driver/Tried to dip but he dive, I socialize on vocal vibes/On tracks stabbed up with razor sharp knives
by Anthony Pace on Jul 20, 2010 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
this was a joke, btw
Leland is my hero, as he knows, he’s the only unimportant person I follow on Twitter
I throw raps that attack like the Japs on Pearl Harbor/MC's be out like bank robbers/Fleeing the scene, to be a sole survivor/DJ the getaway driver/Tried to dip but he dive, I socialize on vocal vibes/On tracks stabbed up with razor sharp knives
by Anthony Pace on Jul 20, 2010 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
OLD SCHOOL WRASSLIN
here i Come.
Cause there's only one, and that's me
You understand? for all that fighting, you understand
That sucka think he good, that sucka think he can whoop me
And i know he can't whoop me, Ay boy, the n**** whole style is chump
by S.C. Michaelson on Jul 20, 2010 8:05 PM EDT reply actions
Interesting offer
Unfortunately, I haven’t followed pro wrestling since I was like 8. Halloween Havok ‘97 was nuts though, that’s one of my favorite childhood memories even though I was bummed that Hulk Hogan lost. But mainly because my uncle got shitcanned and then blew up at a Del Taco employee after the show.
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-Socrates
Elliot,
I think they would be happy to have you on board writing exclusively about MMA. I know I would read it…
by Jonathan Snowden on Jul 21, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
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