Introducing battlestations - a newsletter/blog featuring awesome gaming setups from all over the world

Hey fellow Indiehackers,

my name is Reinhard, 32 from Austria and I have finally decided to get my side project going live after some weeks/months of procrastination. Let me introduce you to battlestations.substack.com real quick:

battlestations is a newsletter, currently set up as a substack, where I share setups from gamers/streamers/tech enthusiasts from all over the world. After a brief introduction of the person behind the setup to get a personal touch on each article, the post will include pictures, a short description and a full spec list. I want to be the source of inspiration to gamers and builders and give people an opportunity of presenting their setup in an easy and appealing way.

I am truly amazed by all the creativity and passion people put into their setups (check out this beauty for example: https://battlestations.substack.com/p/no-17-dmzs-jawdropper). As a former gamer myself I wanted to stay in touch with the scene and finally decided to get something going after reading about the newsletter Worskpaces by Ryan Gilbert - who I want to credit for giving me the last spark.

Right now I haven't got that much traction yet but I have received great feedback from the people I have featured so far. The people feel valued for having their setup put into spotlight and really liked the idea. This is actually the most rewarding thing about the project, the pure joy when people see the draft of their setup for the first time. I will try to get my audience growing by means of using twitter and reddit and will check out how the project evolves over time. It is not mandatory for me to make a load of money but I think if I stay committed it will eventually open up some options for monetization.

One piece of advice: I work in Innovation and Product Management and I probably have 10+ product ideas floating around in my head every week - sometimes related to my field of profession, sometimes something completely odd and new. The trigger to get exactly this idea going was that it was something I can absolutely relate to - I have had my own gaming PC - a custom build around the time when RGB fans where the hottest sh*t and when stumbling around some subreddits I was astonished about the progress of the gaming/streaming scene, the quality of the builds and the advances in gaming tech in general.
--> in short: it is not a must, but if you find an idea/project you can deeply relate to and are somewhat passionate about, it might give you the extra motivation to start or keep going.

If you are planning on getting into writing yourself, I can absolutely recommend substack as your starting platform. It is easy to use, has a great community itself, makes editing easy and you can drop out and export all your stuff when you outgrow it and plan on getting more money out of it.

If you have any questions, advice or even want to get your setup on the project 😉 just hit me up - thanks for reading and all the best for you and your projects!

Cheers,
Reinhard