Since August, the gaming industry has seen many things, meaning I have seen many things. If not for the internship, I likely would have missed a lot. There were several conventions that I followed to see the next big thing in gaming as it happened.
What really matters though, is the fact that I learned where my strength in writing about games lies. Guides have brought me success as an intern. It was a free day and I was stumped for article ideas, so I decided to write a guide. My Titan Normal Mode guide was an instant success.
This was a pretty difficult fight, when FFXIV: ARR first released. This is also where my success as a guide writer began.
I turned it into a regular thing, writing guides as I cleared content, and my view count increased dramatically. Unfortunately, as people started clearing content themselves, my guides had less relevance. I was running out of relevant material that I could clear consistently. I still haven’t reached a point where I can cover the Binding Coil of Bahamut.
During that decline, the Lightning Strikes Event came out for FFXIV. I got up early for each chapter’s release to post a guide for it. These guides surpassed all of my previous view records. My For The Winsome guide has hedged out my previous top two articles from back in August.
A screenshot I took from the Lightning event.
It was a real eye-opener to see how timing effects an article’s success or failure. Timing was one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned this time around, and it will be something I continue to capitalize on in the future.
If you’re interested in taking up an internship at GameSkinny, now would be a good time to sign up. I definitely look forward to seeing many new faces in the next phase.
