OLE HOTTY TODDY IS LOOKING FOR STAFF WRITERS
By Dave Bevan
Hey Rebel Nation, the Ole Hotty Toddy team wants to take the time and offer an opportunity to writers out there who are interested in writing about Ole Miss sports. The site editor Dave Bevan, and staff writer Acey Roberts will be heavily recruiting writers out there for the site. If you have a passion for writing and the Ole Miss Rebels then this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Maybe your a student of Ole Miss who’s majoring in sports journalism and want to find a place to start your writing career. Ole Hotty Toddy wants you to have that opportunity here. Maybe your an independent sports blogger (like Dave Bevan started out) and want the opportunity to join a sports network, then Ole Hotty Toddy could be your destination, and we want you to have that opportunity.
About Ole Hotty Toddy and FanSided
FanSided is one of the biggest sports networks on the web. The network covers over 280 sites of sports news and entertainment, from every NFL team, nearly every college school, to even covering all the latest news in your favorite TV shows, the network is nearly endless in content.
Ole Hotty Toddy is the FanSided Network’s Ole Miss fan site. The site covers all the latest news in Ole Miss football, baseball, and basketball. The site also posts articles of game flashbacks, coach and player interviews, player bios, and more.
Ole Hotty Toddy’s managing editor is Dave Bevan. Dave has been writing about Ole Miss sports for a couple years now and broke out into the sports journalism scene with the creation of OleRebelBlog.com. Dave has also co-hosted sports radio shows and worked with other SEC sites.
Also apart of the Ole Hotty Toddy team is staff writer Acey Roberts. Acey currently co-hosts MakeItRain Sports Radio Show on the Rebel Sports Radio Network, as well as the Rebel Sports Radio Season Ticket. Acey also blogs on the MakeItRain Sports site, which is a coverage of all Mississippi sports.
Benefits to Writing for Ole Hotty Toddy
FanSided has a partnership with Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Report. This does not mean you will be a writer for SI or BR, but the content you write on our site could be featured on those sites.
Ole Hotty Toddy has a high traffic rate. The site has been revamped and recently started publishing content again. So, the traffic rate is continuing to grow, and is drastically climbing from a couple hundred views a week to 5,000+ views per week and that rate is expected to continue to grow.
Ole Hotty Toddy and FanSided lets you write about your passion for Ole Miss and gives you the opportunity for your voice to be heard from a ‘fan’ perspective.
Every article you publish on our site, gets highly trafficked by being posted to our Twitter, Facebook, and Fancred accounts.
FanSided also has rights to use USA TODAY Sports photos in articles published on their sites. So, you know that you can use some of the most popular ‘in game’ photos on the web for your articles.
How To Contact Us
There is an application process that is required per FanSided. You can fill out your application here. Once you have completed your application contact us and then our FanSided team will review your application. You can contact Dave through email at OleHottyToddy@gmail.com and on Twitter @OleHottyToddy; you can contact Acey on Twitter @aceyrob to express your interests in writing for the site. If you are on Facebook, contact us through our page facebook.com/OleHottyToddyFansided.