So you know the benefits of branding yourself diligently online, whether you’re running a startup, a large corporation or a solopreneur operation.

Whoever you are online, having a consistent look and feel to your communications contains so many benefits you can’t overlook it.

One of the ways to do it is creating a magazine or a newsletter of your own.

But what if you don’t like to do just a plain text, e-zine type newsletter, perhaps it wouldn’t suit the rest of what your company does?

You’d probably look into creating a PDF newsletter, or even a mailed newsletter which has even higher perceived value.

But there’s one roadblock you then run into that doesn’t get talked about that often. ACTUALLY DESIGNING A MAGAZINE.

If you’re not actually in the magazine publishing business, it can drive you CRAZY!

And just like anything that really isn’t part of your core business, you should look for a way to do it in an easy way that doesn’t hog a lot of time and resources.

Fiiine fine fine, the point already…

There’s a new way to create a pro looking magazine online for FREE, called…

Openzine.com helps you create a magazine online

OpenZine.com is a great little site that lets you create a self-generated magazine that looks good, can have different types of content, and have your own look and feel.

Yes, you could argue that it’s not much different from the usual blog or generated web site, but the difference is in the metaphor.

The magazine metaphor, ease of use and higher perceived value to your subscribers makes OpenZine worth exploring.

Give it a whirl, will ya! YOur subscribers will thank you for creating something out of the ordinary and more thought out.

Begin with their creative tips or video walkthrough.