How do i publish a magazine?Do i own to own a business plan for it? I am wanting to publish a local magazine.How to i go almost

I am wanting to publish a local magazine.How to i go almost doing that?I have the design but i dont know where to start?

Answers:
Yes. A Business plan is essential. Think of it as your roadmap; and minus it you will not have a focused direction and you do not know what you inevitability to succeed, much less survive within the magazine business.

Here are some steps to starting a magazine:

1. Conceptualize your magazine - what is its editorial voice, what types of information should it have, who should it be for
2. Determine how considerable (or small) your target audience - this can help you determine the achievability of your idea. You don't want to start a magazine where on earth only you and 2 friends would be interested contained by
3. Decide your revenue model - should it be by subscription or should it be by advertising, or both
4. Write your business plan to oblige you think through your concept
5. Gather a team to lend a hand you create your magazine (ad sales, layout, editorial squad, printing, etc.) and decide whether to outsource or do in-house some of the processes involved.
6. Raise financing
7. Start production

I suggest you jump through the following resources:

Magazine Publishers of America http://www.magazine.org
MagazineLaunch.com http://www.magazinelaunch.com
10 Tips on How to Launch a Magazine http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/11/16/10tips
The Surviving Small Press http://www.laughingbear.com/magazine.htm

Some books you need to read:

- Launch Your Own Magazine: A Guide For Succeeding surrounded by Today's Marketplace by Samir Husni
- The Magazine: Everything You Need to Know to Make It in the Magazine Business, by Leonard Mogel
- The Magazine: From Cover to Cover, by Johnson, Sammye; Prijatel, Patricia
- Career Opportunities surrounded by Magazine Publishing by
Monti, Ralph
- Starting and Running a Successful Newsletter or Magazine by Woodard, Cheryl