Martial Arts Magazines?

[Bob Hubbard]

What would the time frame be? Monthly, quarterly, weekly?

We do have the ability to set up an 'opt-in' mailing list here that can be used for it.

Some possible feature ideas:
-seminar list
-Training tip of the XXX
-featured art
-Hot thread of the month summary
-seminar review
-humor
-product reviews

I personally like the idea...the question is, can we put together a staff to manage it, and do it on a regular basis?

Other question would be, accept advertizers, if so how many?
My opinion is allow 1 advertizer to sponsor 1 edition in a non-invasive way.

Something like:
"This edition brought to you by Slapco, make of the big slappy thingy www.somewhere.com"



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[IFAJKD]

I HAVE TO POST THIS HERE. First this is what I hate and 2nd it fits the good mag stuff.
What is up with the Cynthia Rothrock ad. I am so sick of people cashing in on the 9/11 tradegy. She used to be apple pie and now this. Man what's up with that ? Oh well should sell something.

The "lets get rich from 9/11" push in these mags is enough to keep me from buying another one.

BUT................Erin Vunak-O'Toole has written and article for womans self defense in a special Black Belt for women....very cool. And she has the cover

 

[Kenpo Wolf]

,,,I vote monthly during the year and weekly during summer, which is when it seems like more people have the time. But if it has a lot of good articles in it and it's cheap or free, weekly would be fine with me if a high quality can be maintained.

 

[Yari]

Originally posted by Kaith Rustaz

What would the time frame be? Monthly, quarterly, weekly?

I would have to go for quarterly, more because most of the stuff discussed here, will be bases for the mag. I wont read a mag. that has articles that have been discussed with all the different opinions. By letting it be quarterly you have the chance to make an indepth articles that would be a supplement to MT.

I just want to say that be careful it doesn't become a totaly kempo mag. If there is basis for a kempo mag. let there be a kempo mag. by itself. I not after kempo, it's just that many peolpe on this site are kempo - related, and if ithey can support a mag. I think it's great. But for me to read a mag. I need more things I also can relate to.

Other question would be, accept advertizers, if so how many?
My opinion is allow 1 advertizer to sponsor 1 edition in a non-invasive way.

Something like:
"This edition brought to you by Slapco, make of the big slappy thingy www.somewhere.com"

I'd go for that.

/Yari

ps. If I can help I'd like to.

 

[sweeper]

Yari has a point, if you have more content than needed you can always make the issue bigger, but if you don't have enough conent you can't release an issue, I would say a quarterly mag and maybe a weekly news letter for things like seminars and other time sensative data.

 

[Kenpo Wolf]

Originally posted by sweeper

Yari has a point, I would say a quarterly mag and maybe a weekly news letter for things like seminars and other time sensative data.

This combination is an excellet idea.

 

[Rob_Broad]

I would be willing to put sometime into somethng like a magazine, I fairly computer illerate but I have written a few articles in teh past.

 

[Bob Hubbard]

Can a few folks put up examples of what they think a good e-zine is? I'd like to get a better feel for what you are looking for in a finished product.

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[sweeper]

it was posted earlyer but I think http://ejmas.com is the best martial arts e-mag. actualy I tihnk their e-mag is better than 95% of the printed MA material out there.