"To love what you do and feel that it matters -- how could
anything be more fun?."
Katherine
Graham, one of the most important publishers of the 20th century
Your magazine business will be unique,
based on your unique niche. Your business plan will
be unique too. So here they are ... all 3 components that you need to create a great
magazine business plan for your magazine business.
Your workbook. Over 90 pages,
stuffed full of everything you need to know. Step by step, work your
way to a successful magazine business plan!
Your business plan template,
formatted and waiting for your personal information. This is in
a MS Word format, so you have NO new programs to learn. Use your
existing skills to create a magazine business plan that is uniquely yours.
Excel spreadsheets, with charts ready to be automatically generated. Get
as creative as you want to be -- This is a program you already know, too.
FROM DAUNTING TO DO-ABLE
It seems like a daunting task: creating a
solid magazine business plan. And it can be. So
we've made this as easy to use as possible. Your business proposal will be finished in
no time, in 7 easy steps.
EASY! Don't worry about learning any new programs for your
magazine business plan. You will use the programs that you
already use every day: MS Word and MS Excel. The templates, both for the
text and for the financials, are set up so that all you have to do is
enter your personal information.
EASY FORMATTING! Your headers and text and columns are all set up for
your magazine business plan. The formatting flows right in. Easy peasy. Your
business plan for your magazine will look very professional,
very complete.
EASY FINANCIALS! The Excel template is set up so that all you do is enter
the data for your business. All columns are added automatically. It even
creates charts automatically! If you have accounting skills, go ahead and
stretch your wings. Or, get all the background figures together so that
your accountant can whip the financials together in no time. Either way,
your magazine business plan benefits.
EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. The ebook that you will receive takes you
step by step through building your magazine business plan. There just isn't an easier way to do it.
LOTS OF SAMPLES! Sometimes it really helps to see how other successful
business plans were written. So we have included lots of examples, such as
Links to OVER 400 sample business plans
in all kinds of businesses!
3 sample styles for Biographical Summaries -- with all the text too!
lots of sample summaries and examples for language and formatting
Sample Company Information pages!
Only US $49.00 !
LOTS AND LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION FOR YOUR
magazine
BUSINESS PLAN!
Here's a smattering of what you'll discover:
20 Great Ways to Punch It Up, Right From The Start (Step2)
How to create a dynamic "elevator" page for your business plan, and how to
use it effectively (Step 2)
Great, inexpensive ways to really present yourself professionally. (Step
2)
Setting the Theme of Your Business Plan, With Style and Grace (Step 2)
The "Left Foot" Approach -- When There Is Stuff In Your Background That
You Wish Wasn't (Step 2)
The ONLY 2 ways to start your business plan (Step 2)
About those competitors ... (Step 5)
Why you don't want an "Executive Summary", and what to do instead (Step 2)
The most overlooked part of the business plan -- and it's the one that can
really promote your business (Step 4)
Riding the Coattails of Success (Step 5)
Working with numbers that are just not real (Step 6)
The one phrase to never use in your "Use of Funds Statement" (Step 2)
4 Real Life Samples of Strong Use of Funds Statements (Step 2)
When 2 + 2 = Whatever You Want (Step 6)
6 Things That MUST Be In Biographical Summaries
6 Things That Must NOT Be In Biographical Summaries (Step 3)
When You Should Ignore Your Lawyer's Example (Step 3)
3 Templates for Biographical Summaries (Step 3)
20 Phrases That Lenders Love To See (Step 3)
Where to put the biographicals for the biggest impact (Step 3)
The new, New, NEWEST is not necessarily the BEST (Step 5)
All about Seed Money, Startup Funds, Pro formas and Balance Sheets -- Step
by step (Step 6)
Who's got The Clout? (Step 5)
When YOU are the weakest link (Step 3)
A photo? Of a minority owner? (Step 3)
Job duties mean zilch (Step 3)
SIC 'em (Step 6)
To cite is mandatory, dear Watson (Step 5)
Using people (Step 3)
The scariest part (Step 6)
Funny money (Step 6)
Seeding a business (Step 6)
Your SPECIAL BONUS FOR YOUR
MAGAZINE
BUSINESS PLAN
Then, just because you do need some
sample business plans to look at, we've decided to include LINKS TO 100'S
OF BUSINESS PLANS at NO
EXTRA CHARGE!!
Honestly, your magazine business plan could any one of the
thousands of niches. We don't know which one you are. So
this is the best solution we could find: give you the whole book
and let you decide which ones are most pertinent for you. Fair
enough?
So what kind of business plan templates did we include?
Well, for starters, here's about half of them:
BUSINESS PLAN
TEMPLATES
THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO USE FOR YOUR MAGAZINE BUSINESS PLAN
AUTO AND TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
- Business Plan Templates
Car Audio Service business plan
Car Wash Service
Truck Driving School
Trucking Company
Tire Store
Tow Truck Service
Limousine Service
Automobile Assembly
Automotive Dealer Group
Automotive Repair Service
Automotive Repair Service
Aviation Deicer
Self-Service Car Wash
Specialty Car Wash
Taxi Service
Trucking Services,
BAR AND TAVERN BUSINESS -
BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATES
Microbrewery
Microbrewery v2
Nightclub
Restaurant-Bar v1
Restaurant (Nonprofit) v2
Restaurant Start-Up Profile,
Sports Bar and Grill
BUSINESS SERVICES - BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATES
Advertising Agency
Bookkeeping Service
Consulting Service
Accounting Service
Business Plan Writing Service
Proofreading Service
Property Management Company
Public Relations Firm
Publishing Company
Business Consulting,
Business Consulting Service
Business Development Firm
Business Services
Electronic Billing Service
Electronic Document Security Company
Electronic Transcription Device
Engineering Management Consultant
Graffiti Removal
Grant Writing Service
Graphic Artist
Industrial Residue Disposal,
Mailing List Service
Management Consulting Firm
Marketing Communications Firm
Marketing Consultant
Printing
Printing Company
Service for Consultants
Small Business Magazine,
Starting a Janitorial Home Service Business,
Video Production and
CHILDREN AND YOUTH BUSINESSES
- SAMPLE BUSINESS PLANS
Child Development Center Plan, Workbook, Financials,
Child Transportation Service
Day Care
Daycare Facility
Diaper Delivery
Kites,
Media Producer - v1
Media Producer - v2
Neighborhood Learning Center
Nonprofit Youth Outreach Ministry
Toy Company
Toys and Games
INTERNET AND COMPUTER INDUSTRY
- SAMPLE TEMPLATES FOR BUSINESS PLANS
Aftermarket Internet Applications
Business to Business Website
Business to Consumer E-Commerce
Computer Matchmaking Service
Discount Internet Securities Broker
Display Technology,
E-Commerce Business Profile,
E-Commerce Consulting
E Commerce Mall
Internet Consultant
Internet Consultant
Internet Consulting
Internet Healthcare Service
Internet Loyalty Program
Internet Marketplace
Network Game Centers
Online Alternative Medicine and Bible Courses
Online Consulting
Online Customer Service Support
Online Government Contract Service
Online Hospitality Service
Product Safety Compliance Software,
Project Management Software,
Routing/Navigation Software Company
Science Information Website Company
Software Developer
Software Engineering and Management Company
Virtual Shopping
BASIC BUSINESS PLAN EXAMPLES
FOR CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE
Construction Company
Mortgage Broker
Patio Deck Company
Plumbing Company
Pool Company
Property Management Company
Counters, Sinks & More
Crane Service
General Contracting Company
Housing Rehabilitation Company
Paint Distributor
Painting Company
Painting Contractor
Plumbing Company
Real Estate Investment Company
Small Construction Firm
Surveying Company,
HEALTH AND MEDICAL SERVICES
- BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATES
Nursing Agency
Home Health Agency
Medical Billing Service
Elder Care
Food, Diet & Nutrition Company
Ginseng Company
Healthcare Software Company
Medicine Pouch
Medical Records Software,
Mentally Disabled Care Facility
Safety Syringe
Skin Cream Formulator
Wound Care Product
HOME AND PERSONAL SERVICES
- BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATES
Beauty Salon
Dance Studio
Hot Tub Company
Air Conditioning and Heating Company
Barbecue Grill Service
Lawn Care Service
Party Planning Service
Patio Cover Service
Personal Chef Service
Personal Trainer Service
Pest Control Service
Wedding Planning Service
Window Treatment Service
Balding, Thinning Hair Product
Carpet Cleaning
Dry Cleaner
Grocery Shopping from Home
Hair Salon
Handyman Service
Home Decor Products Manufacturer
Interior Design Company
Interior Painting Service
Landscape Service,
Landscaping and Lawn Care Services,
Massage Therapists
Maternity Aid
Media Producer
Student Service Consulting Firm
Timesaving Goods and Services
Virtual Reality Games
Writing the Business Plan for a Landscape Lighting Company
MANUFACTURING -- BUSINESS PLAN EXAMPLES
Bottled Water,
Bottled Water Manufacturer
Furniture Manufacturer
Furniture Manufacturer
Glass Laser Systems
Ladder Company
Manufacturing Company
Parts Manufacturer
Plastic Drum Company
Screen Print Drying Company
Small Manufacturer,
Television Chair
Toiletry Manufacturing
RESTAURANTS AND CAFES - BUSINESS
PLAN TEMPLATES
Catering Service
Ice Cream Store
Barbeque Restaurant,
Biscotti Bakery
Bread Bakery
Caribbean Cafe
Carry Out Meals,
Caterer
Caviar Company
Coffee House
Coffee Shop and Deli
Mexican Restaurant, Cash Flow Projection,
Pasta Franchise
Pizzeria
Pizzeria Plan
Portable Fast Food Hot Dog Carts
Quick Service Cafe
Restaurant
Restaurant,
Snack Service (for drivers),
Starting a Successful Catering Business
BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATES
FOR RETAIL OPERATIONS
Art Gallery
Bridal Shop
Pawn Shop
Antique Dealer
Cosmetics Store
Florist Shop
Furniture Store
Gift Basket Service
Gift Shop
Import Export Business
Jewelry Store
Kiosk Operation
Butterflies and Moths, Retail
Cigar Shop
Clothing Store
Colonial Décor and Furniture
Consignment Store "How To" Manual
Consignor Handbook,
Convenience Store
Cookie Shop
Convenience Store and Bait Shop
Florist
Framing and Antiques Store
Franchise Postal Service
Furniture
Gift Store
Giftware Company
Grocery Store
Grocery/Convenience Store
Grocery Store for an Inner-City Neighborhood
Novelty Shop
Office Furniture Retailer
Party Supply Store
Photo Framing
Record Store
Stock Photographs, Retail,
Tobacco-Magazines
PETS AND SPORTING GOODS
- SAMPLE BUSINESS PLANS
Sporting Goods Store
Pet Grooming Service
Golf Driving Range
Bowling Alley
Bicycle Dealership,
Bowling Alley
Buffalo/Bison Ranch
Campground,
Cat Furniture,
Charity Youth Hockey Tournament
Custom Bicycle Builder,
Paintball Sport Company
Roller Rink
Roller Skating Center,
Ski Resort
TRAVEL INDUSTRY
Travel Agency
Campground Operation
Bed and Breakfast Hotel
B & B Reservation Service
Beginning a Bed and Breakfast
Hotel Resort
Travel Information Service
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESSES -
BUSINESS PLAN TEMPLATES
Coin Operated Laundry
Movie Theater
Music School
The Business Plan for Homebased Businesses - Step-by-Step Guidelines
Chili Seasoning
Christmas Ornament Company
Cigar Company
Coffee Roaster
Coin Laundry,
Electronic Music,
Emu Ranch
Energy Solutions Company
Fabric Samples,
Flour, Corn Masa
Food Manufacturer
Holographic Printing
Home-Based Business
Homeless Shelter
Innovative Products Promotion,
Japanese Food, Import
Machine Embroidery,
Magazine Publisher
Magazine Publisher,
Pork Chops, Certified Organic
Record Company
Recycling Companies (3),
Renewable Energy Resources
Robots
And the other half?
They are just as great!
... All in the 7 steps to creating your magazine business plan.
Easy to download.
Easy to use.
And you will end up with a really great business plan!
On the one
hand, a magazine business plan is very easy to construct.
All you need is a few good writers and few willing readers.
KEY CONSIDERATION
On the other hand, it is very difficult. Whether your magazine
will be in hard copy on on the internet, or both, you are facing
competition for advertising dollars unlike any other time in our
history. And it is the advertising dollar that will
differentiate your magazine from the rest.
STRONGEST ADVANTAGE
There is hardly an intelligent person on earth who hasn't
dreamed of publishing a book or a magazine. People relate to
this dream. With your writing talent, it will be relatively easy
for you to engage your lender/investor in your dream. This puts
you a long way on the road to success.
STRONGEST DISADVANTAGE
But writing skill just won't cut the mustard. You need graphics
skills too. You also need the skill to tackle the internet with
a vengeance. And, above everything else, you need sales ability.
If you do not possess these skills personally, you will need to
get them on your team as quickly as possible.
OVERCOMING THE DISADVANTAGES WITH YOUR MAGAZINE BUSINESS
PLAN
Demonstrate Your Graphics Skills and Your Writing Skills
The magazine business plan itself is the perfect chance for you to
physically demo your skills. Few companies can top you here. The
magazine business plan need not be a duplicate of your magazine, but it
does need to project your strength of style and purpose.
Next, put together 2-3 full issues, with dummy ads included.
Nobody is going to fund a magazine without seeing what it is
going to look like.
Demonstrate Your Internet Skills
How would it feel to walk into a banker's office and announce,
"My site is in the top one percent of all sites in the world"?
It is actually more realistic than you think. You can do this.
Honest.
And it's not expensive to start an internet business, about $300
per year for a web address and website.
Before looking for financing, take the website as far as you can
yourself -- and that's pretty far.
You can build a site yourself that generates traffic -- and
money -- in your spare time.
You can create highly optimized, targeted pages that rank well
and pull visitors to your site.
You can set up affiliate sales or MLM sites.
You can sell ebooks via ClickBank and on your site.
You can have AdSense ads on your site.
You can tap into the dozens and dozens of monetization models
available.
In short, you can get all of this done before you ever talk with
a single person about lending you money, or investing in your
website.
Better yet, all of these advertising sources that you are using
are potential advertisers for a hard copy publication as well.
Then you can take your magazine business plan into your
bank and very confidently announce, "My site is in the top one
percent of all sites in the world. And I am ready to expand into
hard copy publication."
Take a look at
these websites. All were created by individuals,
not by corporations. All are in the top one percent in the
world. And look how many of them could be the basis of a hard
copy magazine.
Being In The "Expansion" Mode Is What Makes It Work
Start ups are hard to fund in any industry. A magazine business
plan as a startup business is dead on arrival.
But an EXPANSION business. Now that's another keg of fish. This
is a company that has proven success, and wants more success.
That's something that lenders like.
So take your internet magazine just as far as you can, then go
for "EXPANSION FUNDING". You'll be nearly home before you know
it.
HOW MUCH FUNDING WILL YOUR SAMPLE MAGAZINE BUSINESS PLAN NEED?
The primary reason you will have trouble raising funding is that
hard copy publishing and distribution ain't cheap. It is, in
fact, very very expensive.
Very nearly every hard copy periodical has an online component.
Some charge for the online service; some don't. Some provide
back issues for free; some don't. But nearly all of them use one
media as an advertising springboard for the other. Knowing your
niche, and how advertisers approach it, will be the single
biggest plus in your corner.
The other big plus will be how well you handle the money you
raise. For instance, can you get great writers cheaply? How
about distribution?
When compiling your projections, be generous with the amount of
money you will need. Magazines need to be compiled weeks or
months in advance, and you won't see much return for a long
time.
Be sure to check the industry standards in
BizMiner .
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
FOR YOUR
MAGAZINE BUSINESS PLAN AND YOUR MARKETING PLAN FOR YOUR MAGAZINE
BUSINESS
There are two types of statistical information that you will
need for your magazine business marketing plan. One is for the
publishing industry itself, and one is for the type of industry
or demographic that you are focusing on. Sometimes these can be
combined, and sometimes they are separate.
For marketing information go to BizMiner
At the home page, go to "Industry Search". Keying in
"publishing" will bring back a long list of potential publishing
businesses, including:
Printing, Publishing and Allied Industries
Newspapers, publishing and printing
Commercial printing
Job printing
Periodicals, publishing only
Comic books: publishing only
Magazines: publishing only
Statistical reports (periodicals)
Television schedules: publishing only
Trade Journals: publishing only
Periodicals, Publishing and Printing
Comic Books: Publishing and Printing
Magazines: Publishing and Printing
Book Publishing
Book Clubs
Book Music
Miscellaneous Publishing
Art copy and poster publishing
Posters: publishing
Atlas, map, and guide publishing
Globe covers (maps)
Guides, publishing and printing
Telephone and other directory publishing
Music book and sheet music publishing
Newsletter publishing
Shopping news
Technical manual
Catalogs: publishing
Micropublishing
Patterns, paper
Racing forms and programs
Yearbooks
Magazines: gravure printing
Newspapers: gravure printing
Periodicals: gravure printing
Publishing consultant
Almost all of these categories have both Industry Financials and
Marketing Research reports available. Do get both. Your lender
will see this information. You should know what is in these
reports. If it is in your favor, use it. It it is not good, go
in forewarned.
You will need to do the same search for the specific industry
you are appealing to. If, for instance, you are focusing a
publication on the apartment construction industry, be well
aware of what is happening in that industry, and what the
significant trends are.
While few magazine business plans have sufficient profit to
interest venture capital firms, if yours is an established
business looking to expand substantially, a venture capital firm
may be your best choice. Be sure to check out the newest
development in venture capital:
venture lending.
YOUR SAMPLE MAGAZINE BUSINESS PLAN
You've got a lot of things in your favor: your style, your
record of success, your vision. Combine those qualities into a
strong magazine business plan, and your funding will be there.
Here's the Technical
Information for your 7 Step Magazine Business Plan:
You will receive 4 separate files for your
magazine business plan. They will all be in ONE downloadable,
zip file. The four files you will receive are:
A pdf file.Your Workbook. I hesitate to call it an "instruction book",
but it is stuffed with all the information you need to create a dynamic
magazine business plan, rapidly and easily. 90+ pages.
A Microsoft Word file.
Your Template.
This is the actual template that you
will use for the text of your magazine business plan. You can change it,
switch it, mess it up, or use it just as it is. Use all the formatting
tools in MS Word that you already know. 16 pages
A Microsoft Excel file.
Your Financials. This is the actual set of
financial summaries that you will use in your business plan. You can add,
delete, mess it up -- or format it -- with all the tools in MS Excel.
A pdf file.
Your sample magazine business
plan templates. Links
to over 400 sample business plans in hundreds of categories.
Many of these will adapt nicely as magazine business plans.
Take your pick!
Only
US $49.00 !
We have spent decades writing all manner of business plans. We know there
is a hard way, and an easy way. This is the easy way. Spend your time
creating a great written plan for your business, not learning new
programs.
Your magazine business plan will come together
quickly with all the resources that we have included -- lots of
organizations, websites and business plan samples. All in one place.
I wish we could sit at your elbow and help each and every one of you. But
since that isn't possible, this is a pretty darn good option.
p.s. --
Yes, this is a genuine offer! No bait and switch here. This is the
real, hard core information you need so you can write your own great
business plan. Absolutely NO ONE is going to try to sell you a $5,000
"business plan package". That just isn't how we work.
p.p.s. -- Yes, there are lots and lots of "freebies".
Over 300 pages
worth. They are all on this website, at no cost at all.
p.p.p.s -- Yes, there is lots of follow up!!
Whenever you have a
question, post it at
How To Write Business Plans. I will be delighted to
help, as will dozens of others. The site is open 24/7, so post your
question any time!
p.......s -- No, there isn't a silly reason to wait.
Go ahead, get your 7-Step Magazine Business Plan now and start making your dream come true. No
matter what kind of retail store you have in mind, from aardvarks to
zithers, it can be yours.
OK.
You win. I'm slowing down a bit. But just a bit.
I still know that my rag for older women is seriously needed.
But I'll find my success on the web first, then translate it
into a hard copy monthly. Or bi-weekly.
Emily Montgomery
For
years we have wanted a magazine that focused on old railroads.
Trips, museums, collectors, etc. We are very close now.
Look for us in about six months.
Vivienne Clyburne
I had
to laugh. My business partner swore we would never do
another magazine. "Too expensive! Too risky!"
Well, that was four failed magazines ago, and I didn't think I
would ever talk her into doing another. But after reading
your material, SHE told ME that we needed to do ... just one
more. Thanks for the ego boost.
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