Magazine Website Research

1. Real Life Magazine
Websites

2. “Take a Break” online magazine
• 4 drop bar headers
(Magazine, Competitions,
Lifestyle, Get in
touch).
• Advertising their
physical copy of their
magazine as well as
their online magazine
(shown on iPad).
• Advertising their own
competition which
advertises their
physical magazine.
• 2 adverts for other
companies (outside
revenue).

3. “That's Life” online magazine
• Also drop bar headers (Magazine, ways to read, competitions, newsletter, Get
in touch, dating, bingo).
• Advertising their physical copy of their magazine as well as their online
magazine (shown on iPad and both variations of their print magazine).

4. “That's Life” online magazine
• Advertising their own Bingo and services you can sign up to – self-
advertisement.
• 'Sell your story for cash' - self-advertisement and also getting readers
involved.

5. “That's Life” online magazine
• 'Subscribe to our mag' button
• Showcasing latest front covers

6. “That's Life” online magazine
• 'Latest competitions'
• Showing answers for the competitions as well as the covers that the
competitions are from

7. Codes and conventions I plan on using
• Drop bars headers
• Showcasing magazine covers
• Buttons (preferably interactive if showing winners/possibly
use it for the 2nd page of my magazine?)
• Masthead in top left corner of head banner
• Articles that aren't necessarily on the magazines or have
been extracted from the magazine (e.g. competition articles)