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internet marketer magazine?

by mscopeland
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I have a couple questions for you.
Do you think we, as internet marketers, need a magazine?
If so, what would you want to see?

I ask this question because I think we do and I want to start a conversation about it to see if it's something people want or need.
Am I crazy?
#internet #internetmarketingmagazine #magazine #marketer
  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    A few well-known marketers have tried the magazine model in the past. They don't seem to be going anymore so I would say it wasn't a great success.

    Here is Mike Filsaime's one:

    http://marketingdotcom.com/marketing/magazine/

    You can see it hasn't been updated since the end of last year. If Mike couldn't make it work with his big following then that should tell ya something.
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    • Profile picture of the author mscopeland
      I'm talking about a magazine, not a blog.
      Either a print or digital delivery magazine.
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      • Profile picture of the author WillR
        Originally Posted by mscopeland View Post

        I'm talking about a magazine, not a blog.
        Either a print or digital delivery magazine.
        Yes, and that's exactly what I showed you.

        Click on the first post there:
        Making Money Online | MDC Monthly Preview - September 2011

        See this...

        "What’s inside the September 2011 issue of MDC Monthly?"

        "Don’t miss the September 2011 edition of MDC Monthly!
        You can get a free trial copy shipped to your door by clicking here."

        It is a magazine. I know because I used to receive it.
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        • Profile picture of the author Mark Andrews
          Banned
          I was going to start one several months ago...

          The Daily Whoop
          (because every Warrior needs their war cry)

          Complete with sections on daily whoopers (success stories) and daily bloopers (dismal failures).

          Alas, I thought about it, registered the domain name but then realized the idea would probably never take off. So ditched the idea in favor of something with a better financial return.

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        • Profile picture of the author mscopeland
          Thanks.

          There are different magazine model
          Print paid
          Print paid with ads
          Print free with ads
          Digital paid
          Digital paid with ads
          Digital free with ads

          Perhaps it was the model that was the issue as I'm site the content was awesome.
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        • Profile picture of the author ExRat
          Hi mscopeland,

          This forum is the magazine.

          This part of the forum is the personal ads section.

          How long have you been single and what kind of outrageous outfit do you wear when riding the float at the annual parade?



          Just kidding, but my serious point was - how could any magazine (offline or on) compete with what you have here, considering the fact that it's all user generated content, with many of us 'in the trenches' as it were?
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  • Profile picture of the author bwh1
    I think for IM'ers a mag is rather difficult to be successful because we use the Internet 7/24/365 and hardly go for a print mag to get our news.

    But there is a great PLR Marketing Magazine around in the WSO section from Garret and Wendy which target Offline clients.

    Take a look at this, it's worth 10x the low price.

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  • Profile picture of the author jackcarr
    Entrepreneur magazine does very well.

    If this is something you really are passionate about I say go for it.

    You can create E-magazines and publish them through various portals such as iTunes, you could have a website too.

    As a hard copy magazine im not sure you could get that to take off. If I was going to start one I would go down the e-book/magazine route.

    1.) No overheads
    2.) Test the waters

    If it does take off thats great, use some of that money and invest into getting hard copies printed.

    If not, you lost nothing buy you will have gained knowledge.

    If you really are passionate about it, go for it. I would subscribe
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  • Profile picture of the author Opeleroy
    Michael -- It's good! Just noticed that you are a contributor there as well.

    Having a printed IM mag to browse through on the couch/porch/jet-ski would be a nice break from looking at a monitor/tablet/phone all flippin' day long.
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  • Profile picture of the author SparkletMedia
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    Good idea, but I think it would require a huge budget and staff to constantly update it
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  • Profile picture of the author DeanJames
    Going back 2 or 3 years, possibly longer, "The Net Effect" was launched (by StomperNet) as a hard copy magazine, but I believe they had problems with delivery worldwide (i.e. on time) so they switched it to solely digital format for $39.95 a month, which is not exactly cheap but you can check it out here:
    The Net Effect Digital Magazine | StomperNet - Stompernet Products
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