Digital Magazine Publishing For Beginners: Online Starter Course Launched
Designed for individuals who are new to magazine publishing, the latest round of The MagCast Bobsled Run will be held live over Zoom and will teach attendees about starting their own digital publications on the Google Play and iOS stores. The course will run for five sessions, with each class lasting about 90 minutes.
For more information, please visit https://magcast.co/How-To/Start-a-Digital-Magazine/Bobsled-Run/
As with previous iterations, the current MagCast Bobsled Run will be led by two owners of MagCast, each with over a decade of digital publishing experience.
The goal of the course is to equip students with the tools to launch a magazine in 2024 and position it for continued growth throughout its lifetime. Participants can choose to attend the sessions live or watch replays of the classes, which will be accessible for up to a year.
The first of the five sessions is intended to help attendees determine if publishing is the right venture for them. As such, the class covers fundamental topics such as suitable niches and the real-world benefits of magazine ownership.
Participants will also learn how to address publisher anxiety and avoid common mistakes that novices may make in the process of launching their magazines.
The second module will instruct students on choosing the appropriate direction for their publication. This includes selecting a niche, naming and pricing their issues, and deciding on a publishing cadence.
Class three starts with lessons on how to generate content ideas, sourcing content, choosing photos, and creating a mock-up cover. Then, it moves into developing an editorial calendar so students can get an idea of what their magazine's content will look like beyond their first issue.
Class four discusses the topics of marketing and promotion plus outreach strategies and tactics and how to represent a magazine to others even before it goes live.
The fifth and final class will focus on the different facets of monetization available to magazines and help students pivot from thinking about a magazine as just a magazine and instead as a media business.
Important to note is that the Bobsled Run also shows students how to use AI tools like ChatGPT in unconventional ways for things like content planning.
About MagCast
MagCast has provided its services to novice and experienced magazine publishers for more than a decade. By making the MagCast Bobsled Run available to the public, the platform remains committed to supporting independent publishers and small entrepreneurs alike.
"The Bobsled Run is a condensed, lightning-fast crash course that packs six weeks of deep dive material into five days," says Damian Loth, one of the owners and course instructors. "You'll learn everything from how to source treasure troves of great content to how to build real relationships with the movers and shakers in your industry to help promote and grow your magazine - and your revenue."
Interested parties can learn more by visiting https://magcast.co/How-To/Start-a-Digital-Magazine/Bobsled-Run/
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