(Pricing info below) Note: If you are building your own publication with WordPress you may want to purchase our IssueM plugin. If you are interested in having us build you an online magazine read on!
To get right down to it we can build a very sophisticated state of the art online magazine, customized specifically for you needs… and yes it will likely cost some money. If you need something unique contact us for a no obligation quote…
However, if you need to launch quickly and inexpensively our Foundation Magazine Solution includes:
- everything you need to build and launch your magazine
- issue and real time article browsing
- custom layout from the best Premium Themes
- built on WordPress the #1 rated CMS in the world
- flexible and expandable features
Our Foundation solution has all the core elements to get you started, and offers the ability to easily add on and customize modules that deliver advanced functionality to your magazine as you grow.
Foundation Solution features:
- IssueM™ software license
- Includes all IssueManager features
- WordPress and IssueM installation
- Choose a premium WordPress Theme from any of the StudioPress or WooThemes designs
- Complete magazine setup and configuring. You will have the layout you want based on our blueprint consultation below (layout must fall within the capabilities of the Theme chosen)
- Loading up your 1st issue for you to get you started
- All training to empower you to manage your magazine
- Real time news blog setup – for in-between issue stories
Email subscription setup - offer your readers the ability subscribe to your magazine via MailChimp- Social media promotion badges – we install Facebook Like, Google +1 & reTweet buttons and configure either WordPress or Facebook commenting
- 2 hours blueprint consultation
- covers the “what goes where” elements of your online magazine
- educates you on the fundamentals of online marketing
- it’s purpose is to understand your goals
- and translate them into a wireframe or sketch of your magazine that readies it for construction
- 2 hours design credit towards:
- creating a custom header – have us create a custom header design for you chosen Theme
- or design your own new header and have us customize your color palette
- PDF download option – upload a PDF magazine version or teaser for easy download
- All training needed to create issues, add stories, images, video, downloads, and ads
- Real nice humans help you via GoToMeeting screenshare and Basecamp project management
- Up to date training videos to review how to use WordPress and IssueM
Pricing
*$1950 ($650 x 3 payments)
- 2 hours blueprint consultation
- 2 hours design credit towards a custom header or a custom color palette
- Choose from any of the StudioPress or WooThemes designs
- includes complete build and launch
- includes all training to manage your magazine content
- all project management email
- We communicate via Basecamp for magazine execution
- We use GoToMeeting screenshare for blueprint and training calls
- You will have a state of the art, scalable magazine that you will be proud of
$49/mo for
- hosting 3 GIGs bandwidth, 500 MEGs storage
- nightly backups
- site restoration from backup (if you ever needed it)
- IssueM plugin license
- access to awesome WordPress and IssueM training videos
- general email support is no charge
- phone support is billed hourly
Options
$150/hr (billed in 6 sec increments) for
- Additional blueprint or phone conversations
- More design work
- Subscription paywall via PayPal, Authorize.net, Google Checkout and more (MasterCard, Visa, Amex, Discover)
- Membership/subscriber community management with s2member pro (fully automated)
- secure pdf/file uploads
- Advanced ad manager with OIO Ad Publisher
- e-Commerce
- Forums with bbPress (built by WordPress)
- Custom design – we can install any magazine design you bring to us or we can refer you to our design partners
- Access to over 18,000+ WordPress plugins that deliver additional functionality
- Custom programming for your publication and subscriber specific needs
10 reasons to use IssueManager
- Easiest magazine CMS: IssueManager for WordPress makes it a pleasure to load and organze stories, images, ads, and video
- Launch each issue in 1 click
- Issues are automatically archived, easily available, and serve up your current ads
- IssueManager reaches the most readers. It automatically sends your stories to email subscribers, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, iPads, and smartphones to reach today’s reader
- Your new and archive stories appear directly in Google search, sending you new readers (on average we see new magazines attract over 30% new readership in their 1st year)
- Monetize through ads, subscriber paywalls, and build a paid-for membership community
- What’s a membership community? As a social group with a common interest, your community might want to join others who share this interest. We provide the tools to grow your community
- It is the most configurable magazine publisher with the most options available
- WordPress is used by CNN, New York Times, Tech Crunch, many Fortune 500′s, and is the largest publishing platform in the world
- WordPress is open source (non proprietary codebase) and makes your magazine portable, allowing you to move your site to any host or use any WordPress developer (yes our job is to keep you happy)
