How to Publish Online Magazines

Creating a magazine has never been so easy.

The Internet has brought about many opportunities for creative people who want to work in the publishing industry. At one point, writing for a magazine was a dream for many people. Now, anyone can create a magazine online, edit the content, hire writers and promote it. Many magazine publishing websites make this opportunity available to writers and editors.

Instructions

1. 

   Decide what sort of magazine you'd like to write.

   Decide what sort of magazine you'd like to create. Pick a niche and develop content and gather photos that relate to the magazine's genre. Choose a catchy title and hire some writers or editors. Make sure to edit the work so that it is ready for publishing, and secure rights to any images that you use.

2. 

   Research the magazine publishing software available.

   Visit various sites that offer magazine publishing software. See what sites appeal to you as a magazine creator. Make sure to follow the software's guidelines about creating the magazine. Follow the directions and upload your content as requested--some magazine publishing software requires you to upload the magazine as a PDF, while others do not.

3. 

   Visit Issuu to create your magazine online.

   Visit Issuu to read more about their magazine software. Issuu is one of the leading websites designed to help magazine creators. Read about their services and decide if it is right for you. Turn your magazine into a PDF and upload to Issuu. Issuu then turns the PDF into a magazine. Choose your magazine's template. Issuu offers various backgrounds for magazines--some dark and sleek while others are bright.

4. 

   OpenZine offers total control to creators.

   Visit Open Zine, a website specializing in publishing online magazines. Open Zine actually lets creators register and then create each page within a magazine builder template. Decide what you'd like your cover to look like, how you want your pages to look and build it within their site. Do not upload a PDF--you build your magazine directly into the site. Choose the colors for your cover, the font for your magazine and other design elements.

5. 

   Scribd allows users to socially connect via their website.

   Visit Scribd, which allows users to upload a designed magazine in PDF form and then manipulate the magazine's template after being uploaded. Magazine creators can connect with other readers, share their magazine using Scribd's social networking tools and design a home page the introduces the magazine to readers and subscribers.

References

• Issuu: Publish By Millions
• Scribd
• Open Zine: Make your own magazine.

Resources

• Magazine Publishers of America
• DIAGRAM: Electronic Journal of Text and Art
• Poets & Artists Magazine
• Caper Literary Journal