Third Quarter Submission

   For my third quarter submission I made a lot of changes to my magazine. These changes include brightening up the pictures, adding branding to market my magazine more efficiently, and removing the white border that was placed on accident from the title page. I am sure I will learn more about magazine production and make more changes but this is my quarter three submission.

Revision #3

   For my third and last revision, I brightened up the pictures in my magazine. I did this by playing with the brightness and the contrast in the pictures. I made this change to two pictures total in my magazine. By making this change, it will allow my magazine to look more professional while also making it pop more. It will intrigue the audience to pay more attention to the photos and give them a look.


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Revision #2

     For my second revision, I will add branding to the bottom of my pages and make the page numbers easier to see. I will dot his by putting my website in the bottom corner with the page number and also I will increase the font size so it will be easier to see. Adding the branding will allow my magazine to become more popular since I am advertising the website and social media platforms. More people will view the magazine which will create a greater audience.

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Revision #1

   For my first revision, I will be removing the border on my title page of my magazine. As of now, the title page has a white border along the outside of the magazine. This border takes away from the magazine and also distracts the reader from the important content on the title page. Taking it away will make the page look cleaner because the border was only on one page and also was put on the magazine by accident. I also made this same change to my title page.


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Distribution Plan

      For my distribution plan, I will use the online and traditional tactics that I learned about in my research. One of the strategies I will use from the traditional will include having a distributing agent since my magazine is just starting off. There are magazine distributing agents all around the state so I will have to find one at a reasonable price. Hiring someone like this will allow me to have my magazine be in stores around the area and get the magazine to the target audience efficiently. On the other hard, I will use online distribution strategies such as using my social media platforms. Using my twitter account to distribute my magazine by adding a link straight to a subscription to the magazine like the magazines I researched have done. Also I will allow my magazine to be sold on websites such as amazon to have a better distribution of my magazine.

Distribution Research #2

        Another way magazines distribute their magazines is digitally. The magazine Bass Master is very involved in distributing their product online and here is how. If you subscribe to Bass master online, it allows you to view the magazine on many different platforms such as apple and android systems and e-reader devices. When you buy the magazine online you can interact with it digitally. The magazine is distributed through their website which is bassmaster.com/digital. They also sell to companies that can sell their subscriptions online such as amazon and magazines.com. When you first go to their website, it is very easy to see how much they advertise subscribing to their magazine. There are also links on their social media and at other events they are involved in, such as the Bass Master classic, help them digitally distribute their magazine.

Distribution Research #1

       Magazines use traditional techniques to distribute their magazines which includes many different ways to do it. Large magazines usually use distribution departments to get their magazine to retailers since their sales and circulation and so high. On the other hand, smaller magazines use distribution agents to get their magazines to their audience. Companies in south Florida such as Magazine Subscription Service Agency, South Florida Business Journal, and Best Version Media all and distribute them to different places in the area. These companies work with the magazines to get their product to peoples door and in places, such as bookstores and publix, that sell magazines regularly. The main traditional way to distribute magazines is to get the product to the peoples door whether its being delivered or bought from a store, the goal is to have the magazine in the audiences hands.