Spotlight Buffalo

As we ramp up content on the new site, Marc Odien and I are planning a new feature and we’re going to need help from our readers/commenters in order to implement it.

We know that it takes a lot of effort to create a blog, maintain it and nurture an audience, it’s not for everyone.  We also know that many of you would like to contribute your thoughts, experiences and opinions, but don’t have the time to manage your own blog.  We’d like to offer an opportunity for you to make small, meaningful contributions to the local scene by asking you to tell us about things you care about.

It’s called Spotlight Buffalo, an ongoing series about the people/places/things that make Western New York a great place to live.  Your contribution can be a review of a local restaurant, a profile of someone who is making a difference in your neighborhood or community, a piece of local history, interview with a local business owner, or an issue/event/group that needs a little coverage.  Generally speaking, if you’re interested in it, we’re interested in it.

The idea came from a series of videos we produced for this year’s Buffalo Homecoming Citybration in which we profiled those who are making a difference in our community.  Here are a few samples:

We’ve already signed up a few interested writers and we’ve got them out working on stories now.  We’ll start publishing articles soon, but I wanted to find others who might want to contribute.  There will be compensation for your efforts, but the compensation will be based on the number of page views your article generates.  We think this is an excellent way for you to become an advocate for your writing/video, helps the subjects of your work market themselves and spreads the word about the good stuff happening in the region.

Leave a comment or send me an email to chris @ wnymedia . net and we’ll get you the details and set you up to start publishing!