The response for the magazine concept has been very positive, I'm pleased to say.
Holly and I have considerable experience publishing magazines and newspapers, so let me set some expectations for you. First, print is a dying medium, though for certain niche communities (guns/hunting/politics among them) it still has some life.
The primary purpose of the magazine in its opening phase is to serve as an introduction to potential allies. We'll include stories and essays about the III, prepping, a few gun reviews relevant to SHTF, an overview of our political platform, and an invitation to NRA and Tea Party folks to consider standing with us.
I'd like to get a few advertisers to help offset expenses - printing a quality magazine is not cheap. The first issue will serve for at least 3 months (unless it is a raging success) and will have relatively few pages. Every additional page increases production costs big time. We'll write content that does not have an expiration date, or will become dated after the election.
While on the gun show tour we'll hand out copies as our introduction to the wider gun/Tea community.
I'll be reaching out to many of you to submit content, an essay on a topic you are familiar with and eager to write.
If you have a business that would benefit by reaching the gun show crowd, or you are a good salesman and can sell ad space to such advertisers, go for it! If we can break even regarding costs, it will be a success.
Feel free to submit thoughts, ideas, whatever.
