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Will sees his GameFAQs work as a kind of loss leader, providing free and comprehensive advice on a game with an upsell to a more robust, premium guide elsewhere He says he's never made more than "a few hundred bucks a month," at what he does. "It's not much more than a hobby that pays for itself," Will says "In the past few months though, I've replica Cartier w20098d6 watch tried to boost my sales, so this is like a second job. "Will started his guide writing on Knights of the Old Republic II ("still a big fan of that game") to help gamers in BioWare's forums who kept showing up with the same questions
But as a father himself, he came to understand the real service of free guide writing to the parents of frustrated kids, who can't be helped with a video game neither mom nor dad understands the way they would a bike or toy. "I replica Cartier w200728g watch really get a feeling of accomplishment when I get emails from somebody who bought the game for their child, and the child gets frustrated, and that gets the parent frustrated, and they come online and get the help they need and everybody's happy," Will said
