BLUES NEWS . . . FORTHCOMING CHANGES

[AncientBlue]

Since we started producing Blues News, John and myself have tried to improve it with each edition. We believe we have been quite successful in this and have been well please with the results we have achieved. However, even with the increase in advertising we now enjoy, an awful lot of the money raised by this goes in paying the printing costs and hitting our efforts to raise money for the club.

 

So to continue to improve the magazine, we proposed to the MISA Committe that we take the magazine into full colour (an undertaking that would be impossible with the prices charged commercially to do this). So we proposed that we buy a printer and produce the magazine completely ourselves. This has been accepted by the Committee, and the printer has been purchased.

 

So the next issue of Blues News, will (hopefully) be the NEW IMPROVED BLUES NEWS and that it will receive all the support you have given us over the previous 5 editions.

 

We have also come to the conclusion, judging by comments on the forum and verbally from buyers, that we have been under charging for the magazine. In response to this John and myself would like some response from you as to what to charge for it. At the moment we feel that

[Coffin Ender]

Would you be able to print the programme? This would save the club a bit of money.

[AncientBlue]

That is our intention CE, I did say that we are going to produce the magazine completely. The whole thing completely produced by ourselves. Printing, folding, collating and stapling together, ourselves.

[BlueGate Alan]

Should be the same price as our programme I reckon.

 

Well done to all concerned.

 

Ps fancy doing the posters too

[AncientBlue]

Originally Posted By: BlueGate Alan

Should be the same price as our programme I reckon.

Well done to all concerned.

Ps fancy doing the posters too

In the words of that classic song, Alan . . .
'If I Only Had Time'

[BlueGate Alan]

Yea same for me now working in London, hence the late production of one so far. Though I should have them ready for Saturday.

[michael]

[Wellsie]

It should look very different from the programme so that people buy both. How much collaboration is there between MISA and Steve Ball? The official programme MUST continue to be the lead publication for the club as it is a league requirement to produce one.

 

Are both publications sold at the same place / time?

 

But Blues News has to be worth

[MargateFan]

I think it is an excellent read, and also think that 2 quid would be fine. The problem with 2.50 is you have to give change. 3 quid would be pushing it a bit, but 2 quids is easy.

 

I hope you have one left for bank holiday monday, when I return from Northumberland.

[Coffin Ender]

In order to encourage people to buy both you could offer a discount. So if they are

[Margate Don]

I'm with June (not literally!) -

[Broadstairs Dave]

def worth

[AncientBlue]

Originally Posted By: Wellsie

It should look very different from the programme so that people buy both. How much collaboration is there between MISA and Steve Ball? The official programme MUST continue to be the lead publication for the club as it is a league requirement to produce one.

Are both publications sold at the same place / time?
But Blues News has to be worth

[Marathon Man]

[margate_kate21]

[Tony_T]

Selling both together at a slight discount is a good idea - I believe a lot of league teams do this. Of course, I don't know how much each single unit is to produce so don't actually know if this would eat greatly into the money given to the club?

[Coffin Ender]

My thinking is that people come through the turnstiles, having paid

[Broadstairs Dave]

As this is a occasional magazine I don't think people would be put off by spending an extra couple of pounds once in a while, so no need to discount it.

[Drummer]

I think

[ShedEnder]