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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

More Than Capital Is Required To Establish A Magazine Publishing Business

Money is just one of the things you need to start your own magazine publishing because there are other aspects of the business that are just as significant to make it lucrative.

For one, you need to have a basic idea for your journal. It should focus on a certain subject that you are knowledgeable about so you can come up with a strategy that differentiates you from the competitors.

Naturally, you will not be the person doing all the dirty work. For that, you need to hire the appropriate people who will work as writers, editors and photographers for your magazine publication.

If you notice, not all the pages in the magazine are filled with articles or pictures. In between the pages, there are advertisements posted by various organizations. You will need to advertise accounts to produce the majority of the revenue for the business in order to pay the salaries of your staff and pay for other expenses including next month’s edition.

This is done by calling up advertising agencies, sending them letters and meeting their executives in person. Networking will also come in handy so you can get your foot in the door with other advertisers.

When you have a meeting with marketing groups, keep in mind that you are asking them to advertise in your journal in exchange for something else. Be sure to deliver your end of the bargain so this relationship will continue in upcoming issues.

When your team has finished making the design of the journal, the only thing to do now is to send it to the printers.

Since there are many printers to choose from, get a cost quote from all of them and then get the best deal money can buy. A representative will be assigned to you so follow up with him or her the target print date.

An advanced copy of the magazine will be sent to you before it hits the stands. When this occurs, check it page per page for any problems. If everything checks out, the only thing you have to do now is approve it.

Distribution of your journal is significant. You must make sure that it hits places where people will likely go to and buy it like the neighborhood news stand and the supermarket. Don’t forget to also send copies to your advertisers and sponsors free of charge so they will be able to see first hand their advertisements in your issue.

Not that many people will know about journal without some form of promotion. For that, you will need to throw a start date party that usually gets media attention. You should invite some of the biggest names in the industry, a few celebrities and of course the community press.

After providing some entertainment for the night’s festivities, make sure everyone goes home with a souvenir bag that includes a copy of your magazine.

You truly need more than just capital to have your own journal Publishing because days after your launch party, your journal will be featured in newspapers and on television. Viewers and readers who have seen or heard it will most likely see what all the buzz is all about and buy a copy.

If these people like it, then you have effectively established a beachhead. You will have to press on forward in the impending months so you can truly compete with other magazines that have already established a name for themselves in the industry.



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