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Andrew Sullivan says he is unlikely to make his 900K target. Granted its a distinct market, and his costs are different, but still, it gave me pause. So I thought, instead of looking for enough subscription/support to launch and run for a year, I look for one issue. Ireland is a small market, readers here …

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I wasn’t quite ready to go, but over the weekend I set up a basic FundIt page for the Guth newsmagazine. The intention was to at least get the ball rolling. I figured once it was up there, I could refine and re-edit the description, sort out exactly what gifts I would give to subscribers, …

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All going well, what was an idea rumbling in the back of my head for some time, and which I seriously started thinking about at the start of this month (and boring many of you with) will be a little closer to reality by the end of this week. By Friday, I hope to have …

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You can buy your newsmag subscription once you decide on the tradeoff between how much you want to spend and how much you want to save. It costs more for an annual subscription, but it costs more per issue for a shorter period. But before the newsmag gets that far, it needs its initial capital. …

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This is a brief question aimed at fellow journalists, less that two hundred words, but one of the biggest one I need an answer to at present. What is an article worth to you? How much would I have to pay you for an exclusive  story, whether a long investigative piece, or an in-depth interview, or …

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Does your company produce corporate knick-knacks? Ballpoint pens with company logos perhaps, or branded USB sticks, or coffee mugs. Or maybe you print t-shirts. Because if so, I think I’d like to talk to you. There’s a convention that kick starter contributors receive ‘rewards’ for their money, like those I’ve mentioned above. Producing a newsmag, …

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