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  • New contest! TWO paths to write about cars and earn $100

    02.19.2010 | By eric

    Things are really taking off! This month will break records for amount of stories contributed through our open blogging platform, and we want to see that continue to skyrocket.

    In short, we love the writing about cars coming in from all over and wanted to try a little experiment.

    We’ve managed to pull a little budget (from the marketing team… shhh, don’t tell!) to kick off a new contest that, if goes well, we’ll turn into a regular thing.

    Here’s how it works:

    There are two ways to earn $100 at the end of the month.

    1) The story published between Feb. 18 and end of the month with most page views – writer gets $100
    2) The story awarded as best between Feb. 18 and end of month by editorial team – writer gets $100

    Is it possible for the same story / writer to win both and get $200? Yes.

    Topic can be whatever you like. Maybe you’d like to write about your earliest experiences with cars, the memories that really ignited your lifelong car fanaticism? It could be that, though it’s really up to you.

    That’s it. Pretty simple, right?

    Let me know if you have any questions: eric@highgearmedia.com.

    Now get writing!

  • MotorAuthority, GreenCarReports Make RideLust’s Top 25 Car Sites List

    02.14.2010 | By jeff

    We like lists here at High Gear Media.  We make to-do lists, shopping lists for the office refrigerator, lists of features we’re about to send your way, etc. etc.  But our favorite kind of list is one someone ELSE makes — about the top automotive sites on the Web.

    The good folks at RideLust recently published their “Top 25 car sites” list and two High Gear sites,  MotorAuthority and GreenCarReports, were on the list.

    For the record, we agree.  Our guys bringing you both of those sites do an incredible job.  So check both sites out if you have not already.

    Two other reminders:

    1.  We have more great car sites.  Here’s where you can see them all.

    2. YOU can write with us on one of our sites by submitting content after a simple sign in.  Join the conversation yourself today.

  • GreenCarReports’ John Voelcker Chats with Gotham Media Ventures “Digital Breakfast”

    02.10.2010 | By jeff

    High Gear Media’s very own Senior Editor John Voelcker recently sat down with Gotham Media Ventures’ Digital Breakfast to chat about High Gear Media, where he covers a lot of what we are thinking about on a day to day basis and also sports a nifty Steve Jobs like look.

    We’ll summarize his comments here as outlining what we sometimes refer to internally as “High Gear Media’s plan for world domination.”  Kidding aside, we’re focused on going “massively vertical” — creating rich, deep destination web sites in thick vertical categories.  John breaks it down for you in the clip below.

    You can see John’s reporting and analysis all over the High Gear network, most notably on the mighty green machine:  GreenCarReports.com.

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