Arlissa Vaughn's Page

This year, instead of spending $20 million on ads, Pepsi has decided to give it away! Yes, that's right. I signed up my magazine for a $25K grant, and so can you. But first, will you vote for my magazine to receive a grant for this month? :) It's really easy, just go to http://www.refresheverything.com/visualoverture and click "Vote for this idea". You can vote once a day, every day until April 30, 2010. Thanks a bunch for your…See More

Can anyone enlighten me on their experience of going from a subscription/retail purchase magazine to a free magazine? I'm contemplating this move in order to gain a larger distribution (with the help of a grant to cover the extra initial costs), but what about my current subscribers? I've seen several free magazines that also offer subscriptions...any thoughts? Will subscribers continue? Will they feel mistreated? The magazine will still only be available in select venues in select cities, so I…See More