tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861891.post115382607949621941..comments2024-03-28T03:24:03.551-04:00Comments on MYRANT: SRBissettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14426874992235196378noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861891.post-1153955749193423202006-07-26T19:15:00.000-04:002006-07-26T19:15:00.000-04:00Steve -- excellent work!Steve -- excellent work!Uncle Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08501032829800803300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15861891.post-1153835414285179892006-07-25T09:50:00.000-04:002006-07-25T09:50:00.000-04:00I'm going to write an entry on this subject tonigh...I'm going to write an entry on this subject tonight, but I have to say that it's all about a business plan. Fanzines are great because essentially they are hobbies. A fanzine crosses the line into the professional side when it is handled by distributors and solicits advertising.<BR/><BR/>Paying contributors for me isn't necessarily a sign of being a professional publication (although it certainly helps).<BR/><BR/>Adn if you're a pro you need a plan and you need to stick with it, which is much easier than it sounds.<BR/><BR/>Coming home at night after you're "real " job to then write, edit, design, make calls for ads and make calls for payment can be a daunting lifestyle as I found out with my 'zines Animato and Animation Planet.<BR/><BR/>Trying to make a living is next to impossible...breaking even is a goal.<BR/><BR/>If you don't have a business plan, then your lifestyle must be built around your publication...easier said than done.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough Phantom of the Movies Videoscope seems to be doing well and features quite a bit of color ads which no doubtedly helps the bottom line. <BR/><BR/>I stopped reading Psychotronic beacuse I could never find it and because I've stopped going to Chiller Theater twice a year.<BR/><BR/>Being a geezer,I like to read magazines and books. Web sites are great but they are emphemeral and lack that quality of portability I like.<BR/><BR/>And being a guy who likes to have a personal library, collecting magazines is lot more practical than printing pages off of the web for me.Mike Dobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694483252375913277noreply@blogger.com