Taking this opportunity to wish everyone good tidings, and comfort and all that jazz. Hear one of my favorite Christmas tunes from the Kinks below, but first…

For the young and impressionable and those looking to write among you, wanted to announce that I’m looking to add contributors to Steady Burn in the new year. Even wrote up a fancy job description for it:

Position: Steady Burn Contributing Blogger

Requirements: Cursory knowledge of the English, and the ability to quasi-piece its wordage into sentences, w/o pissing people off too hard; good writing skills. Additionally, should have a strong knowledge of social media, particularly how to navigate and promote content using social news sites (Digg, Reddit, Stumble Upon, etc.). Additionally, moderate (…to obsessively heavy) usage of Twitter and Facebook a must. A strong rapport with other sports and entertainment bloggers a plus. Oh, and if you morally or otherwise object to using the WordPress platform, stop reading now.

Responsibilities: Contribute 3-5 blog posts (300-500 words) per week to the site. Topics to vary from sports, pop culture and entertainment, music, film <<< ya know, sh#t people are engrossed by. Writer is responsible for researching and developing their own posts – there will be no assignments whatsoever. Person will also be expected to share and syndicate their own content via their social networks.

Compensation: A share of the proceeds from ad revenue (I’m not joking)

About the Website:

Steady Burn is a site dedicated to sports, pop culture and rock n’ roll. I started Steady Burn in late 2007 as a personal blogspot sports blog, and it has since grown into a visible entity in different sports and entertainment social media communities online. Initially focused on fringe sports culture (roller derby, kickball, etc.), in recent times, we’ve grown to encompass a wider range of topics – pop culture, web culture/social media, entertainment, music, bacon, white collar boxing, etc.

Steady Burn has been linked to by leading online websites including SI.com, Yahoo! Sports and Yahoo! Music, ESPN.com, USAtoday.com, as well as sourced in traditional media outlets (Arkansas Press-Democrat, Chicago Tribune).

I’ve worked vigilantly the past 18-months to increase the visibility of the site, and am interested in working with enthusiast individuals who want to help continue to do so through helping to generate more content on Steady Burn.

Apply: If you want this, if you really want this, you call me on Monday and we’ll talk…ok, email me and we’ll talk: mikeehayes@gmail.com


On applying, if I know you or you’re referred by a close confidant, you won’t actually have to apply (like this gentleman). Just email me that you want in, and it will be made so.

Happy Holidays! Enjoy the yuletide stylings of The Kinks performing ‘Father Christmas’.

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