Everyone said magazines were dead. Gen Z didn’t get the memo. I’ve been in this industry for 15 years and I have watched the “magazines are dead” narrative creep into every media conversation for about that long. It was always an obvious story. Digital killed attention spans, social media gutted advertising budgets, nobody wanted to […]

Magazines are having a moment and I am HERE FOR IT. As I have been for the last 15 years. Back when I started my first magazine in 2011, digital magazines were just starting to emerge. I didn’t think anyone would read the first issue besides maybe my mom. But much to my surprise, thousands of people […]

If you’ve been dreaming of starting your own magazine, 2026 might be the best time in history to do it. Digital publishing is booming. Niche media is thriving. Independent magazines are carving out loyal audiences and real revenue in ways the industry hasn’t seen in decades.  I know this firsthand. I’ve built two successful magazines […]

It’s been 13 years since I started my first magazine— the same one I’ve grown to over 9 million views and a 6 figure subscriber list! Back then, I was learning everything on the job, through trial and error, starting subscriptions (and cancelling them!). I’ve now created systems and have quite a groove going for […]