In This Economy?

ITE is growing by leaps and bounds, and with this growth comes a newfound need for better content, and more of it.

So we are looking to you, the fans, to help us with this.

For the first time in our almost-one-year existence we’re opening up the blog to anyone out there who wants to have their voice heard… or read… whatever. You know what I’m saying.

All you need to do is:

• Read some of the content on our blog. Just to get an idea of our tone. We don’t take things too seriously, so if you’re a really serious person this may not be the best writing opportunity for you.
• Find something you want to write about. If it has an economic tilt to it that is awesome, but if it doesn’t don’t let that totally derail you. Some stories are too good to be held down by an overall theme.
• Send us a note HERE about your story idea.
• We’ll reply within seconds minutes hours with instructions on how to get your work back to us. We love word docs.

From there, if the work is up to snuff, we’ll post it and give you a writers credit. Internet-wide fame and fortune will await you from there.

I guess that brings me to the next important point about this proposition. The question of “WHY?”.

Why would you want to write a story for ITE?

Let me count the ways.

1. ITE’s audience has been steadily growing since we started out last February, so writing for us is a good way to get your words in front of a large number of people.

2. Writing for blogs is a great way to add published content to your portfolio, which is always a plus.

3. Writing something that elicits a response is a great feeling. Even if that response is 100+ Creed fans telling you to go eff your own face.

4. It may be a great way to cross-promote your own personal blog or project.

5. The money. Yeah, that’s right… the money. The blogging life is one of luxury and privilege. For example, my day usually starts around noon when I wake up and eat whatever my personal chef (his name is Popsy) has prepared. From there I sit down at my gold-plated computer and pound out a couple of stories about over-payed pennywrinks and stuff that I think is lame. After that I play tennis on board a yacht for like 5-6 hours with a really hot blond chick named Winona. Then I sleep. Inside a submarine. Made of gold. And diamonds. And, uhhhh… a mermaid stewardess?

Yeah, no.

In reality the blogging life is pretty unglamorous, which actually plays into the overall theme of ITE really well. But, even with this lack of financial success, it’s still a whole lot of fun.

So send us a note HERE now and start writing.

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