Should I make it free or paid?

[Deleted member 12738]

Make it free for the life of the magazine, some benefits in doing so:

1. As others have stated, once you gain a wider audience you can place targeted ads from companies into your magazine, most big companies would pay huge amounts without question for advertisement in wide-read media, such as online magazines just to get their brand seen, even if they pick up no hits, their brand has still been seen and recognized by your readers. It's all about marketing.

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3. Donations. Possibly one of the easiest ways to make money, never underestimate people's generosity for something they love, especially if it's free and always has been. This also leaves you with free time to expand, considering you don't have to contact a sponsor(s) or companies to advertise on your magazine.

In my opinion, if you ask or even allow donations you shouldn't get advertisements. Donating is to pay you off for your effort. If you get advertisements, there's no reason anymore.

 

[death180]

Donations are those who wish to "go the extra mile" to support the site/newsletter.

 

[Mike G]

I'd suggest free with advertisements added in.

 

[Nathan]

Make it free for the life of the magazine, some benefits in doing so:

1. As others have stated, once you gain a wider audience you can place targeted ads from companies into your magazine, most big companies would pay huge amounts without question for advertisement in wide-read media, such as online magazines just to get their brand seen, even if they pick up no hits, their brand has still been seen and recognized by your readers. It's all about marketing.

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3. Donations. Possibly one of the easiest ways to make money, never underestimate people's generosity for something they love, especially if it's free and always has been. This also leaves you with free time to expand, considering you don't have to contact a sponsor(s) or companies to advertise on your magazine.

In my opinion, if you ask or even allow donations you shouldn't get advertisements. Donating is to pay you off for your effort. If you get advertisements, there's no reason anymore.

Not really, a donation is just someone giving you money for something they enjoy, mix it with advertisements and your maximizing your profit, smart marketing, eh?

 

[rixopod]

I would make the first one free, get feedback.. if its good charge for the whole thing, but give the first few pages free 😛

 

[juststeven]

Make it free but sell advertisements in it. You will make more money by making it free, getting a lot of readers and putting a small amount of advertisements on it then making it paid and getting a tiny amount of readers.