Tick tock, tick tock. Can you hear it? The clock is always ticking. Days away from a calender change. The magical 2007 starts. 2006 was a good year for ZAF622 and for art in Fort Collins. But now is the time to look ahead. There is just something about a new year that inspires us human beings, myself included.
I spent 2006 learning a lot. Pretty much all on the job training. I had never created a webzine before so I did not know exactly how to do it. So late in 2005 I just started it. Now it has been over a year and I have 13 interviews in the can. I hope to do much better than that in the coming year. I believe there is plenty of room for ZAF622 to grow. And with the current state of the arts in Fort Collins I think the time is right as well.
I decided to start a blog for ZAF622 in an attempt to get my thoughts in relation to the webzine out there. I need help. I know that. I need help if I am going to take this thing further.
Money. It always comes down to money doesn’t it. I never have or currently have the goal to make money with ZAF622. I do see know though that I need money in order for it to grow. Mainly money to pay writers and photographers. A staff of writers would really add to the content of the webzine. I believe now there simple is not enough content for ZAF622 to be taken seriously. And more people would bring different views and insights to the writing. I need a staff. A staff needs pay. ZAF622 needs revenue.
Simple. Not really. ZAF622 will always be free to the reader. So paid subscriptions are out. There is the possibilities of ads. Either prepaid ads or click through ads. Currently the amount of traffic the site generates is not enough for click through ads. Leaving prepaid ads the best option. So that means selling ad space to local business. Which brings up the question of value. Does ZAF622 have enough value for a local business? Honestly I don’t know.
What about grants you ask. Indeed. What about grants? Could I declare ZAF622 an art project and seek funding that way for it? Maybe. I am looking into that.
Up until now I have funded ZAF622 out of my own shallow pockets. And this is basically the hosting fees and domain fees. A few more dollars for business cards and the like. But not too much money. Even so it is about all I can invest in ZAF622 at the moment. I can not afford to pay writers out of my own pocket.
Thanks for sticking with me on that long post. Stay tuned I will continue to update as ZAF622 grows.
Dickens Out.
