Summary of my research into exsisting magazines:

My research into exsisting magazines has been incredibly beneficial to the planning of my own magazine. I have found out lots of information that wil help me to attract more readers.

One of the most important things that i have learnt from this is that a front cover is the most important thing to attract readers. The layout, colour scheme and features inside noted on the coverlines, is what will enitially attract readers. To apply this to my genre i will have a picture on my cover that relates to modern pop culture with a bright and girly colour scheme, most probably including pink.

I have learnt that features inside the magazine attract readers. All of the magazines i looked at, in the genre i am directing my magazine to, had articles on boys or gossip, many of the things that i talked about at that age, so i think that this has really shown me that i have chosen the right genre and target audience to go for.

Despite the magazines i have looked at being a big help, i have also noticed that there are some things that i should be aware of, things that didn't make the magazine as attractive as it could be, for example, Smash Hits' front cover looked too busy, and it made the magazine connote that it might be directed at a lower class, becuase it looked tacky and disorganised, but, MIZZ's cover connoted formality, i don't think that a cover like that would attract a large audience. This is all very important to remember whilst producing my magazine as it will help make it more attractive to my target audience and would therefore, sell more copies and make me more money.