What do i need to do to start my own magazine?

What do I need, to start my own magazine?

• I am trying to start a magazine but I don't know how. I have gone to book stores and searched, but have found no information on it. I don't have the first clue as where to start. HELP.

• Answer:

  If you've never worked in the magazine industry before, see if you can intern for one - maybe a small local magazine - or sit down with someone who has extensive magazine experience whose brain you can pick so you understand the whole process. It's more than just writing articles and page layout. There's selling advertising space, copy editing, legal issues, and subscriptions to think about. A business license. Marketing your magazine so people actually read it. Finding a printer. Finding a binder. Finding money to pay them. Finding a distributor. Getting it carried in local stores. If it's a magazine of any length, hiring and paying an editor, an art director, a marketing manager, an ad salesman, a subscription department... You might start an online magazine to avoid the printing, binding & distribution costs. Here are a few websites I found for you: http://www.magazine.org/FAQ/2112.cfm http://www.entrepreneur.com/startingabusiness/businessideas/article160238.html