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Free vs Subscription vs Retail

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Free Magazines

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Paying Contributors
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Free vs Subscription vs Retail
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…
March 8
Arlissa Vaughn was featured
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February 21
Arlissa Vaughn added a photo to the album 'Visual Overture'
Spring 2010 Visual Overture Emerging Artist Magazine - 100dpi small
February 14
Arlissa Vaughn replied to Daniel Nee's discussion 'Questions a year later on national advertisers!'
I have been using some Pay-per-Call advertisering in my publication. Essentially, these are big national advertisers who pay you based on the performance of the ad rather than a set fee. If the ad produces a lot of phone calls or website hits for th…
February 14
Arlissa Vaughn replied to Krista Guerrero's discussion 'Wire Magazine Racks'
How many does it need to hold?
February 2
Arlissa Vaughn added a discussion
Free Magazines
Hello to all the magazines who offer their publications for free on newsstands, etc! I've noticed that many of the free publications also offer paid subscriptions (for the same magazine, but simply delivered to customer's door). Can someone give me…
February 2
LJ Cameron replied to Arlissa Vaughn's discussion 'Paying Contributors'
If you pay peanuts, you tend to get monkeys. If you want professional quality material, you need to commission professional writers, and you should expect to pay them for their creativity, their integrity, their research, and their time. I'm not say…
January 30
Arlissa Vaughn replied to Arlissa Vaughn's discussion 'Paying Contributors'
Thnx! That seems like a great place to look for writers too.
January 25
6thAveConcepts replied to Arlissa Vaughn's discussion 'Paying Contributors'
Another resource you may wish to check out is: http://www.mediabistro.com/ They have a lot of articles geared toward freelance writers. Their bulletin board: http://www.mediabistro.com/bbs/ has a lot of activity in the freelance writing section. Thi…
January 22
Arlissa Vaughn replied to Arlissa Vaughn's discussion 'Paying Contributors'
Krista, Thanks for the advice on advertising rates - very useful! However, the original question was about paying contributing writers, not seeking advertisers...Any advice for that?
January 21
Arlissa Vaughn replied to Tammy Luke's discussion 'Stock Photography'
I also have used sxc.hu with great results, but usually prefer iStock photos. iStock carries flash animations for your website use too.
January 21
Arlissa Vaughn replied to summer's discussion 'The Niche Magazine Conference'
Wish I could go! The price is a little too much for our budget right now though. Maybe next year...
January 21
Krista Guerrero replied to Arlissa Vaughn's discussion 'Paying Contributors'
You need to figure out your cost per page. Total your expenses design, staff, printing, etc. Then that that total # and divide it by the total # of sellable pages. Then you will have your cost per page. Then you choose your mark-up, 20%, 30% and tha…
December 28, 2009
Arlissa Vaughn and David Blankenship are now friends
December 26, 2009
Arlissa Vaughn replied to Les LaBranche's discussion 'How can my advertisers benefit from my magazine publication?'
Consider what kind of advertisers you are looking for...you will want to look for advertisers with products for your readers. For example, job search engines like places where they know people are looking for extra money...your magazine would be a…
October 6, 2009
Arlissa Vaughn replied to Linda Harvey's discussion 'Getting advertisers for NEW magazine with relatively no circulation?'
I am also beginning the adventure of getting advertisers in my magazine. One thing I am trying is to offer a "discount" on my rates. Thereby I still maintain the value of the rates I have chosen, but offer a special discount to selected advertisers…
August 25, 2009

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