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Is writing your passion? Create an online magazine about a topic that you are interested in.

The key here is that you are reasonably passionate about the subject matter that you will write about in your online journal. A successful online publication will regularly be updated with fresh and informative content so that readers will want to visit your publication often. It is human nature that if you are bored with the subject that you are writing about, it is likely that your efforts will eventually fizzle out because you will be looking at more interesting or possibly more lucrative things to do with your time.

When creating an online magazine, you will be spending time researching. It is important that you are aware of what is happening within your niche so that the material that you publish will be credible for your readers. This is a critical step that many people often forget.

Your research might involve investigating the particular needs and interests of people already involved in your niche topic. A way to discover this information is to read the posts in various online groups such as groups.google.com and groups.yahoo.com, as well as some of the smaller community-oriented groups, forums and sites. For instance, if you want to create an online magazine on parenting, go to Yahoo Groups and search for parenting groups and you'll find a number of related interests. Some of these include issues involving single motherhood, foster parenting, raising disabled children and so forth. This can generate lots of ideas and help you focus on the content that you want to write about in your online magazine. The messages posted to the groups will reveal the issues that your intended audience will be interested in learning more about.

Obviously, you will want subscribers to your online magazine.

One way to generate interest in your Internet publication is to distribute an electronic newsletter or ezine. Your ezine will include teaser information that will entice your readers to subscribe to your online magazine which, by the way, can involve a monthly fee. Depending on how you want to create your business model, the electronic newsletter can be free while the in-depth online magazine would involve a subscription fee.

You might also want to publish short articles in third party ezines rather than creating your own electronic newsletter. Ezines that accept submissions can be found through the search engines and there are software programs available that will submit your articles to multiple ezines within your niche.

Regardless of whether your online magazine is free and supported by advertisements or whether it involves paid subscriptions, it is important to be consistent about updating your magazine. Announce snippets of the content in your electronic newsletter or third party ezines. You can also publish condensed versions of your articles in blogs, article directories, and other online resources. Obviously, there's a lot of writing involved ... so that's why it is a good idea to select a topic that interests you.

Unknown Resources is a great place to get your online publication known. Simply post blurbs from your online magazine at http://www.unknownresources.com for indexing and announcements. It is fun and free. Visit Unknown Resources to discover how you can contribute your article snippets.