I’m starting a new initiative to build our subscriber base. If you, or someone you know, could recommend Liner Notes on social media or elsewhere resulting in new subscriptions, then that person would receive a percentage of each sale.
It would work this way: I would assign you a unique discount code. For example, LN20. This would not only provide the new subscriber with 20% off, but would also act as a “tag” to keep track of your sales. For each sale, you would receive 20% of the $20 subscription (the full price, not the discounted price). Thus,
New subscription: $20
Subscriber gets $4 off (20%)
You get: $4 for each new subscription (your “finder’s fee”)
If your advocacy resulted in 50 new subscriptions, you would receive $200 USD. And this would repeat every year. If those same 50 subscribers renewed in a year’s time, you would again get 20% of the $20 subscription price (in this example, $200) + an additional $4 for each new subscriber that your advocacy brought in. This would continue indefinitely for each year the magazine remains active.
Of course, what would be ideal is to have a famous musician or personality recommend Liner Notes on social media, but I do not know any myself. But perhaps one of you do. And if she/he is not yet famous, but is an enterprising individual active on social media, that person might give Liner Notes a nice boost while also putting a little money in her/his pocket.
The magazine does cost money to produce. Most of the contributors are paid (a couple have refused payment), as are various freelancers who help with graphic design and other technical issues. I think Liner Notes could be even better if our subscriber base was larger and our operating budget higher.
If you are interested or have questions, please write: info@liner-notes-magazine.com