New SA small business magazine: “New Business SA” – writers wanted!
by Fred Roed on 20/10/08 at 2:44 pm
10 comments
This came in the post today. It sounds cool – any budding writers out there? (Robert Jewell, I’m looking at you mate!)
Hi there,
Myself and a partner are launching a new business magazine in Dec/Jan that will be targeted specifically at new businesses, in the Western Cape.
We are looking for both content and advertisers, and was wondering whether any of your readers would be interested in either of these marketing possibilities?
As far as content goes, we are looking for any reasonably well written articles relating to something of interest to new businesses – other contributors have provided articles on employee contracts, recruitment and BBBEE for small business, to give you an idea.
Similarly, since the mag will be a 100 page glossy affair, it would be an ideal advertising vehicle for anyone interested in marketing their companies to new businesses, and at R 5 100 – 00 for a full colour, full page advertisement, with several cheaper options, right down to a R 175 – 00 business card sized ad, it is affordable!
Circulation will be 5000 copies bi monthly to begin with, meaning advertisers and contributors would have their message on display for two months instead of one.
One last thing is this – we are not looking for content from professional writers. We want small business owners involved in the businesses they write about, and while we don’t pay for content, they will have their name, and their businesses, as well as their contact details, included in the byline. Free advertising. We’ll also proofread, edit and “polish” their articles before printing them.
Thanks for your time,
Regards,
Tamara
Managing Editor
New Business SA Magazine
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Who’s up to the challenge?
[Doh! Email Tamara at sales at newbizsa.co.za]
Fred Roed is the marketing guy in the Ideate crew. Fred is the CEO of web marketing company World Wide Creative and the co-founder of online learning portal Heavy Chef. Fred loves writing about people out there doing marketing right. Follow Fred on Twitter here. View more articles by Fred Roed.
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SaulK
Oct 20th, 2008
Any contact details?
Fred
Oct 20th, 2008
Sorry, my had. Updated details at the end of the post.
Lizelle Steyn
Oct 21st, 2008
Thanks for the info and contact details, Fred. Will follow up with Tamara.
Judy Ward
Oct 22nd, 2008
I am a labour law expert and have owns a company that specialises in labour law and recruitmentment. I would love to write articles for your new magazine. Please contact me if you are interested.
Lizelle Steyn
Oct 23rd, 2008
sales@newbizsa.co.za and tamara@newbizsa.co.za bounce right back: addressee unknown.
Anybody else having the same problem?
SaulK
Oct 23rd, 2008
Having the same problem Lizelle
Lizelle Steyn
Oct 23rd, 2008
Hi Saul
I see their website also still has a ‘Coming soon’ sign. Maybe try again next week!
Fred
Oct 23rd, 2008
mmm…
Sorry guys. There’s no phone number on the email either. Hopefully Tamara reads Ideate regularly enough to respond to your comments.
Tamara
Oct 31st, 2008
Hi all,
Sorry about the email issue – according to my partner, the graphic and web site guy, our DNS settings are still not updated, which means I’m not getting mail, and our site is somewhere in cyberspace. Not good!
But, you can contact me on my temporary address, caliente.sa@gmail.com, if you’d like!
Teething problems. Grrr..
Regards,
Tamara Aspeling
New Business SA Magazine
Victus Xolani Shange
Apr 9th, 2009
I ‘m young man whom willing to do the bussness of photo lab and photography. I sew the photo kodak kiosk machinery. I sew it harder for to get machinery but I need it inorder to start .