We're still hoping that our biggest strong point is being a unique publication! I can think of other publications that are a bit 'sad' but most are actually sad and not funny. I'm a little concerned about our audience being limited and as such our distribution, but maybe this just isn't a publication that would suit anyone. That said, we're planning on it being around £5 an issue, which when placed amongst other publications at shops such as Colours May Vary that isn't very expensive, and that may give us an advantage!
I'd always imagined it would be taken for granted that we would have some sort of online platform but it's really something that needed discussing. Social media seems to be almost a necessity nowadays, but we were thinking also about how a website could integrate with the idea of having reader contributions. In the publication itself we wouldn't be able to publish all contributions, but online we could- they would still have to pass as suitable but more could be on there at least.
For the presentation I'm still a little uncertain how much we need to know about finances but I hear that it will be covered in the next session. One of the bigger questions I think we have right now is whether our articles and illustrations would be produced by us or by other people- which we would have to pay- and that would greatly inform our financial choices. I think there will be reader contribution for sure, but things like letters written in or silly photographs wouldn't necessarily require any payment I think.
We joked about wearing a uniform briefly but I think that would be a good idea for our weird and sad humour!! I think we should all wear something yellow or bright, or instead very dark- one of either contrast. But I think... I would have to see what the group thinks!!
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