playafly187
01-15-2006, 02:06 AM
Hey guys, just wanted to take a minute and get some feedback from everyone on a few ideas im working on for the site in 2006.
First up, there will be many more giveaways in the forums this year. Giveaways are a great way for the site as well as our sponsors to give back to you guys (and also help to generate traffic 8) ). I am planning to have at least one giveaway each month, maybe two.
Next up, I am planning to put up a poll in the sidebar on the main page. The poll question would of course be tech related, with the question changing each week. Just a little something fun and different.
As far as site content goes, we are constantly working on new reviews. One section I want to expand on, however, is articles. I have been tossing around the idea of doing a series of system buyers guides (budget build, mainstream build, high-end build). In these articles, we would select specific hardware based on a set budget and discuss our reasons for choosing each product (bang-for-buck, overclockability, etc). These would be 'live' guides which would be updated once every month or so.
Also, what do you think about the front page news? I have considered going with more detailed posts, with 3-4 updates per day. But, this would really take much longer to do and I more than likely have to hire on extra help. Oh the other hand, I feel that having multiple updates would help bring back visitors throughout the day.
That pretty much covers it for now. Please feel free to comment on any of this, good idea, bad idea, love it, hate it? Let us know! Also, if you have any other ideas that you would like to see (articles, reviews, etc.), feel free to share them here.
First up, there will be many more giveaways in the forums this year. Giveaways are a great way for the site as well as our sponsors to give back to you guys (and also help to generate traffic 8) ). I am planning to have at least one giveaway each month, maybe two.
Next up, I am planning to put up a poll in the sidebar on the main page. The poll question would of course be tech related, with the question changing each week. Just a little something fun and different.
As far as site content goes, we are constantly working on new reviews. One section I want to expand on, however, is articles. I have been tossing around the idea of doing a series of system buyers guides (budget build, mainstream build, high-end build). In these articles, we would select specific hardware based on a set budget and discuss our reasons for choosing each product (bang-for-buck, overclockability, etc). These would be 'live' guides which would be updated once every month or so.
Also, what do you think about the front page news? I have considered going with more detailed posts, with 3-4 updates per day. But, this would really take much longer to do and I more than likely have to hire on extra help. Oh the other hand, I feel that having multiple updates would help bring back visitors throughout the day.
That pretty much covers it for now. Please feel free to comment on any of this, good idea, bad idea, love it, hate it? Let us know! Also, if you have any other ideas that you would like to see (articles, reviews, etc.), feel free to share them here.