- Jul 11, 2011
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Dear Tom's Hardware Community,
I have a website that I am working on. In the beginning I imagined developing a gaming community just for fun, it doesn't cost much to host a website and I said why not, I made the website and what not but, it never really took off. So, I tried to think of some way to do something for people, to provide a service, but one where everyone would benefit, me, and anyone that used it.
So, I thought about starting a tourney community for gaming clans. No strings attached. The process would be simple. You would register your clan for some sort of tourney and get with me or post in the forums (On my website) to organize a match up with another clan, or it could be a ladder match with multiple clans, like a bracketed match up. Each clan, would either raise money for the match, or each individual player, would pitch in anywhere from $1-$100 into a pot. At the end of the tourney, there would be a sizable amount of money donated. The winning clan would win the pot, I would take a small cut ( I haven't really determined that yet but something that would make it worth my time to continue putting time and energy into the project).
I would also accept donations that would go strictly to the upkeep of the website and servers etc. I also thought about offering Mumble services free of charge for the clans that wanted it and other options. If I gathered enough profit from it, I would also have prize giveaways for clan winners or just in general sort of like a raffle of some sort, to keep people interested. Maybe a game or two or something of that nature.
I'm just looking for feedback, I'm not trying to create the next awesome website but just something for the average joe that isn't extremely serious but wouldn't mind to compete for a money prize of some sort. Like I said, it's just an idea and I haven't even got the capital to get everything going in the right direction, I'm a money strapped college student who works part time but, I know how to save money. I've already considered getting a dedicated server, which would probably be about $150 a month. I think I could do it if I got things rolling in the right direction and got people signed up and interested.
I didn't want to advertise my website here because even though it's finished in the sense of a gaming community. It's not really that great as I'm lacking in the design department, I used Wordpress and SMF for forums. But it's pretty basic at the moment. I'd appreciate if anyone wanted to volunteer a hand at helping just send me a private message. Any and all feed back is appreciated, even constructive criticism.
I have a website that I am working on. In the beginning I imagined developing a gaming community just for fun, it doesn't cost much to host a website and I said why not, I made the website and what not but, it never really took off. So, I tried to think of some way to do something for people, to provide a service, but one where everyone would benefit, me, and anyone that used it.
So, I thought about starting a tourney community for gaming clans. No strings attached. The process would be simple. You would register your clan for some sort of tourney and get with me or post in the forums (On my website) to organize a match up with another clan, or it could be a ladder match with multiple clans, like a bracketed match up. Each clan, would either raise money for the match, or each individual player, would pitch in anywhere from $1-$100 into a pot. At the end of the tourney, there would be a sizable amount of money donated. The winning clan would win the pot, I would take a small cut ( I haven't really determined that yet but something that would make it worth my time to continue putting time and energy into the project).
I would also accept donations that would go strictly to the upkeep of the website and servers etc. I also thought about offering Mumble services free of charge for the clans that wanted it and other options. If I gathered enough profit from it, I would also have prize giveaways for clan winners or just in general sort of like a raffle of some sort, to keep people interested. Maybe a game or two or something of that nature.
I'm just looking for feedback, I'm not trying to create the next awesome website but just something for the average joe that isn't extremely serious but wouldn't mind to compete for a money prize of some sort. Like I said, it's just an idea and I haven't even got the capital to get everything going in the right direction, I'm a money strapped college student who works part time but, I know how to save money. I've already considered getting a dedicated server, which would probably be about $150 a month. I think I could do it if I got things rolling in the right direction and got people signed up and interested.
I didn't want to advertise my website here because even though it's finished in the sense of a gaming community. It's not really that great as I'm lacking in the design department, I used Wordpress and SMF for forums. But it's pretty basic at the moment. I'd appreciate if anyone wanted to volunteer a hand at helping just send me a private message. Any and all feed back is appreciated, even constructive criticism.
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