Publish and Make Money: A Brief Guide to Profitability With Your New Magazine, Newsletter or Newspaper

By James J. Brodell and Sharon Brodell

My wife, Sharon, was under firm instructions to shoot me if I ever tried to start a newspaper again. Alas, her pistol misfired, so here we are approaching 17 years of running an English-language newspaper on foreign soil, surrounded by Runyonesque characters. We want to share what we have learned about publication startups and finances. There’s a good bet that I am a tad Runyonesque myself. Working in Kafkalandia does that. Tourists see Costa Rica as endless beaches, happy monkeys and a tall, cold glass sporting a little umbrella. I see Costa Rica as a continual challenge to my 53 years of newspapering. Sharon simply is called the long-suffering wife. But readers do not have to go to foreign climes to create their own publication. There are plenty of opportunities in their own neighborhoods and the internet gives them access to the world from anywhere. We encourage the use of simple website design without a big investment up front. We encourage honest reporting and photography on a regular basis, be it daily or weekly. We strongly encourage the capitalistic approach. Make at least enough money to cover expenses and transportation plus something to make the effort worthwhile.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James J. Brodell
• Release date: Jun 14, 2017
• ISBN: 9781370174362

James J. Brodell

James J. Brodell considers himself a skeptic or an iconoclast, perhaps due to the 50 years as a reporter and editor. His novels and short stories builds on the wacky incidents he has witnessed. He said he prefers short stories because he has a short attention span.

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Publish and Make Money

A Brief Guide to Profitability With Your New Magazine, Newsletter or Newspaper

By

James J. and Sharon S. Brodell

Published by James J. Brodell at Smashwords

ISBN: 9781370174362

My wife, Sharon, was under firm instructions to shoot me if I ever tried to start a newspaper again. Alas, her pistol misfired, so here we are approaching 17 years of running an English-language newspaper on foreign soil, surrounded by Runyonesque characters. We want to share what we have learned about publication startups and finances. There’s a good bet that I am a tad Runyonesque myself. Working in Kafkalandia does that. Tourists see Costa Rica as endless beaches, happy monkeys and a tall, cold glass sporting a little umbrella. I see Costa Rica as a continual challenge to my 53 years of newspapering. Sharon simply is called the long-suffering wife. But readers do not have to go to foreign climes to create their own publication. There are plenty of opportunities in their own neighborhoods, and the internet gives them access to the world from anywhere. We encourage the use of simple website design without a big investment up front. We encourage honest reporting and photography on a regular basis, be it daily or weekly. We strongly encourage the capitalistic approach. Make at least enough money to cover expenses and transportation, plus something to make the effort worthwhile.

Copyrighted © 2017 James J. Brodell

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One: Taking the step

Chapter Two: Designing the ad

Chapter Three: What you will need

Chapter Four: Getting the content

Chapter Five: Let’s go public

Chapter Six: Additional tips

Appendix: Rules and regulations

About the Author

Introduction

Overwhelming satisfaction comes from producing your own magazine, newsletter or even a newspaper. And technology now makes it extraordinarily easy to do so. The internet provides access to millions who might be interested in your message.

But first, you have to