
When I wrote about ways to sell your blog content, there was one way I hadn’t tried yet: publishing a magazine with MagCloud.
(and I still haven’t tried it because I need to finish the Shopping Cart Guide first)
But I took a moment to read over the MagCloud site so I could be simmering on its ins and outs. And well…I just about boiled over!
The more I read, the niftier it got. I’m sure there’s more stuff to Ooo! and Ahh! over, but here are 10 friggin’ cool things I found—
- A super, simple price structure: 20¢ per page
‘Nuf said. - A single, simple document format
Good ol’ letter-sized, Baby. The biggest design decision is a done deal (and a software default), so you can focus on the devilish details and MC’s simple process. Read the How To here… - Downloadable templates
Lots of ‘em. For heavy-duty designers using InDesign and QuarkXpress, and also for normal people who use Word, Publisher, and Pages. - A built-in message system
As a reader, you can follow a magazine to get new issue notifications and other bits. As a publisher, you can easily broadcast announcements and such. More on that here.. - Photo magazines direct from Flickr
Not a lot of template options (i.e., None), but a nifty feature just the same. Here are tips and examples… - You can sell ads to earn $
In the traditional publishing way, you can sell ad space for a premium and the magazine at cost. - You don’t have to sell ads to earn $
I’ll happily (gratefully, even) pay extra to avoid advertising, and I’m not alone. So feel free to price your mag above the printing costs to save yourself (and your readers) the hassle. - Plenty of helpful help
In addition to the How Tos and templates, MagCloud has fluff-free FAQs and troubleshooting tips. - No minimum order
So you can publish for a small group, or just for yourself.
- No up-front costs
So there’s nothing to lose by giving it a go.
So…go!
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Photo credit: MagCloud
- You can sell ads to earn $
So, in the traditional way, you could sell your ads for a premium and the magazine at cost - You don’t have to sell ads to earn $
I happily pay extra to avoid advertising, and I’m not the only one. Price your mag above the printing costs to save your readers (and yourself) the headache





I’d forgotten about this. I tried it when it was in beta and it was pretty cool.
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Hi Sharon — You’re always the first to find the good stuff. Did you ever get around to using it for your work, or for cllient’s work?
No, I didn’t, but I’m glad you reminded me about it, because there are a couple of projects it might be right for.
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I’m so glad you wrote about this…I was looking for a way to create my own mag and this looks awesome!
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Hey Alisha — That’s great! They do a nice job with the printing, and their website is very friendly.
If you get a moment after it’s all together, would you let me know so I can see it?
I am totally going to do this!! With… something! I’M DEFINITELY GOING TO DO THIS.

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Rachael– LOL! Exactly, right? It just begs for something to be done, even if there’s no idea at the mo’ what that something is.
I mean, it could be anything at all since it can be anything between 4 and 100 pages. A booklet, then? A laid-back & casual design portfolio? Options abound
thanks for sharing this! i’d never heard of them. when you first mentioned it, it seemed like too much of a hassle but it’s looking more appealing now.
you just gave me an idea of a way to package up some interviews. i’m going to add that to the list!
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Crystal, I also want to thank you for reminding me about Magcloud. It’s not a mag service, but the only thing that comes close is CreateSpace for book printing. POD technology provides a great opportunity to tap into publishing at a nominal cost.
Keep up the good work Crystal.
Hi Israel, and welcome!
Thanks so much! And I didn’t know about CreateSpace, so thanks for pointing me there. Will go check it out right now…
Hope your weekend is great
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You tempting temptress, you.
A gazillion ideas going round my head now…
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Hi to you Andrew!
Got a gazillion ideas, eh? That’s friggin cool thing about MagCloud #11, methinks
Well written review. MagCloud is quite amazing, one of the best services on the web. I made a magazine with friends in a weekend and it’s selling well.
http://magcloud.com/browse/Issue/61031
Richard, howdy and welcome!
And what a great, great thing y’all made. I love the photos and especially the name. You won me over straight away with the knitting, of course, and the image on page 21 got me grinning.
And I’m not just talking you up, I bought a copy just this minute. Thanks so much for sharing the link!
Now: Was that the Flickr photo template?
Just found your blog and the timing’s great — I’m new to all this and appreciate the help you appear to dish-out here. I’ll be back often. Thank you!
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