Carolina Huddle Magazine?

[Guest BradThomas]

We're tossing that idea around.

Inside:

Photos of Huddle Kittens (of course)

Interviews with current and former players

statistics

recaps of some of the best Huddle discussions

columns by Huddle experts

It would be something very unlike ROAR Magazine. It'd focus on the Panthers (and probably Bobcats) primarily.

If you are interested in advertising, let me know.

Anyone interested in getting a year's subscription? We're probably talking a monthly at least until we get the first several issues under our belts.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

I'd consider a subscription, but it would have to have content that one couldn't find online. Such is true of all print media today, I suppose.

I would be interested in writing for said magazine.

[Panthro]

What can I contribute?

[scpanther22]

how much would this magazine cost...the prob i see is that magazines cost too much and they dont offer anything you cant see online for free.

[Brooklyn Bully]

A magazine for an internet web forum.

Um...yeah, I'll pass.

[Guest BradThomas]

One of the major points of this magazine will be information that is not available online.

[Carl Spackler]

If you guys need a writer ask and I'll PM my resume.

[LiQuiD]

how much would this magazine cost...the prob i see is that magazines cost too much and they dont offer anything you cant see online for free.

this.

[Jbro]

Get A poo-ton of sponsors and do it free e.g Creative Loafing.

[dimbee]

Objectively speaking, I would go without the recap of huddle conversations... I'd like to read content from a very, very select few when it comes to hearing from huddle experts... I like the interviews with current and former players idea, I hope that can truly get worked out... Stats. Meh... if you're going to fill space with charts of numbers, I think it would be cool to see a new analysis of stats, other than the ordinary- make your own formula for a stat and stay consistent with it.

[Fiz]

on the plus side: printing is dirt cheap right now

on the negative side: there's a reason it's dirt cheap, and that's that no one wants to read it anymore. you'd be better to do a subscription based blog.

but if you're dead set on this, pm about printing

[pstall]

jbro mentioned it. learn from cbsports when it comes to ad driven also.

Either get most of your money via ads(and they are going ask how many people currently are on the site) or stick with your bread and butter.

Gotta nail the value of someone reading it. Many mentioned what is free that is online.

Why do I want to read it?

Just putting my marketing hat on...good luck with whatever you guys do

[panthers55]

Why print it? Why not add a premium feature to the site and charge for it and include the content you would put in the magazine. If you can't do that because of an agreement with sponsors of this site- link it to another seperate site and host it there. Printing seems a waste of money.

[Guest BradThomas]

One of the reasons we're looking at this is the fact that the Panthers require a print publication (or being a TV station or radio station) to obtain credentials.

Since we're not going to have a TV Station or radio station any time soon, a print publication could be our inroads to obtaining and securing them.

I also think some things look better printed. I still like to read magazines.

Another reason is money. We've got an advertising deal with WCNC, and a magazine could be another way for us to create some revenue. More revenue means better resources (Video cameras, more sophisticated technology, paying contributors, etc) which ultimately results in a better experience for our visitors.

This is just one idea we're tossing around. Your feedback is greatly appreciated as we try to enhance the site and our community.