Intreseted In A New Homestead Magazine?

john bigham · #1 02/06/15, 06:55 AM

I am thinking about starting a new homesteading magazine. Please take less than 2 minutes to take this 10 question survey! Thank you!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ZVGR3L3

Ohio dreamer · #2 02/06/15, 07:46 AM

done

(adding more character to hit min requirement)

lhspirited · #3 02/06/15, 09:11 AM

Done. Glossy is of course the prettiest to look at, but I know that would be expensive.

geo in mi · #4 02/06/15, 02:03 PM

What's so wrong with this forum and its format that you need something new?

geo

unregistered353870 · #5 02/06/15, 02:51 PM

Don't mean to be a jerk by saying this, but having taken the survey, the minimum cost option being $10/quarter (that's a little high unless the content is great) I wouldn't subscribe for long with many typos like "Intreseted" in the title of this thread.

anahatalotus · #6 02/06/15, 11:02 PM

There are so many good ones out there I doubt I'd get a subscription to a new one. Right now all I get is Grit, if I could get a second it would be backwoods home magazine instead of something new. So to hijack this spam, I mean thread completely... What are some of y'alls favourite homesteading magazines?

manygoatsnmore · #7 02/07/15, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jtbrandt

Don't mean to be a jerk by saying this, but having taken the survey, the minimum cost option being $10/quarter (that's a little high unless the content is great) I wouldn't subscribe for long with many typos like "Intreseted" in the title of this thread.

Agreed! As I stated on the thread you started in Countryside Families, typos are something that totally take the joy out of reading a magazine for me. If I'm paying for it, and it does look like you want a rather large amount of money per issue, I don't want typos or poor spelling. Advertisements are "ads" for short, NOT adds.

john bigham · #8 02/07/15, 06:52 AM

I didn't know some people could be so rude on a forum! Whew! Since when is $10.00 for a magazine subscription EXPENSIVE!!?? Especially without ads!

I'm not asking you to sign up, all I want is to know what you like reading about! Call me spam! How rude!

What's wrong with trying to start a new magazine anyway? Someone had to start all the other magazines out there you know!

Remember that if it's not nice don't say it

kasilofhome · #9 02/07/15, 07:20 AM

Well,we have just sampled the customer service.

haunted · #10 02/07/15, 09:03 AM

I think $10/quarter ($40/year) is going to be too expensive for many people.
There's nothing wrong with trying to start a new magazine. Or a new forum either.

john bigham · #11 02/07/15, 09:10 AM

Oh, no it is $10 for 4 issues!!!! Sorry I did not make that clear! $2.50 each!

haunted · #12 02/07/15, 09:14 AM

LOL
$10/year is much closer to my price range!

dfr1973 · #13 02/07/15, 09:18 AM

I have too many planting projects to sit and take an online survey (not fond of those things, either) but my suggestion would be to do regional focus. Gardening info for Ohio is far different from Florida.

buffalocreek · #14 02/07/15, 09:21 AM

I've got about 25 years experience in print publishing, (Barter Times in north Idaho and Rural Property Bulletin, nationwide) plus a journalism degree and I assure you, it would be a financial disaster for you to start a print magazine nowadays, no matter what the subject. Newspapers around the country are in bad shape as are many other print publications because of the internet and lack of advertiser interest. If you do decide to start any type of publication, do it on the internet.

john bigham · #15 02/07/15, 09:57 AM

Thanks to all for their advise! Sorry about getting upset, but it made me a little bit upset reading some of these comments! I don't intend to cause trouble!

john bigham · #16 02/07/15, 10:03 AM

dfr1973: I am about to plant onion seeds!!! Getting to feel like spring! Maple season is coming up too!

anahatalotus · #17 02/07/15, 12:56 PM

Although the general homesteading genre is saturated with magazines, if you could have a specialty niche there might be a better market. A smaller market but one with more potential customers. I was looking for beekeeping magazines for a friend a while back and only found two. Although there are few publications that focus on permaculture there are even less that focus on biodynamic agriculture.
Perhaps check on the various livestock forums for interest and try to build a magazine around a specific subject that people want. There are so many gardening magazines I doubt a new one would go over too well. What are you and your writers experts at? How can your publication provide new information that is not readily available on the plethora of homesteading websites out there?
Sorry for sounding harsh but I just trying to be realistic!

Belfrybat · #18 02/07/15, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by john bigham

Oh, no it is $10 for 4 issues!!!! Sorry I did not make that clear! $2.50 each!

A quarter is three months. 3 x 4 = 12. $10.00 x 4 = $40.00.

john bigham · #19 02/07/15, 03:41 PM

When you subscribe to something it will say either "6 issues" or "quarterly". I guess I may think a little different!

unregistered353870 · #20 02/08/15, 10:25 PM

I was just giving you honest feedback...no intent to be rude. I did think you meant $40/year, so that makes a difference if it's $10 per year and 4 issues...that's a good price. But even for that price, I expect good grammar and editing (not perfect, but pretty good). As far as ads, I prefer a magazine with them. I like to see what's available, and the ads in niche magazines that I like tend to be rather interesting to me, sometimes worth as much as the articles.