Today, I am going to dive into the first considerations, like the idea and concept for starting my own website. Initially, I got fed up not playing the titles I wanted to, and then I got curious how it was done behind the scenes, such as layout, planning, communication with companies as well as delegating tasks.
![Logo | Gamin' Girl](https://usercontent.one/wp/cass.games/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/gamingirl_logo_new_uprighfix.png?media=1707002536)
When you start something up, you gotta have an idea that will catch peoples interest. I could have started a regular gamingsite, or I could have given up if the domain was taken.
Basically, I was getting tired of not getting the titles for review that I truly wanted, and suddenly it occurred to me that a site about gaming, only written by girls could be an eyecatcher. I checked the first domain that crossed my main that would fit – and it was free. Seconds later it were bought, and I had to make decisions.
What should be on the website besides reviews? Okay there were the obvious such as release lists and impressions. I went for boosting tutorials, blogs and funny stories for personification.
A few days of work, and the design was finished. I needed to get the word out there, and I wasn’t planning on using money on ads. Social networks works wonders here, and soon I was on twitter, trying it out.
Some time went by with posting, and trying to find the right contacts. Months went by and I was getting a few contacts via twitter. I was getting tips and tricks – including an address for a website that were releasing news and and dates of game releases that I still use today – heavily.
After around 6 months of time, I’ve managed to get hold of the right people. With that, I was able to get almost every title home that I wanted. Now I realised I needed writers, as the site had to be updated on a regular basis in order to make visits – and in order to review the games that I got on my hands.
Next time; Presentation is important!
![Screenshot | gamingirl.com 2011](https://usercontent.one/wp/cass.games/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/1108gamingirl-1024x416.png?media=1707002536)