Magazine

[themisfithitman]

Ok... so I want to start a magazine. I have several problems.
1. It probably wont be issued in print cause i have nowhere to print it
2. I need a lot of help
3. I've never done this before.
4. I have NO money.

This magazine would be about pretty much anything. Considering I live in a shelled in town. It gets very little news from the outside world. I want to spread some of the real world around in the town. Just to reawaken the people to the real world and to give them something to read other then the wine shop's monthly pamphlet. So I pretty much need help with everything. Art, articles, review columns, anything...
it will be heavily focused on music. But there will be some politics and news and anything else really shoved in wherever it will work. Remember this is my quest to share the world with my town. So my request for you lovely folks here is to help me:

1. Find a name for this magazine (I was thinking "In Your Head Magazine", but I don't really know yet)
2. Help me design a cover
3. Help me get content
4. If it works out and starts churning a profit, then I'll start paying some for material
5. *First stuff has to be free* (Remember that I have no money)

I also eventually hope to spread to print form once I have enough capital to do so.

P.S. I'm 16, so this is ambitious project for me.

[turbocivic16]

this is a very ambitious project, but my suggestion is if the magazine will not be issued in print, why limit your audience to your town? and your having so much trouble with art, content, ect. why not take a blog route with a magazine twist, theme your blog after a magazine and have weekly/monthly updates ect...and as far as content, write about what intrests you...and go from there.

[kelvin070]

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[jasaunders]

Ok... so I want to build an airplane. I have several problems.
1. It probably won't fly because I don't know anything about airplanes
2. I need a lot of help because I don't know how airplanes work
3. I don't know if people would actually want to fly on my airplane
4. I've never built an airplane before
5. I have NO money.

This airplane would pretty much offer everything. The airplane would have first class, super first class, and super duper first class sections. Every person would have their own 50" plasma in front of them and a Nintendo Wii. There would be two flight attendants for every passenger and the attendants are trained to give excellent massages. The plane itself would be able to do flips and fly upside down. The tail of the plane is made of spaghetti. Considering I live in a shelled in town, no one knows what an airplane is and they think this airplane would be really cool. I want to spread some of the real world around in the town by flying people on the plane for free. Just to reawaken the people to the real world.

So I pretty much need help with everything. Designing the plane, building the plane, finding flight attendants, creating spaghetti noodles that can be shaped into the tail of the plane. *First stuff has to be free* (Remember that I have no money). If it works out and starts churning a profit, then I'll start paying for the plane and employees.

[themisfithitman]

Ok... so I want to build an airplane. I have several problems.
1. It probably won't fly because I don't know anything about airplanes
2. I need a lot of help because I don't know how airplanes work
3. I don't know if people would actually want to fly on my airplane
4. I've never built an airplane before
5. I have NO money.

This airplane would pretty much offer everything. The airplane would have first class, super first class, and super duper first class sections. Every person would have their own 50" plasma in front of them and a Nintendo Wii. There would be two flight attendants for every passenger and the attendants are trained to give excellent massages. The plane itself would be able to do flips and fly upside down. The tail of the plane is made of spaghetti. Considering I live in a shelled in town, no one knows what an airplane is and they think this airplane would be really cool. I want to spread some of the real world around in the town by flying people on the plane for free. Just to reawaken the people to the real world.

So I pretty much need help with everything. Designing the plane, building the plane, finding flight attendants, creating spaghetti noodles that can be shaped into the tail of the plane. *First stuff has to be free* (Remember that I have no money). If it works out and starts churning a profit, then I'll start paying for the plane and employees.

Are you poking fun at me? Hah! Well done, but you've captured the essence of my idea and turned it to a steaming pile of doo... But I'll always have my critics, so... moving on! Oh yeah, and a magazine is a LOT cheaper then an airplane made of spaghetti. It's people like you that ruin other people's ideas, but you don't even phase me. So have fun fapping in the corner you miserable, lonely, sad twisted soul.

Go to the Urban Dictionary and look up Ridgefield... <--- My town, in case you people didn't believe me.
P.S. I've never done drugs or gotten drunk. (I'm Straight Edge)

this is a very ambitious project, but my suggestion is if the magazine will not be issued in print, why limit your audience to your town? and your having so much trouble with art, content, ect. why not take a blog route with a magazine twist, theme your blog after a magazine and have weekly/monthly updates ect...and as far as content, write about what intrests you...and go from there.

Yep, it didn't really occur to me to do a blog. Then I suppose I'll just go from there... Thanks for the advice!

[Jay Brass]

Ok... so I want to build an airplane. I have several problems.
1. It probably won't fly because I don't know anything about airplanes
2. I need a lot of help because I don't know how airplanes work
3. I don't know if people would actually want to fly on my airplane
4. I've never built an airplane before
5. I have NO money.

This airplane would pretty much offer everything. The airplane would have first class, super first class, and super duper first class sections. Every person would have their own 50" plasma in front of them and a Nintendo Wii. There would be two flight attendants for every passenger and the attendants are trained to give excellent massages. The plane itself would be able to do flips and fly upside down. The tail of the plane is made of spaghetti. Considering I live in a shelled in town, no one knows what an airplane is and they think this airplane would be really cool. I want to spread some of the real world around in the town by flying people on the plane for free. Just to reawaken the people to the real world.

So I pretty much need help with everything. Designing the plane, building the plane, finding flight attendants, creating spaghetti noodles that can be shaped into the tail of the plane. *First stuff has to be free* (Remember that I have no money). If it works out and starts churning a profit, then I'll start paying for the plane and employees.

I'm sorry to get in between this, but that was pretty funny!

Carry on.

[themisfithitman]

I'm sorry to get in between this, but that was pretty funny!

Carry on.

It was! I agree... But I'm still going to berate him for it because it was a direct attack on my idea. So that's that. Kudos for making us laugh though...

[Fadzuli]

I suggest you work for a magazine company first to get the experience and learn the know hows of the business. This will speed up your learning curve because starting from scratch would really take a long time to learn..Furthermore by working for someone, you can learn from your Boss's mistakes.

This industry has a short cycle but requires you to reinvent your magazine from time to time...

If there's no such companies in your area, then venture out.

[RLorenzen]

It was! I agree... But I'm still going to berate him for it because it was a direct attack on my idea. So that's that. Kudos for making us laugh though...

Kudos to Jasaunders. That was very entertaining.

themisfithitman, you're behaving very ignorantly. You should listen to the message he is trying to give you. You are not qualified in any way to do this project. You must of just woke up one morning and said "hey, I'm going to start a magazine".

Your post sounded...well....I can't think of any other word but crazy. You have to admit you knew a comment like Jasaunders' was coming.

Get some experience or at least learn something about the magazine industry. You obviously have no clue at all. Do you have any idea how much it costs to launch a magazine? Very far from $0, but the figure does have a lot of zeros in it.

BTW, that won't be your first "direct attack" so get used to it. Try to learn from all of the criticism you will receive instead of ignoring it. Your eyes will be opened to different aspects and ideas you didn't think about.

[malumu200]

hey kid make sure you do research before asking the obvious questions. you will sound like you actually know what what your talking about. We all have dreams, but asking those kind of questions just make you sound idiotic. You sound like you have a lot of ambition, just make sure you ask in a more professional manner without sounding like your 7 years old.

[JLeezer]

It was! I agree... But I'm still going to berate him for it because it was a direct attack on my idea. So that's that. Kudos for making us laugh though...

I disagree whole-heartedly. While I don't really appreciate all the negative comments that have surfaced on this forum, Saunders simply turned your post around on you to show just how over the top your request is---while at the same time being funny.

It didn't come across to me as an attack on your idea, but moreso an attack on just how illogical and nonsensical your request and plan are. I hate to have to be the one to break this news to you, but at 16 yrs old, someone has to: there aren't too many people around who have the time to give out the valuable things you requested without fair compensation. It isn't that we're all greedy; its that we just don't have that much time.

I think your idea is great, but if you don't have any money, then you need to find more ways to make it work on that budget. Ask for advice, people will provide it...and sometimes even some free work. Ask for everything & the moon for free, people will use it as an opportunity to school you on how the world works.

[n/a]

first off you need some money to be successful. Got to put in some money to make money! But you dont have to break the bank either.

And dont try just asking us to design a cover etc.

We are very qualified people and I time is precious to us. I suggest you pay someone to do the design work. We can help with small things like a name etc, but designing your cover for free! ARGG! that makes me steam!

[RLorenzen]

there aren't too many people around who have the time to give out the valuable things you requested without fair compensation. It isn't that we're all greedy; its that we just don't have that much time.

Not only do they not have the time, they need to make a living too. Doesn't he have any common sense? I would never tell my graphic designer "hey, design this ad for me and do it for $0." There's a difference between being cost effective and being plain, old inconsiderate.

This would be like going to the store and pulling a few things off the shelves and telling the owner "I'm not going to pay for these. I have a great idea, and you'll love it, but to get it started I need these things for free. I have no money". Would you do this misfithitman? Probably not. So, why would you do the same thing with people who provide the services you mentioned above? Those people are in business. They're not a charity, which is what you're looking for.

[capforge]

Ok... so I want to build an airplane. I have several problems.

OK, I'm a little late to the party, but that was hilarious. Unfortunately, that is about how 1/4 of my potential clients sound. Maybe I will print this post out and just read it to them next time I get one of these types of proposals.

My other favorite is when they start out with, "All I need is a jillion dollars..."

Oh, that all? I thought this was going to be hard!

[RLorenzen]

OK, I'm a little late to the party, but that was hilarious. Unfortunately, that is about how 1/4 of my potential clients sound. Maybe I will print this post out and just read it to them next time I get one of these types of proposals.

My other favorite is when they start out with, "All I need is a jillion dollars..."

Oh, that all? I thought this was going to be hard!

Ha. lol