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#Create a catalog for articles and stories you can use in the future. Sometimes, you will have to cut stories because of space issues, content issues, relevance issues...the list goes on. That doesn’t mean those stories won’t be able to be used in the future. | #Create a catalog for articles and stories you can use in the future. Sometimes, you will have to cut stories because of space issues, content issues, relevance issues...the list goes on. That doesn’t mean those stories won’t be able to be used in the future. | ||
#*Maybe a freelance writer came across a story about a Christmas tree farm that inexplicably gets visited by a herd of wild reindeer every Christmas eve. But you are currently publishing your July issue. No worries--stick it in your ‘To Be Used’ article log and plan on running it in the December issue. | #*Maybe a freelance writer came across a story about a Christmas tree farm that inexplicably gets visited by a herd of wild reindeer every Christmas eve. But you are currently publishing your July issue. No worries--stick it in your ‘To Be Used’ article log and plan on running it in the December issue. | ||
| − | #[[Make | + | #[[Make a Website|Launch a website]]. As you're about to launch your magazine, put up a website. It doesn't have to be elaborate, at least not at first, but it will give people a place to see teasers to your publication and the content before they buy it. It'll also be a place where you can have an active community forum for feedback and commentary—invaluable if you want to grow into a successful publication.<ref name="rf1" /> |
#*Set your website up so that some of the articles are open to public browsers, but others require a subscription to your magazine to be viewed. | #*Set your website up so that some of the articles are open to public browsers, but others require a subscription to your magazine to be viewed. | ||
#Build your magazine. Now that you have your team in place, the design firmed up, and content creators ready to create, make your first issue. You'll inevitably have kinks to work out, but the only way to know that is to do it. It'll be a process you'll never forget, but at the end, you'll have a magazine! | #Build your magazine. Now that you have your team in place, the design firmed up, and content creators ready to create, make your first issue. You'll inevitably have kinks to work out, but the only way to know that is to do it. It'll be a process you'll never forget, but at the end, you'll have a magazine! | ||
