Sell Articles on a Monthly Subscription! Examples of Using note's Subscription "Paid Subscription Magazines" and Tips for Keeping It Going

"Paid Subscription Magazines" is a feature that allows you to regularly deliver articles to subscribers who pay a monthly fee. Why not try delivering articles regularly to people who resonate with your thoughts and knowledge? In this article, we will introduce examples of popular paid subscription magazines and tips for managing your magazine.

Examples of Popular Paid Subscription Magazines

Example 1) Banana Yoshimoto / Dokudami-chan and Fushibana
A paid subscription magazine by popular novelist Banana Yoshimoto, "Dokudami-chan and Fushibana." Essays written by Banana Yoshimoto herself are delivered once a week.

2. Shiitake. / Shiitake.'s Monthly ○○○ Horoscope
A monthly updated magazine for each zodiac sign by fortune teller and author Shiitake. Articles are updated with monthly horoscopes divided into the first and second halves. You can also read monthly follow-ups and detailed horoscopes.

3. Naoki Shibata / Magazine for Learning How to Read Financial Statements
A business magazine by US-based entrepreneur Naoki Shibata. Focusing mainly on US and Japanese internet companies (publicly traded companies), he delivers insights that can be gleaned from financial statements. Updated 4 to 8 times per month.

4. Awesome City Club / Awesome VIP Club
A paid subscription magazine by the popular band Awesome City Club. Recommended music information and live reports from each member are delivered almost daily.

4 Tips for Continuing to Post for a Long Time

Tip 1) Decide on the Theme of Your Paid Subscription Magazine

First, decide on the theme of your paid subscription magazine. It is easier to continue if the content aligns with your areas of expertise or things you share daily. Before you start, carefully consider whether you can continue to use that theme as a subject for a long time.

For example, if you are a designer, wouldn't you feel like you could enjoy continuing with topics such as:

etc., don't you think you could enjoy continuing?

Even if you are involved in other activities, try to find something you can enjoy sharing within your own interests and daily routines.

Tip 2) Decide on a Rough Update Frequency

To have many people read your paid subscription magazine, it is important to add articles to the magazine regularly.

If the frequency of posts decreases, readers will gradually drift away. Make the initial posting frequency a pace that is comfortable for you.

To satisfy your subscribers, it is recommended to add at least one article per week. If there are too many, there is a possibility that subscribers won't be able to read them all, so try to adjust the volume and frequency while balancing them.

Tip 3) Set a Price Range That Is Easy to Sustain

Setting the price is also very important for you to continue managing it happily.

If you set the price too high, the hurdle for the volume and content of the articles will become higher and higher. Conversely, if it is too cheap, it will become difficult to maintain your motivation.

According to data, the price range that is easy to maintain is 500 to 1,000 yen per month. Please consider a price that you feel you can continue with.

Point 4) Announce it to followers and acquaintances

Once you have created a subscription magazine, let as many people as possible know about it. If you are active on social media such as Twitter, Instagram, or YouTube, we recommend announcing it to people you know or are close to.

Also, if you regularly write articles on note, introducing your subscription magazine within your usual articles will increase the opportunities for people to learn about it.

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On the help page, we have published a "Subscription Magazine Operation Manual," and on the note YouTube account, we have also released videos on operation tips. Please take a look.

Other note subscription features

The concept of note is "create, connect, and deliver." To help creators expand the scope of their creative work, we provide features to "connect through communities" and "deliver content."

On the special page below, in addition to subscription magazines, we also introduce a feature called "Circles" that allows you to create a monthly subscription community. Please make use of note's subscriptions to focus on your creative work.