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| demoncaterpie | Apr 6 2008, 09:48 PM Post #1 |
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Hey guys, DC here! So I've got a confession to make. I probably wont be competing at a professional level. In fact, I probably wont be playing Brawl all that constantly. It's not that I don't like the game. Far from it. I think Brawl is much better than Melee. It's just that I've got a lot of stuff to think about. For one thing, I'm nearing 19. I'm not a kid anymore, and I really don't want to be treated like such. This has nothing to do with you guys, but I'm just helping you see my line of reasoning. The point is is that I need to start thinking about my future and what I'm going to do with my life. I feel like I'm wasting too much time on the internet, when I should be making money and pursuing my dreams. I want to be a director. I want to get my band a record deal. I want to write stories. Basically, I wanna be an art f*g. Maybe I should start buying Mac computers and growing a goatee. Then all I have to do is talk about how terrible Republicans are. But I don't want to leave you guys! I think this websites got great potential. In fact, out of all the clans I've been a part of (and there's a lot of them...trust me), this one's been my favorite. So how do we fix all this? [size=14]By making a profit from Shining Fists![/size] Well, not immediately. And not just for me either. We can all make a little dough from this clan. Maybe not now. Maybe not even months from now. But soon, if we prioritize our goals. What are these goals? Well, how can we separate ourselves from all the other clans out there? By offering something that no other sites have! Art projects are a great example of this. ROB the Series is a huge step in the right direction. If we all work together, this can be a big project. Through in voice actors, epic scripts, super duper production values, and we can have the next Yugioh Abridged Series. We'll get more members, and hey, maybe we could sell t-shirts and stuff? It sounds crazy, but if we can make a few good episodes (though I think we've got a great start with the first one), then we can turn this zero-budget series into a money making machine! But why stop there? We can also feature exclusive comics, short stories, and maybe flash animations. WAV's series has great potential, and if we all pitch in, we could make it go all the way to number 1 on Top Web Comics. Blackadder, I'm also looking at you And hey, I haven't forgotten about our Brawl elitists, for whom this site was made for in the first place. Now that Brawl's online, you have no excuse but to compete in tournaments. Once you guys start getting recognized on the professional level, it'll bring status to our clan. A website is only as good as its members. Do you think anyone would give a crap about youtube if it wasn't being used by celebrities, or the entire frikin world? No. It'd go down faster then the Hindenburg. You guys will make our website the place to be. Another thing you can do is offer one-on-one training sessions with less experienced players. And don't give me that look. It works! People will spend hundreds of dollars just to train with Halo professional for a few hours. There's no reason why we can't do the same. Again, we need to get more status before we can make some dough this way, but I think we're at a good position right now. Those of you who are working on Smash Quests, keep it up. It's one of the best things we've got going, and Homeless really needs to be celebrated for it. Podcasts are also great, and so is our Blog. So how will people know about all these great things? Advertising! We need to do it more! Heck, do it on Smashboards. Forget what there crappy rules are. We're trying to be bigger then them (GASP!). Yes, we can be bigger then Smashboards. Why? Because they're a bunch of douche bags. Everyone on that site is having a big p*nis waving competition, and nobody is the winner. What we want to offer is a friendly environment, where even the lowliest noob's opinion matters. A place where people aren't ridiculed for not knowing what L-canceling is, or even something as basic sounding as an air dodge. Remember that we were once noobs too. So this is my proposition. Again, we can all make money from this. I'll do everything in my power to help out, so let me know what you all think. The future is now! |
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| MM | Apr 7 2008, 06:20 AM Post #2 |
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Go Go Moderator
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Gotta go, ill post more later....but basically, it's illegal for me to make money off the site. |
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| demoncaterpie | Apr 7 2008, 11:59 AM Post #3 |
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Only if you use copyrighted characters. But let's say we come up with a cool catch phrase that one of the character's say (I'm using ROB the Series as an example). We could put that on a shirt and sell it. Or maybe make a cool logo and put it on a mug. It'd be nothing worse then what VG Cats does with their shirts, and I'd say they violated way more copyright laws then we ever will. And yet, he still sells stuff
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| WeAreVenom | Apr 7 2008, 04:27 PM Post #4 |
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Yeah... I'm copyrighting my comic series... I was gonna go and publish it in a year and a half; and my partner wants it at 2 people, no more, no less. But hey, I could help with comics. Just not that specific series. I have an idea though, and we could all chip in with it...
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| sneschurch | Apr 8 2008, 08:11 PM Post #5 |
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sexy manbeast warrior stallion
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hahay!
Much in the same dear friend, I feel my needs of being....well an adult a much higher priority than teh internets though I feel like this site is something much more important than anything around it. smashboards has become nothing more than a pussy fest of whiny smash fans who want the smash world to bend to their whim. Needless to say I feel the need to throw out my second longtimne goal as a flash artist out. I too want create stories and tell them to fans, grow a goatee and buy a Mac (the turtley ain't just for show). Still with a lack of funds I can't buy the means to make flash.......yet. Now for funds.....I'm all for it, but we really have to plan this right. With smash quest, I believe it is a success waiting to happen but we released it too early. But funds can occur (here's a good example of a success story http://www.cafepress.com/showmeyournews). The fist for example could be done in a new art style and sold on shirts with our logo. I can easily make a pen art and then finish up a nice artist fist image so we have our own art to sale (though I'm not planning too anytime soon). But how about other means....like art of kinnikuchu. There are many things we can take and build off of. Kinnikuchu certainly isn't copyright but directly points to smash, same with the big shining fist. But i've been thinking of something more, what about video? ROB is a great start to bring youtube fans to want to view the SF, but what about a more community project to really get some dough. We have various flash/comic artists so why don't we have our own comic/flash production like demon pointed out. It could be like a comic or something about gamers who play smash and come to the shining fists boards. it would go much like the premise of Bonus stage ( http://www.bonusstages.com/bonusstage60.html ) Still we'll need time though, our tourney players really are the ones to open us up more, and i'm sure soon we'll have some A quality moneymakers out. ![]() |
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| Johnknight1 | Apr 8 2008, 08:38 PM Post #6 |
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~His Knightylness Himself~
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Great idea! I need to organize tournaments (now that I've got my next year classes down; now for those god d*** SATs and CATs that I'm sure to get 98 percents on. >_<). No, WE NEED TO ORGANIZE TOURNAMENTS! Let's get our competitive community ready, as well as our casual community. Let's have a PARTY...that's competitive...and involves smash! :lol: |
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| demoncaterpie | Apr 9 2008, 12:16 PM Post #7 |
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I'm glad you guys are all for it! I think t-shirts should be our first priority. Those are the easiest to make, and everyone loves them! Seriously, people will buy t-shirts of ANYTHING! As for the other stuff, we should have a clan meeting. Not just for mods and admins, but for everyone, where we talk about what our flash series and comic series should be about. We should just have one of each for right now. That'll be hard enough as it is. Other things will be discussed at this meeting, which should be very soon. I'd love to shoot for this weekend, so let me know if you guys can make it! |
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| sneschurch | Apr 9 2008, 01:54 PM Post #8 |
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yes but for now we should start talking about getting that smash store open (I'll look for the code) and starting up the RP (which may open some new monetary gateways as well as gain new members.......and T-shirts!
I'm challenging everyone on this site to come up with at least one T-shirt cover art. The shirt forum is here for all those interested. http://z3.invisionfree.com/Shining_Fists/i...p?showtopic=857 |
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| Kinnikuman | Apr 9 2008, 04:36 PM Post #9 |
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In regards to the store I think I can help out. I'm a graphic artist...aprentice lets say. My fathers career is in graphic arts and I've done more than some work for him...everybody check out eishfireglass.com but anyways.. I have the supplies to print shirts. I also have the supplies to print on mugs. Anything I can do to help the best clan in the world? Please just let me know. - Kinnikuman |
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| demoncaterpie | Apr 9 2008, 05:33 PM Post #10 |
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Kinnikuman, you're going to be vital for our profit plan, code-named... [size=14]Shining Fist Full of Dollars![/size] As for how we divide the money, for all shirts that you make, you get 50% of the profits (though this is still a pending percentage). The rest goes to The Shining Fist Fund, which will be used to get nicer things for the website, thereby allowing us to get more things that can make us more money. I promise not to just spend it all on Ice Cream and a PS3! For me! Because I want one! I DON'T SUCK!!!
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