New idea...if you want

**Doodyps** · 02-17-2009 08:38 PM

This is a new idea I just had. You are welcome to steal it, as I won't pursue it. It may not be the next great thing, but it'd be fun to talk about.

How's this: A weekly or monthly "magazine" subscription that covers any non-visual intensive topic (finance, international news, ect.), but is actually just an audio disc (CD). Of course, it's only 74 minutes long, but you could cover some interesting points in that time. Have some opinion pieces, an interview, current events, ect. and some small room for adds. It would be very cheap to do.

It would come in a tiny addressed jewel case each week or month, and you can listen to it on the way to work. If you trust the analysis and get access to good interviews or good insight, I dont see why not. You could fill it with the kind of stuff most magazines have in them, minus the pictures.

I was just thinking of it because I get Forbes every month, but it's so hard to find the time to read it. I spend about 1hr 45min in my car every day going ot and from work, and I trust the content of Forbes, so if I could get an audio version I would love it.

What do yall think?

**Shadesz** · 02-17-2009 08:58 PM

A lot of network marketing companies use a weekly tape/CD for their support programs. I subscribed to the weekly tape for a couple years while I was in Quixtar.

Could work... maybe a discount for an mp3 download? My hands are too full as well, but great idea IMO.

**Fanatik** · 02-17-2009 10:22 PM

ever heard of podcasts? i would think CDs may be too out dated for a lot of people, and the cost would be increased as opposed to pod casts... of course you could offer both.

**Jenie0109** · 02-18-2009 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by Fanatik

ever heard of podcasts? i would think CDs may be too out dated for a lot of people, and the cost would be increased as opposed to pod casts... of course you could offer both.

It is really important to keep ourselves updated because innovations are infinite.

**Jamie** · 02-18-2009 05:36 AM

Uploading a podcast to iTunes at a price could be a good idea

**businesgoonline** · 02-18-2009 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by Jamie

Uploading a podcast to iTunes at a price could be a good idea

I am doing it this way for one of my e-newsletter marketing method.

**Jamie** · 02-18-2009 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by businesgoonline

I am doing it this way for one of my e-newsletter marketing method.

Awesome, good luck with that

**DannyKelman SoW** · 02-18-2009 02:27 PM

thats a very good idea! Ill have a talk with a few of my investors, see what they think and ill let you know!

**paul2145r** · 02-18-2009 03:01 PM

Not a bad concept, but it's been done CD's have given way to Mp3's and podcasts. If you could talk to Forbes and turn their articles into audio and add it to their magazine, then you may have something there.