The goal isn't necessarily to compete with WorldStar or Rolling Stone at this particular moment. The basic goal is to 1) provide an alternative outlet for LetsBeef members to express and promote themselves, 2) attract new members/subscribers to the LetsBeef community and 3) have a networking platform and bridge to other communities.
The magazine will be reflective of what the LB community itself (the bloggers) are interested in or choose to highlight, and that will encompass more than the live battling scene and LB activity. That is also how it will differentiate itself.
Part of the idea is to give people what they want so that they grow accustomed to wanting what you have to give. Millions of people around the world care about the latest gossip of the Drake and Meek Mills beef, for example. But not too many people care about the latest happenings on LetsBeef other than LetsBeef members themselves. If we post articles about Rap celebrities that people may find in a search engine or on social media (the things they're already looking for), we may be able to convert some of those readers into LetsBeef members and grow our community. That's pretty much the plan in a nutshell.
As far as providing a clearer picture of what the magazine will look like visually, we will provide that in a couple hours when it goes live and I post the link in forums. We have populated the site with a few posts already.
But it's not NOBLE who will single-handedly determine the course of this magazine. It will be all of us and what we choose to share and how much we get involved.
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