Kate Kirby – The Editor Academy

Here’s What You Get:

• The Editor Academy Course
• Exclusive Q&A Board
• Student Community
• Helpful Resource Vault

Inside this course, you will gain the knowledge and tools necessary to turn your vision into a successful magazine in just 9 weeks.

The Editor Academy

Inside this 9 module course, you will learn every single step of starting a magazine, from choosing a niche and name to building your online presence, planning content, designing your pages, marketing, monetizing, launching, and so much more!

Course breakdown:

Module One

Inside this module, you will make several Key Decisions. You will learn how to choose your niche and name, define your ideal reader, choose your publishing schedule, design your logo, and begin to show up online.

Module Two

This module is all about Building Your Online Presence. You will learn how to choose a web host, launch your magazine’s website, and configure your email subscriber list— with in-depth tutorials for each!

Module Three

This module will help you Develop Your Editorial Strategy, including how to create a content plan and editorial calendar, how to plan features and photoshoots, plus how to build your team with writers, editors, and designers! Inside, you will even find helpful templates and scripts.

Module Four

Learn how to use AI for your magazine with over 100+ AI prompts tailored to help you brainstorm story ideas, create unique visuals, boost SEO to rank and drive clicks, and draft interview questions in seconds!

Module Five

This module will walk you through how to design your magazine with detailed video tutorials in two different design softwares. No design experience needed!

Module Six

Learn how to market your magazine with social media, your email list, and with SEO, plus the exact steps I took to turn Pinterest into my top traffic driver and drive tens of thousands of readers to my websites every month.

Module Seven

Inside this important module, you will learn how to create your media kit, how to price your ads and partnerships, how to pitch advertising to brands, get started with affiliate marketing, and more!

Module Eight

In this module, you will prepare your magazine for launch! Learn how to choose your launch dates, your publishing platform, and how to export, upload, and enhance your finished issue with detailed video tutorials!

Module Nine

Inside this module, you’ll learn how to take your magazine into print, from properly setting up your document and designing for print, to creating a spine and exporting professional, press-ready files in InDesign or Canva.