Knowing how to start an online magazine requires first understanding the differences between an online magazine and the dozens of other publishing models available to you in the 21st century.
These
When you think of the top magazine companies, you probably imagine Time, Cosmopolitan, or Better Homes & Gardens. If you publish a magazine, try to instead think of the magazine
39 ways to increase your Internet audience, revenue, and profits through new multiplatform membership programs
We currently operate more than a dozen membership marketing systems in partnership with some of the country's leading content
I woke up this morning thinking about all the great ways we’ve discovered to sell subscriptions on the Internet. Yes, these are the things that I dream about. The idea
What do you think are the essential elements of the perfect digital magazine?
If you think back to Gutenberg and the printing press, magazines are still being produced the same way now as
Three media platforms are generating increased revenue and profits for these three publishers
If you're looking for new ways to increase online revenues and profits, consider learning from three publishers who
Magazines are designed to be read from front to back. They have covers and a table of contents. Magazines are arranged in a series of articles. Compare that with other
Should you be trying to acquire linkless mentions?
You may have heard the phrase "linkless mentions" rolling around in social media and your email inbox over the last year or so.
You make decisions every day, but how often do you roll back to the basics, and the foundation of your business, by considering how resources are spent on production and
Video has been a tool for audience development and a medium for premium content for years. However, the popularity of this medium continues to grow and new insights are discovered
New offerings and products are often utilized by publishers working to increase numbers of digital subscribers. Today we're looking at two publishing that have been placing added focus on their
The millennial demographic is one publishers often wonder about. Considering millennials into an audience development plan is a great idea for publishers, and we're now seeing some interesting evolutions in
A Rapid Conversion Landing Page (a.k.a. “name squeeze” page) is essential to building a database of free email newsletter subscribers. It, along with other landing pages on a website, act
12 ways to make an old magazine article new again through content recycling
The VP of The Taunton Press was quoted a few years ago as saying, “We can’t afford to pay
There's a quote out there from Jonathan MacDonald I heard recently at an IMAG event that says, the rate of change you're experiencing now represents the slowest rate of technological
The MPA releases its Magazine Media Factbook 2017/18, sharing multiplatform publishing data you can use
You may be surprised by some of the data we have to share about multiplatform publishing. But we're
MPP expanding American market; TNG acquires Ingram Periodicals; Digital publishing becoming a priority for Reader's Digest
Digital publishing transforms in a variety of ways, from new technology in the digital age,
Huffington Post's website redesign digs towards tabloid roots; The Economist slowly redesigns its site; The Boston Globe sets to reinvent its newsroom
A website redesign can have a major impact on
A Mequoda Audience Development System is a physical, turn-key content management system that is customized to help publisher's attract new visitors, convert them into email subscribers, engage them, and finally,
The publisher websites with the greatest ability to drive traffic and build audiences utilize proven strategies and relevant technology. Today we take a look at some of these publishers and
We're not sure why most association magazine websites bury free and magazine content, but we'll try to help them see the light.
If you're an association website, do you spin off
Audience development is a major umbrella term online. There are a variety of ways online publishers develop audiences online, from content partnerships and social media to email and press releases.
We see many acquisitions in the media industry. Multiplatform publishers look for the best opportunities to evolve, expand, and reach their audiences where their audiences are. Today we look at
Niche publishers don't need to fear domain extortion in the wake of brand domain availability
There's a lot of evidence to show that the more constrained we are, the more creative
Time enhances user experience for golfers; Surfing folds for digital; Conde Nast launches new publisher website Healthyish
Enhancements to publisher websites come with new ideas for reaching and engaging audiences.
We’re seeing
Magazine events bring in user and sponsor revenue, and many publishers have made a profitable business model out of them.
When we talk about multiplatform publishing, it's easy to jump right
Will Time Inc. save magazine publishing on newsstands through retailer innovation?
In an interview with Folio:, Time Inc's Retail president Drew Wintemberg spoke about the future of magazines and the newsstand.
Our top-read audience development posts of last year show an interest in subject lines and the power of email newsletters.
Despite the rise of social networks, most publishers we know still
As the mobile publishing revolution has matured, I’ve been blogging about a lot of large, fancy digital magazines. Publications like New York, Forbes and The Atlantic have become leaders in
When we talk about multiplatform publishing, some publishers think we're talking about the difference between laptops, desktops and tablets. But those are simply the devices we deliver content through.
We're talking
Search engine optimization is kind of a game, right? It's an important game – a necessary one for any publisher – but mostly it's just us trying to play by
Building relationships and high-quality content serve subscription websites like Scribd, The Telegraph, and Food52
Do you remember when subscription websites started using paywalls to add a new revenue stream to their
Call it what you want, but here at Mequoda we've assigned the title Rapid Conversion Landing Page to a landing page that collects an email address and offers a free
Publishing digital magazines is not a "set it and forget it" enterprise, and monitoring the latest trends is a must
Our mission in life is to help you with publishing digital
The community content business model can bring in users and keep them on your site
When developing your strategic plans for CAROTME (content, audience, revenue, organization, technology, measurement, and economics), it's
Magazine covers can make or break sales on traditional and digital newsstands – are you leveraging current subscribers for input?
I subscribe to magazines and email newsletters of magazines for dozens
While it's true we've made our reputation with digital publishers, remember that many of them started as print publishers, and we helped them make the transition by instilling multiplatform strategy
Write an online magazine editor job description like a product description for a Swiss Army knife
Can you remember life before the internet, when a personal computer was another name for
While it might have blindsided some industry observers and rubbed some old-school publishers the wrong way, the recent news that the Associated Press is launching a native ads network shouldn't
For a very long time PR was pretty straightforward, and for many publishers, highly automated. The guidelines for how to pitch a press release started with writing your press release,
For regional magazines and niche publishers, video monetization is even more of a priority
Video monetization represents one of the great opportunities of the next five years for digital publishers, but
While there's a lot to be excited and optimistic about, the online media industry is also full of pitfalls, mirages, and false leads that run into dead ends. We try
At Mequoda, we talk a lot about individual pieces of the Mequoda System in our Daily posts. But the Mequoda System, known in full as the Mequoda Multiplatform Media Management
Magazine marketing thrives in the new world of PPC and organic search
What's the one thing that magazine publishers have in abundance, more than any other business on the planet?
Content.
And who's
Since the printing press was invented, the best way to deliver readable content was always on the page. Until the advent of the web, consumers hadn't even considered other ways
What do you focus on while attempting to hire a new employee? What tools do you have at your disposal for the process?
Most hiring managers would cite a resume as
What to look for in community management systems from Haven Thread, to Simple:Press to Kunena
Forums really leverage some of the best things about the Internet. Sometimes called message boards, forums
Among all of the challenges facing digital publishers, international expansion is understandably on the back burner, but don't sleep on the possible new revenue stream. Social media has shown that
Ernest Hemingway once said, "We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."
Perfection in editorial management is a fallacy. There will always be deadlines that
