Hello,
would anyone have suitable knowledge, links where I might do some investigations about how to start a new niche magazine for Ireland only. Initially it would be either monthly or quarterly ... not quite sure for now...
For now, the sector that this would apply to is quite small, but growing significantly and i don't feel the local Irish interest in catered for in UK magazines for similar. Readers are quite affluent and do spend money on
keeping up with their peers re:Equipment, Material ... as well as possibly
being a good audienceto target by Advertisors not specifically linked to
this sector.
Sample questions for me ...
How much could i expect to spend to get say a 16-20 page colour magazine printed ? I'd expect no more than 1000 copies to be appropriate .. is this simply too small ? Such that with this figure in mind, i can work backwards to devise the likely advertising pricing ...
How much should distribution cost .. be it by the like of Easons or others ?
For now given the small nature of the market, I'm thinking it might well have to be a freebie, and rely on advertising ! Is this a no-no ? Should i always charge something ?
I'm considering having a website to go with the magazine ? any pointers ? good ideas and aspects to avoid ? Hoping that advertising on the site in conjunction with the magazine itself will be attracitve to sponors and readers alike.
Are there appropriate websites, companies, books, magazines (?) that i could consult/check to get a better handle on this possibility.
I would expect this to be a part-time task to begin with, at least for the first couple of issues ?
Any advice more than welcomed,
cheers
Y
would anyone have suitable knowledge, links where I might do some investigations about how to start a new niche magazine for Ireland only. Initially it would be either monthly or quarterly ... not quite sure for now...
For now, the sector that this would apply to is quite small, but growing significantly and i don't feel the local Irish interest in catered for in UK magazines for similar. Readers are quite affluent and do spend money on
keeping up with their peers re:Equipment, Material ... as well as possibly
being a good audienceto target by Advertisors not specifically linked to
this sector.
Sample questions for me ...
How much could i expect to spend to get say a 16-20 page colour magazine printed ? I'd expect no more than 1000 copies to be appropriate .. is this simply too small ? Such that with this figure in mind, i can work backwards to devise the likely advertising pricing ...
How much should distribution cost .. be it by the like of Easons or others ?
For now given the small nature of the market, I'm thinking it might well have to be a freebie, and rely on advertising ! Is this a no-no ? Should i always charge something ?
I'm considering having a website to go with the magazine ? any pointers ? good ideas and aspects to avoid ? Hoping that advertising on the site in conjunction with the magazine itself will be attracitve to sponors and readers alike.
Are there appropriate websites, companies, books, magazines (?) that i could consult/check to get a better handle on this possibility.
I would expect this to be a part-time task to begin with, at least for the first couple of issues ?
Any advice more than welcomed,
cheers
Y