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how to get into a magazine

Postby luke_mk3_st on Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:57 pm

just a random question, how do you go about getting your car into a magazine ? like performance ford fast ford etc etc, do they pay you if its a feature. im just wondering as i think my car will have the potental to make a feature but jst dont no how to go about it rele.
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby Pumatt on Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:46 am

It tends to be they contact you or you contact them. If you get noticed on a forum or a show prehaps they may ask you if your interesting in having a feature. As for getting paid, I doubt it, but would'nt say 100% thats correct.
Maybe if you got a mate with a similar spec ford you could have a rival sorta thing.
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby Chris 2i on Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:54 am

no payment mate :lol:

I got in PF with mine after replying to a thread on here (our mod Capri works for PF).

Try emailing them with some pics etc and hope for the best
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby luke_mk3_st on Sat Sep 25, 2010 1:53 pm

ha always gotta ask about the monies! lol all good tho il wait till my cars further on then i will contact them and see what they say. cheers.
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby Smo on Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:50 pm

I can also confirm that no money is paid for doing a feature :lol:

But it's good fun and well worth it :D
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby luke_mk3_st on Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:58 pm

sweet. i do think mine will make a feature when its done tho :-)
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby ~nomad~ on Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:40 am

Smo wrote:I can also confirm that no money is paid for doing a feature :lol:

But it's good fun and well worth it :D


Did you not get paid? We got a cool 500....






:lol:
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby Rhinopower on Mon Sep 27, 2010 10:14 am

~nomad~ wrote:
Smo wrote:I can also confirm that no money is paid for doing a feature :lol:

But it's good fun and well worth it :D


Did you not get paid? We got a cool 500....






:lol:


What do you think paid for the nitrous etc? You got shafted!
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby Carbonboy67 on Mon Sep 27, 2010 9:44 pm

I heard giving Capri a quick hand job increases your chances

:D
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby Smo on Mon Sep 27, 2010 11:47 pm

Carbonboy67 wrote:I heard giving Capri a quick hand job increases your chances

:D

I heard that contributed to the whole amount, actually...

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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby ~nomad~ on Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:38 am

its true, Capri splashed Brians hand, but I still got money out of it. :lol:
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby knuckles on Tue Sep 28, 2010 10:10 pm

Carbonboy67 wrote:I heard giving Capri a quick hand job increases your chances

:D



i once enquired about getting the recaro fiesta back in a magazine and asked what the mag was looking for etc

never got a reply :rolleyes:

left it at that
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby jayrs on Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:56 pm

knuckles wrote:
Carbonboy67 wrote:I heard giving Capri a quick hand job increases your chances

:D



i once enquired about getting the recaro fiesta back in a magazine and asked what the mag was looking for etc

never got a reply :rolleyes:

left it at that


if and when i get round to putting the RS and maybe the XR2 in a mag ill go to fast ford, if no joy i wouldnt bother with another mag as i dont read other mags no more
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby jmg on Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:18 pm

I didnt get paid for an interview about me, all though it was a popular oval racing magazine. all i got was a free copy!!!!!!!!!
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby jayrs on Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:50 pm

jmg wrote:I didnt get paid for an interview about me, all though it was a popular oval racing magazine. all i got was a free copy!!!!!!!!!


better than a poke in the eye with a silver spoon mate
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby ~nomad~ on Thu Sep 30, 2010 9:37 am

knuckles wrote:
Carbonboy67 wrote:I heard giving Capri a quick hand job increases your chances

:D



i once enquired about getting the recaro fiesta back in a magazine and asked what the mag was looking for etc

never got a reply :rolleyes:

left it at that


much as i love the car i doubt a mag would feature it as its basicaly a standard frst now. should have replied thou
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby Capri on Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:00 pm

Clark, as said in the PM I've just sent you, really very sorry that you didn't get a reply, it's completely unacceptable and I can't explain why it happened. It wasn't meant as any slight on you or the car; more likely it's simply that I read it late at night, planned to reply the following day and it totally slipped my mind. That's not to say it's excusable; it isn't and once again I offer my apologies.

Luke, drop me a PM with the spec of your car, your plans for it and a few pictures and I'll see if there's anything we can do with it! I'm afraid I can confirm there's no payment involved though!

Dave, I gave you many roubles but you still did not tarmac my driveway. When are you coming back? :(

Shaun, I'm still waiting... :P
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby scottybo on Mon Nov 15, 2010 8:39 pm

or if ur me you happen to be good friends with a matthew duckett, or modest matt as you might know him lol
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby rst-steve on Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:39 pm

PM sent! :D lol
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby MotorcyclesFish on Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:57 am

1. Remove the cellophane shrinkwrapping, if present. If it is present, make sure that you keep an eye out for any gifts that have been held in by the cellophane becoming loose upon removal.

2. Orient correctly. A simple test for correct orientation is to attempt to read some text. If text appears illegible, rotate until legible.

3. With the legible-text orientation, flip so that text remains legible and staples are on the left side.

4. With one finger, peel the first leaf away from the rest and pull over towards the left side. More text and pictures should become visible on the obverse of the original face and on the newly-revealed face.



Congratulations! You are now in your magazine.
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Re: how to get into a magazine

Postby Ratspeed on Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:15 pm

:lol: :lol:
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