This is what we do... It’s the year of the indie mag and The Other Side is leading the charge. Produced by a team of exceptional writers, illustrators and designers we have our finger firmly on the pulse of what London needs. It’s time for change and The Other Side is exactly that.
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The Magazine This is about a community of people who want the best offbeat insight into London and want to see that reflected in what they read. People accept nothing less. So, when it comes to avertising we only want the most exciting brands that embody our ethos. We're special. We're unique. Our mission is to bring the best to the people. Originally printed on a photocopier in Muswell Hill, The Other Side has blossomed from an eight page black and white ‘zine into a full colour magazine. Created, run and put together bi-monthly by a group of Londoners working within the publishing and Web 2.0 industry, The Other Side Magazine is ready to take on the big guns. The Other Side is made up of young Londoners frustrated with what we are handed on a daily basis. The Lite, Metro and Paper are offering nothing of any value to commuters...and don’t get us started on the new ES. We turn the norm on its head and offer up witty, insightful comment on our city. Be it music, film, art, fashion, politics or food. If it’s on the mind of Londoners then we’ll cover it. We’ve got an award winning travel writer, a film star, RA graduates and the backing of social networking platform Webjam.com.
Online
Tempted?
We don’t believe that print is dead. Not yet anyway. Who doesn’t love sitting down and reading a tasty magazine? However we are accounting for the direction in which print is going and have created a website to match those thoughts.
Here’s what you need to know...
The site is run on a social network platform, taking your average website and adding endless possibility to it. Our blogs, forums and bulletins are monitored through activity feeds throughout the site for easy navigation. We have an abundance of writers who are contribute when they want. There is also a thriving community of members contributing to the content.
Channels What sets us apart from other sites is the potential for readers to create their own ‘Other Side’ network. A place where they can start writing blogs, adding photos or just communicating with other readers. Anything written on their Other Side network appears on a feed on our homepage. We are currently setting up pages for shops, bars and festivals that they can use to promote themselves. By keeping a blog and running a forum it can set a store apart from one with a standard website. It’s key to interact with their customers and we know that we can help.
Our rates are simple and no nonsense. We want to keep advertising to a minimum...you won’t have to shift through 20 pages of ads to get to the content in our mag. Full Page £460 Half Page £250 Back Page £1000 DPS £700 Inside FC £550 Inside BC £550
Copy Deadlines 15th of every month We would love to talk to you about online advertising too. Please get in touch and we can discuss that.
Contact sam@tosmag.co.uk tel 07939 938 805 www.theothersidemag.co.uk www.twitter.com/theothersidemag
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