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2009-04-10T02:03:00.000-07:00

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One thought on the 10 list cards, if they are some...

2009-03-19T22:30:00.000-07:00

One thought on the 10 list cards, if they are something you want to use for promotion you could make a pdf file available for all your fans to dowload and print ourselves and hand out. They wouldnt look as nice as the profesional ones, but it costs you nothing and us only a little.

Another "grass roots" idea is making a printable pdf poster available with those little tabs to tear off with your website that we could put up localy. Again, no cost to you and little to the fans :).

I for one would hate to loose your mag because of funds and would be more than willing to spend the few bucks to print.

I definately think the blog button would be a big hit as well as myspace, facebook, and any other networking sites.

I forgot to add that I would gladly leave the busi...

2009-03-17T14:09:00.000-07:00

I forgot to add that I would gladly leave the business card/list at the museums and anywhere else we take our field trips.

Let me know where I can help and I'll be there. I love your publication and think many more people can benefit from it.

Stacy

I would definitely purchase a shirt for myself and...

2009-03-17T14:07:00.000-07:00

I would definitely purchase a shirt for myself and my daughter!

Love the button idea! My blog gets anywhere from 140 - 250 hits per day. I'd proudly display it there.

Love the Facebook group idea also (considering I can be found on Facebook easier than be located by phone).

I'm totally down with the T-shirt idea. My whole ...

2009-03-17T11:40:00.000-07:00

I'm totally down with the T-shirt idea. My whole family would want one of their very own lol. I don't know why but the business cards made me think of a Flat Stanley promo type idea. Something like "look where those crazy homeschoolers took my business card or magazine" with pictures and everything. And, of course, I'd hand one out to anyone who'd listen.

I will include a link to your site on my homeschool website although it won't be public for quite a while yet.

Even though I wasn't planning on attending our local conference, for you, I'd be willing to man a booth. Ami, would you and Tami join me?

GinaG in Oregon

PS I almost have an article ready for you. Shocking, I know.

You've got some great ideas here already, but I wa...

2009-03-16T11:28:00.000-07:00

You've got some great ideas here already, but I wanted to mention that you should find more ways of promoting the presence of the magazine.

The idea of the buttons, and other social networks (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, etc.) that link back to the Secular Homeschooling Magazine site is that it helps to drive traffic to the site. The more places that link back to the site, the higher your site ranking, the more likely your site comes up when people do keyword searches, etc. More Internet presence is essential is building a larger readership.

I also love the idea someone said about having an electronic subscription to the mag. It's a much easier way to subscribe and read the articles without a lot of junk piling up in the family room. Usually the e-subscriptions are less than print. Enough for now.

Totally agree with the t-shirt, business cards and...

2009-03-15T16:37:00.000-07:00

Totally agree with the t-shirt, business cards and having someone man a booth for you at conventions in trade for mag subscription. All great ideas. The blog button could produce a lot of new interest also. People in my family who don't homeschool, but who read my blog would click on it and probably at least buy an issue or two to read up on some things.

I agree on the t-shirt thing; I'm a graphic design...

2009-03-15T15:55:00.000-07:00

I agree on the t-shirt thing; I'm a graphic designer and I've done Cafe Press stuff before, so if you want help from that technical side of the fence ("images will only be accepted in a .ai, .psd, CMYK transparent background 300 resolution file under 30 MB"), let me know.

I'd also put a button on my blog, no doubt there.

10 Things may also go well on fridge magnets.

Have you considered an electronic subscription? I have a couple of magazines that just send me .pdf files when a new issues comes out. I save them on the hard drive and refer back to them as needed. This is great for saving on the cost of printing, which is always the biggest part of running a publication. In this case, the pub will give you an electronic sub. for a cheaper price than a print sub; and you can always print your own copy if you want it that badly. As for not sharing those files with non-subscribers...well, they trust you to be on the honor system.

Those pubs also advertise free issues with related purchases. Mine focus on print design; so if you go buy a piece of stock art from website X, they offer you a free issue on how to make stock art look its best, "just click here to download." It helps introduce people to their product while being helpful at the same time.

T-shirt! I'd totally wear that! Maybe you could ge...

2009-03-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

T-shirt! I'd totally wear that! Maybe you could get people to man homeschooling booths for you in exchange for a year's subscription? Speaking of that, will there be a reminder notice when our year is up? I started with issue #1...

Well, I would definitely like a button to put on m...

2009-03-15T14:56:00.000-07:00

Well, I would definitely like a button to put on my blog. Because it's just oh-so-popular, you know. But it would make me happy.

And I *did* offer to have the wish list put on my back, but that was definitely based on the fact that Kat charges a gazillion dollars for a tiny tattoo, let alone an enormous one, and I'm pretty sure you haven't budgeted for that.

But I will brainstorm. And I'd LOVE some business cards!

I still believe that Secular Homeschooling belongs on the racks of all bookstores. Not that I have any idea what that entails, but it should be there.

kaI think the ten things would be a good idea, alo...

2009-03-15T14:53:00.000-07:00

kaI think the ten things would be a good idea, along with perhaps isses, or cards.

but I would buy a tshirt as long as it's in bigger sizes for us 'gifted' people. lol.

I would love to give them out to everyone in my ho...

2009-03-15T14:40:00.000-07:00

I would love to give them out to everyone in my homeschool group, especially if they promote the magazine on the back!
If someone is in a really feisty mood they could put them on the PTA/O table at back to school night!

I've often thought the whole list should be printe...

2009-03-15T14:10:00.000-07:00

I've often thought the whole list should be printed on a T-shirt.

I'd proudly wear one.

I am technologically challenged as well, but I know that you could have Cafe Press do the shirts for you. There must be more than one homeschooling nutjob (me) who'd wear 'em.

I think having a condensed list printed on a business card is a terrific idea, but since I can't go back in time and hand one to the silly woman at sprawlmart who said IN FRONT OF HER CHILDREN that she 'could not stand' to be around them all day, I don't have a good idea for their use.

I would buy a t-shirt with the "Ten Things You Sh...

2009-03-15T14:09:00.000-07:00

I would buy a t-shirt with the "Ten Things You Should Know About Homeschoolers" list on the back. Not the front -- I don't need people reading my boobs. Yeah. I've got issues.

How about a blog badge thing? It could say "I'm a secular homeschooler" and when you click it, it takes viewers to your page or to subscription information, etc.

You could print up the business cards, send them along with magazine subscriptions and ask people to stick them in homeschooling books at the library or at bookstore.