i'd be curious to know how well magazines are doing these days. this is a list of things i would include if i had my own magazine.

• a year of goals
  • introduce a new years resolution list in the first issue of the year and then follow-up each month
  • goals would include organizational things for home, health improvement (no dieting), relationship building, and learning (crochet, woodworking, etc.)
  • could have a contest to have subscribers submit their own resolutions in november/december
• give proceeds of the magazine to charities
  • have subscribers choose their own charity
  • in each issue do an article on one of the charities recognizing what the funds have done for them
• ideas for how to reuse each issue
  • during the holidays have each page turn into an ornament, bow, or wrapping paper
• a menu of recipes
  • create a menu for a week including easy and celebratory meals (good mixture)
  • provide a shopping list for each issue
• fashion for the season
  • no focus on celebrities or fashion you can't find in a regular mall
  • layout sets (look book) for the season rather than making unfashionable folks pair their own
  • include one outfit that reuses clothes from a past issue