[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l Digest V4 #1426
- From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx
- To: culzeans1@xxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:34:37 EDT
it's obvious that you have never worked in the publishing industry. it's
equally obvious that this is a silly debate when there is no debate
necessary. so, i will end it.
diane
Diane Silver-Strasser
Silstra German Shepherds
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In a message dated 8/6/2010 8:06:08 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
culzeans1@xxxxxxx writes:
"i'm having a hard time understanding what is so difficult about the
concept of ads vs. free pages. do you all understand what it costs do create
a
publication? make it simple - the more paid pages, the more free pages.
you want more articles, etc., send in more ads. susan has NO control over
how many ads are submitted and can only work with what she gets. it's not
about "rules and regulations", it's sensible publishing."
You are making it about money, not me. You want more ads to pay for more
articles. If "free" content is directly related to how many paid ads you
get, well to me that is about not only what I pay for my membership but how it
is used. How is the Review paid for? Sensible publishing is making the
magazine work for all not paid vs free. Balance is about what works for all
of us. If you continue to make the performance people feel unequal to
conformation, the Review loses not them. And it is cost prohibitive for them
to
place ads, that is what they are saying, so we need to listen and adapt.
the "meat" of the Review should be about the whole not just one venue, if not
it will disappear. I don't care who has control of what.....the issue is
"is the Review viable for the whole of the membership" That is not
complicated. You are complicating it by saying if the performance people don't
send
in more ads, there won't be any articles for them. One should not have
anything to do with the other is what I am saying. Our dogs do much more than
conformation, our magazine, that promotes our breed, should reflect that,
period. It should never be free vs paid. Paid should always come out at the
bottom, educational and informative should be at the top And our board
should make it so. After all without the membership there is no need for a
board or a magazine. Now that is a simple concept.
Pam
-----Original Message-----
From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx
To: culzeans1@xxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, Aug 6, 2010 9:22 am
Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: showgsd-l Digest V4 #1426
1. no one, including myself, said that the Review was a "profit making
venture." it's always nice to make a profit but that is not the purpose.
but it is not "geared" toward losing money either. "sensible publishing"
means BALANCE ... paid pages VS free pages.
2. we are talking about content ... i believe that was the subject ...
not dues and how they are allocated. some are of the opinion that there
should be more performance ads and more educational articles in the Review; i
couldn't agree more. neither the editor nor the board of directors can
provide the performance ads; that is up to those involved in those venues. if
they choose not to do so, then the "meat" of the Review will remain
conformation.
there is no point in making a complicated issue out of a relatively simple
concept.
diane
Diane Silver-Strasser
Silstra German Shepherds
_Skatiebug'z_ (http://skatiebugz.shutterfly.com/) The online store for
everything German Shepherd and then some!
_http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com_ (http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com/)
Skater's Blog
In a message dated 8/6/2010 7:02:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
_culzeans1@xxxxxxxx (mailto:culzeans1@xxxxxxx) writes:
If this magazine is a profit making venture and not geared toward
servicing the membership, then maybe I am paying to much for my membership. I
know
that my other magazines I get for 25-35.00 a yr. If 3,000 people are paying
66.00 for our membership what percentage of my 66.00 is going to the
review? how is that about sensible publishing?
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