Underground newsletter. How well do you think it would do?

[Ryce]

So I'm sitting at my computer today and I happen to get an email that had a link to old muscle media 2000 articles. I took a gander and it brought back alot of old fond memories for me from when i was growing up. Articles from Dan Duchaine, decent interviews with pros's etc. i did a little research and I was thinking of starting a small underground newsletter. Now I know we have magazines like body of scence and MD woth all thier hub bub but they cost 6.99 and up. I was wondering what you guys think of a small 5-10 page news letter that came out every month for like $1.50-$2.00.

Try to make it in the vein of the old school muscle media " type" magazines. Do you think something like this would go over in todays bodybuilding culture or is it a waste of time? I am always looking for new business ventures to invest in and thought this might be a nice little something.

I am not trying to compete with MD or Flex or anything. Just a small little newsletter 5-10 pages long. if it was done right do you guys think it would go over?

 

[gtj220]

What info would be on a news letter that we couldn't find here?

 

[Ryce]

Granted alot of the info you can find in any magazine you can find on the boards. if thats the case why even have MD or flex or anything? My idea was to have like a community news letter. Not so commericlized like flex and those types. When i saw underground I dont mean chalk full of drug talk I mean have interesting articles, interviews with IFBB pro's and upcoming national NPC guys, maybe have some articles from guys that went down in raw deal and shar thier experiences, have training articles, drug Q &A's, maybe doin interesting timeline articles on the history of gear from the begginning throught he 80's through mexicio and the internt and into the UG era.

make it a real community based " average lifter " type of newsletter instead of your commericalized magazine. Have funny editorials where people can speak thier mind about any topic, politics, sports, whatever. besides its only 10 pages long maybe more maybe less for what $1.50-$2.00. A whole years subscription for $20.00

It was just an idea. Just kinda seeing the response I would get. Not saying it is something I would absolutely do.

 

[Thor]

I like it

I think it is a great idea, Dante used to have something similar back in the 90s called Hardcore Muscle, and I really liked it a lot .( I still have em all , he even mentioned my name in one ) , but you might want to see how others respond before making a decision.

 

[Big A]

I think the internet boards have killed the newletters.

 

[thebrick]

I think the internet boards have killed the newletters.

...as for me, the same applies to BB magazines.... unless I am in the mood to spend $7.00 on a bunch of slick ads

 

[dragonfire101]

I think the internet boards have killed the newletters.

I think the same as I use buy previous news letters. It would have to be really different like posting lab results of gear that haven’t been posted on the board, interviews with manufactures, and cycles and contest prep of athletes that are different from what is being posted. Unfortunately it would have to be drug related to be successful, then again Dave Palumbo tried the above with his RXMuscle and he had only about 6 issues published and I didn’t see anymore after that.

 

[terryd5150]

I think it could be used as evidence by LE.


IMHO, a bad idea.

 

[gtj220]

I think it could be used as evidence by LE.


IMHO, a bad idea.

Don't mean to be negative but I'd hate to be in an LE database because of somthing mailed to my house. I think bigbrother is watching and is ready to trample on our civil liberties, I know I sound paranoid but I can't help it, I do like the idea conceptually bro!