30-04-2012, 05:33 PM
I would be up for collaborating on any form of newsletter or podcast. My writing talent may be lacking but I'd be willing to draft up some articles based around tabletop gaming news, model reviews, opinion pieces or heck even club related shenanigans.
On reflex I believe the newsletter/podcast should focus on the tabletop gaming world at large in order to broaden the appeal for non-local readers/listeners, say 80%, with the remaining 20% to highlight perhaps an awesome game played at the club, progress of club ventures e.g Cutlass board, and to generally promote how amazing our tea and coffee facilities are. This means we can target the publication to a wider audience which in turn will help promote the club.
Should RedWarNews take on the form of a newsletter then I'd personally prefer a PDF distributed via email and published on our front page. This way we have the best of both worlds; the newsletter can be printed on demand and is also available to those on our mailing lists and anyone who happens by the site. The club is also seen as being active by those who just flick on to our main, another bonus.
From my view point a monthly newsletter/podcast would be ideal as there is a vastly reduced level of stress from the need to provide sustenance of a weekly digest for what is essentially volunteer work.
Fantastic idea! Once we've achieved a reader base we can contact our LGS, Total Wargamer, and various other retailers and purveyors of minis for some advertising.
Tl;dr - Newsletter or Podcast. Monthly. Focus on gaming world with club promotion.
On reflex I believe the newsletter/podcast should focus on the tabletop gaming world at large in order to broaden the appeal for non-local readers/listeners, say 80%, with the remaining 20% to highlight perhaps an awesome game played at the club, progress of club ventures e.g Cutlass board, and to generally promote how amazing our tea and coffee facilities are. This means we can target the publication to a wider audience which in turn will help promote the club.
Should RedWarNews take on the form of a newsletter then I'd personally prefer a PDF distributed via email and published on our front page. This way we have the best of both worlds; the newsletter can be printed on demand and is also available to those on our mailing lists and anyone who happens by the site. The club is also seen as being active by those who just flick on to our main, another bonus.
From my view point a monthly newsletter/podcast would be ideal as there is a vastly reduced level of stress from the need to provide sustenance of a weekly digest for what is essentially volunteer work.
(30-04-2012, 10:56 AM)Stuart Wrote: <club funding hat on>
Advertising space?
</club funding hat off>
Fantastic idea! Once we've achieved a reader base we can contact our LGS, Total Wargamer, and various other retailers and purveyors of minis for some advertising.
Tl;dr - Newsletter or Podcast. Monthly. Focus on gaming world with club promotion.
Warmachine (Retribution of Scyrah, Khador), Hordes (Trollbloods, Blindwater Congregation), Bolt Action (IJA Infantry Section, Soviet Russia Armoured Platoon), SAGA (Norse-Gaels (WIP)), Deadzone (Enforcers, Forge Fathers)