I'm blaming this horrible and sluggish economy because there still seems to be tremendous interest in having a comprehensive guide to equine services, professionals and businesses for the horse owners in Tennessee but the September 30th deadline has come and gone and we don't have enough listings and ads to publish at this time. This doesn't however mean that we are giving up on the magazine. We are moving ahead and I think it will be even better. There are however going to be some major changes.
1) The magazine will now be published in both print and as a webzine which will be interactive with video ads and demonstrations and links to advertisers' websites. The webzine will also function like a real magazine with flip pages and searchable contents.
2) At first, I'd decided to delay the availability of the printed magazine for at least a year or until I acquired enough advertisers to pay for publication. But now I'm planning on going ahead with publication at the same time that the first issue of the webzine is available. There will be a few major changes though:
A) Listings will be free! In both the webzine and in print. Web listings can be linked directly to your website for a small fee ($10 per link.)
B) The prices are going to be significantly lower and more affordable for ads and ads will remain active for a full year (from first publication date.) Sample pricing for basic full color ad (add $5 per link) : business card size/$15, 1/4 page /$25, 1/2 page/$50, full page/$100, full page with video, $500.
C) If you buy a web ad, you automatically will receive the same ad in the print magazine.
D) The magazine (print version only...the webzine is a free service) will no longer be free to the public but available on demand for an affordable price.
We are striving to provide the same quality and comprehensive content that we initially set out to have with this publication. I hope to provide even more than before. I will keep you all posted on our progress and will post the projected launch date(hoping for first quarter of 2011) soon. I'm really excited about the changes ahead and look forward to meeting and working with more and more Tennessee horse people in the coming year.
Thanks to all of you who have given us such support and encouragement already. And please feel free to send me your suggestions and feed back.~Sande
