Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Pens
- Paper (notebooks are good)
- Printer
- Printer paper
- Computer
- Co-workers
Step1
Gather a team of 2 or 3 friends as the founders.
Step2
Get a theme for the magazine, and write down a few name ideas.
Step3
Make a list of Things that will be in the magazine (a.k.a gossip, contests...). Make another list of the different kinds of workers you will need (a.k.a photographer, reporter...).
Step4
Choose the name. Plan a layout. Will it be A4 or A5? How many pages will it approximately need? Make sure that all of your articles fit!
Step5
Make a rough draft of the magazine on the computer. Make set tasks for your workers, making sure that all their work comes in before the deadline.
Step6
Make sure that all the handed in work is ok. Now make a copy of the magazine on the computer, then edit the layout so that it looks good.
Step7
Print a final copy of the magazine, and make sure that it looks good. If it's ok, then great!
Step8
Make around 10-20 copies of the magazine, and choose the price. Make sure that it is reasonable, yet high enough to bring in cash for the photocopying and yourself.
Novice 
Comments
magman said
on 7/25/2008 I found a good resource for starting a magazine. The site is: www.magshoestring.com. Lots of good info and some good downloads as well!
Kilogramm said
on 7/21/2008 Very useful info, been wanting to start my own mag for the longest. With these tips it should flow alot smoother.