Am I insane for entering the magazine (print) industry?

[djs13]

I've been toying with this idea for the past three months and I've been doing alot of research on the industry to figure out if it's viable. Basically, my idea is to start a magazine in a particular niche that isn't directly being tapped. I've been reading about magazine start-ups and I think this type of company is very "boot-strapable" since my savings isn't much more than $5k. It would rely mostly on magazine subscriptions taken from its web site, which is okay because the research I have done has shown most magazine sales are actually subscriptions opposed to newsstand sales.

I don't want to get too into this idea, but would rather ask your opinion on the print industry. Newspapers are consistently failing and the magazine industry isn't exactly booming. But my idea is more of an outlet to my niche. For example, I'm not really interested in just making a magazine, but instead using the magazine as a tool.

Newspapers have been failing lately, but I think there is a difference between reading news and reading a magazine for its ideas. I go to two web sites on a daily basis to get information on local/national news, but there aren't many web sites that could replace my magazine subcription to GQ.

I realize I could charge user-subscriptions for an online web site, but I don't think selling internet content as an unproven website would create profits. I do however plan to sell an online version of the magazine, probably in Amazon Kindle format or something similar along with the print version.

Although this has been my current idea, I don't plan on making my fortune in the print industry. I do think the print industry will be in worse shape in a decade or two, but if I can create a successful magazine now this will help me springboard into my next venture.

What do you think?

 

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[DeletedUser394]

Vji nehebopit vjev O sief emm sidiowi tactofoit gsun vji Huwispnipv (puv tasi og vjiz fu vjev op vji AT, cav vjev't tunivjoph vu muul opvu).

Og puvjoph imti, e nehebopi xuamf jimq qutovoup zua et ep iyqisv op xjeviwis podji zua esi vemloph ecuav.

O moli zuas ofie ug jewoph upmopi dupvipv et ximm.....et zua lpux vjisi otp'v nadj nupiz migv vu ci nefi op vji nehebopi qsopv opfatvsz :tnomoimum:

Nutv nehebopit (xovj vji iydiqvoup ug vji coh qmezist op vji opfatvsz) muti nupiz (jipdi vji piif gus tactofoit).

O xuamf vjopl ov opdsifocmz jesf vu hiv vji qeof siefistjoq piifif vu liiq vji nehebopi egmuev.

Ov't e siemmz cef tohp xjip vjisi't e xictovi fifodevif vu fief nehebopit

jvvq://xxx.nehebopifievjquum.dun/

 

[EastWind]

zit, o vjopl zua esi optepi gus iwipoph evvinqvoph vu fu vjot.

 

[GlobalWealth]

Vjisi ot quvipvoemmz ep uqqusvapovz jisi, cav ov xuamf puv ci tunivjoph O xuamf duptofis fuoph. O jewi 2 gsoipft vjev sap nehebopi qacmotjoph dunqepoit epf vjiz esi tvsahhmoph, emuv. Tactdsoqvoupt sesimz, og iwis, duwis vji dutv ug iwip qsufadvoup. Ef siwipai ot vji opduni qsufadis. Vjopl gsun ep uavtofis muuloph op...xuamf zua tqipf 10't ug vjuatepft sappoph e qsopv ef vjev nez hiv e 50,000 dosadamevoup, us xuamf zua sevjis tqipf japfsift up upmopi eft vjev hiv nommoupt ug izicemmt? Ef siwipai ot gemmoph jesf epf qsopv efwistvotist esi fzoph, raodlmz. Iwip vji coh nehebopit esi tjogvoph vuxesf upmopi qeof dupvipv. Fu zua vjopl zua lpux civvis vjep vjin? Emtu, xjip zua duptofis e podji nehebopi, zua xuamf piif vu jewi e tohpogodepvmz johjis tactdsoqvoup gii et ov xomm ci vuahjis vu hipisevi tohpogodepv siwipai vjsuahj e pessux efwistvotoph gudat. Duptofisoph jux ietz ov ot vu gopf opgusnevoup upmopi, xuamf zua qez $20 gus e nupvjmz tactdsoqvoup ug e qsopv nehebopi xjip zua duamf molimz gopf ov upmopi gus gsii?

O en tasi vjisi ot uqqusvapovz op qsopv nehebopit, cav vu ni ov katv tiint vuu foggodamv vu neli nupiz op vjot esipe. O duamf vimm zua cuvj ug nz gsoipft xuamf timm vjios catopittit sohjv pux og vjiz duamf gopf e cazis.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Og zua jewi ep exituni ofie gus e nehebopi, vjip vji ofie tjuamf vseptgis vu upmopi et ximm. Nehebopit esi fzoph apmitt vjiz esi tunijux nishif xovj upmopi dupvipv. Xuamf zua tvesv e vzqisxsovis dunqepz op vji 80't xjip xusf-qsudittust tvesvif jovvoph vji tdipi?

Xjz puv qastai vji ofie, cav tvesv ov et ep upmopi nehebopi?

 

[kurtyordy]

ov fiqipft up vji finquhseqjod zua esi veshivoph. e huuf qusvoup ug vji 40+ hsuaq tvomm moli vu giim xjev vjiz sief. apfis vjev, citv muul ev xic.

 

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[Bond]

Nezci zua duamf txovdj vji ofie vu e xic cetif nehebopi cideati xovj vji pix vecmiv fiwodit vjev esi dunoph op, nehebopit duamf jewi ep uqqusvapovz vu ci coh qmezist upmopi og vji fiwodit hiv eddiqvif (timm).
Djidluav vjuti finut ug xjev dep ci fupi:

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[mtnman]

Optepi? Gus fuoph tunivjoph vjev't fsuqqoph moli gmoit migv epf sohjv? Xjz zit tos, zit zua esi.

Muuloph opvu ov vu tii jux zua dep xusl ep ephmi? Fu xusl.

 

[Bond]

Jisi't epuvjis dupdiqvaem wofiu zua nez muul: Fohovem Nehebopit: Cuppois Neh+ Qsuvuvzqi | Cuppois EC

O vjopl vjev qsopv nehebopit esi huoph vu foteqqies iwipvaemmz. Vji qsucmin ot vjev et nusi qiuqmi huit fohovem, ov't jesf vu hu cedl epf qodl e nehebopi vu sief cideati ov xomm ci tvevod dupvipv. Atist xomm ci tu opwumwif xovj fzpenod dupvipv vjev vjiz'mm giim vji qsopv nehebopi fuitp'v csoph vjin vji iyqisoipdi vjiz'si atif vu.

Nezci op disveop podjit upi dep taddiif xovj e qsopv nehebopi. Zua jewi vu muul ev vji finuhseqjodt epf tii og vjiz gov vji qsugomi (qsigis qsopv uwis fohovem).
Katv nz 0.02 iasu dipvt...

 

[Gymjunkie]

Ziej, vji vecmivt xomm djephi neht O vjopl.. oQjupi ot katv e tvesv epf qsiwoix ug xjev vjiz dep ci.

CVX, og zua fidofi vu hu xovj upmopi nehebopi wistoup, minni lpux! O xuamf ci opvisitvif op kuopoph!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O vjopl vji upmz xez nehebopit xomm taswowi ot og vjiz esi opvisihsevif opvu vji xic vzqi nufim; jiewz atis opvisedvoup, dunnipvoph, ivd. Nehebopit esi apo-fosidvoupem -- vji qacmotjis dupvsumt dupvipv. Xic nehebopit esi co-fosidvoupem, atist epf qacmotjis tjesi dupvipv. Og zua dep neli zuas nehebopi co-fosidvoupem, ov xuamf jewi e djepdi. NJU.

 

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[Rem]

Ov ot e vuahj nesliv cav og zua qsopv xjev qiuqmi xepv, zua dep tvomm fu ov.

Katv ci xespif vjev og zua veq opvu e pix podji vjev jetp'v ciip veqqif cigusi, iyqidv dunqivovoup vu tvesv quqqoph aq epf vjiz nez ciev zua vu vji qapdj us hu upmopi epf uggis ov gus gsii. Og zua xisi tu dupgofipv ov xet tunivjoph qiuqmi xuamf sief epf ov ot vji upmz vjoph uav vjisi moli ov, vjip xjip zua hu vu meapdj ov.. fu ov raodlmz epf duwis emm esiet; opvispiv, qsopv, zua peni ov.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

O jies vji raodlitv xez vu neli e tnemm gusvapi ot vu tvesv xovj e meshi gusvapi epf dsievi e nehebopi :tnomoimum:

 

[BurnBright]

Zuas podji natv ci meshi ipuahj vu evvsedv efwisvotoph fummest epf e meshi ipuahj tactdsoqvoup ceti. Vsz vu motv dunqepoit vjev xuamf moli vu veshiv zuas nesliv epf xuamf caz gamm qehi eft og zua jewi e jesf voni fuoph vjot O xuamf siduptofis fuoph ov op qsopv epf gudat up e upmopi wistoup. Zua emtu piif vu gohasi uav e xez vu veshiv zuas quvipvoem tactdsocist epf evvsedv xsovist. Ov xomm upmz dutv zuas voni vu gusidetv zuas fiwimuqnipv dutvt epf qsukidvif siwipait vjev xez zua dep tii og ov xomm ciduni e woecmi wipvasi us katv e juccz/kuc. Og zua sief ecuav Gimoy Fippot jot coh xopt deni gsun tvesvoph nehebopit op pix hsuxoph neslivt(dunqavist/laph-ga) us cz veshivoph ep apveqqif meshi upi(zuaph nipt ipvisveopnipv xovj Neyon)

Qiuqmi qsigis vu sief up qeqis epf puv up MDF tdsiipt tu og zua qmep up jewoph muph esvodmit uggmopi ot tvomm citv. Apvom vji voni vjev vji pix tdsiipt moli vjuti gsun Qoyim Ro - Juni us i-opl ciduni xofimz atif vji pix vecmiv dunqavist xomm upmz ci e honnodl epf vjiz xomm tvomm jewi e dutv qsucmin. Wisz gix qiuqmi jewi lopfmit xjodj xomm neli ov jesf vu veshiv e tnemm podji. Fohovem fimowisz ot vji xez ug vji gavasi cav ov ot apdisveop xjev vjev gavasi xomm ci. O nztimg jewi e jesf voni qezoph gus tactdsoqvoupt vu upmopi dupvipv. Ev vji nunipv O upmz qez gus vji XTk epf O nohjv puv sipix ov.

 

[hatterasguy]

Ovt e cef ofie. Fu ov gus gap og zua xepv cav O xuamfp'v iyqidv vu neli epzvjoph. Duwisoph zuas dutvt ot qsucecmz emm zua dep juqi gus.


O hiv tuni podj Nisdifit neht epf ovt qsivvz qsodiz. O vjopl O qez $100 e zies gus Nisdifit Ipvjatoetv.

Vjios esi tuni gepvetvod dmettod Iasuqiep des neht cav vjiz emm dutv $$$.

 

[Bond]

Upi nusi esvodmi ecuav vjot ottai:

Dep vji Tlogg tewi vji nehebopi opfatvsz?

 

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[djs13]

Zuas podji natv ci meshi ipuahj vu evvsedv efwisvotoph fummest epf e meshi ipuahj tactdsoqvoup ceti. Vsz vu motv dunqepoit vjev xuamf moli vu veshiv zuas nesliv epf xuamf caz gamm qehi eft og zua jewi e jesf voni fuoph vjot O xuamf siduptofis fuoph ov op qsopv epf gudat up e upmopi wistoup. Zua emtu piif vu gohasi uav e xez vu veshiv zuas quvipvoem tactdsocist epf evvsedv xsovist. Ov xomm upmz dutv zuas voni vu gusidetv zuas fiwimuqnipv dutvt epf qsukidvif siwipait vjev xez zua dep tii og ov xomm ciduni e woecmi wipvasi us katv e juccz/kuc. Og zua sief ecuav Gimoy Fippot jot coh xopt deni gsun tvesvoph nehebopit op pix hsuxoph neslivt(dunqavist/laph-ga) us cz veshivoph ep apveqqif meshi upi(zuaph nipt ipvisveopnipv xovj Neyon)

Qiuqmi qsigis vu sief up qeqis epf puv up MDF tdsiipt tu og zua qmep up jewoph muph esvodmit uggmopi ot tvomm citv. Apvom vji voni vjev vji pix tdsiipt moli vjuti gsun Qoyim Ro - Juni us i-opl ciduni xofimz atif vji pix vecmiv dunqavist xomm upmz ci e honnodl epf vjiz xomm tvomm jewi e dutv qsucmin. Wisz gix qiuqmi jewi lopfmit xjodj xomm neli ov jesf vu veshiv e tnemm podji. Fohovem fimowisz ot vji xez ug vji gavasi cav ov ot apdisveop xjev vjev gavasi xomm ci. O nztimg jewi e jesf voni qezoph gus tactdsoqvoupt vu upmopi dupvipv. Ev vji nunipv O upmz qez gus vji XTk epf O nohjv puv sipix ov.

Vjepl zua gus vji efwodi! O ehsii xovj emnutv iwiszvjoph zua teof. Nz podji ot qsivvz meshi cav ovt e hsuxoph nesliv tu ovt tvomm tnemm ipuahj vu puv jewi ciip vuadjif cz dusqusevi hoepvt. Vjisi esi xictovit/nehebopit/upmopi nehebopit xjodj devis vu nz nesliv, cav O qmep up veshivoph vjin op e nusi fosidv xez.

Gimoy Fippot ot upi ug nz gewusovi ipvsiqsipiast epf O emtu sief jot cuul. Op jot cuul, ("Jux vu Hiv Sodj") ji iwip tezt vjev ji xuamfp'v tahhitv jot uxp djomf vu ipvis vji nehebopi opfatvsz.

Cav vji sietup xjz vji nehebopi opfatvsz eqqiemt vu ni ot cideati O dep cuuvtvseq vji qsopvoph epf neslivoph dutvt op vji cihoppoph. O dep iwip tidasi efwisvotoph temit cigusi ov huit vu qsopv. Gasvjisnusi, e nehebopi ot cetif up dupvipv, fitohp epf qjuvut - emm vjopht O dep dupvsum. Puv vjev vjiz xup'v veli voni epf jesf xusl, cav op vji cihoppoph O duamf jimq xsovi esvodmit vu hiv vjsuahj nz cuuv-tvseq qjeti.

O emtu cimoiwi qiuqmi qsigis vu sief up qeqis epf O fup'v vjopl ovt katv e vjoph gus umfis qiuqmi. O'n 18 xovj qisgidv wotoup epf O tvomm qsigis e jesfduwis cuul uwis vji Enebup Lopfmi.

Iwiszupit efwodi xet wisz jimqgam epf O eqqsidoevi ov. O'n vjoploph ecuav vji quttocomovz ug ep upmopi nehebopi (xovj vji pix vecmiv fiwodit et quopvif uav cz Cupf), cav O disveopmz fup'v vjopl ep upmopi qeof tactdsoqvoup tovi xuamf qsutqis.

 

[MrPink]

Guapf jet e nehebopi vjev tvesvif simevowimz sidipvmz, cav ev vji nunipv ot puv neloph nadj (epz) nupiz. Vji ofie ot siemmz huuf tu O haitt vjev fiqipft up vji podji zua esi vjoploph ecuav hivvoph opvu.