This magazine approaches new talent with an invitation to be featured in their online magazine as well as the hard copy of it.
As a new artist I got incredible thrilled to know that a magazine wanted to interview me. Little did I know that the excitement was going to last just a little when after I replied to their invitation they informed me that I needed to give a "contribution" to the magazine.
The contribution table [prices] varied from $150.00 to $1500.00 depending on the page and/or cover you wanted to be featured.
I decided to have a 1/2 page done because as a new artist I am aware that I need pieces of media to promote myself.
The "online" article came out but the hard copy of the magazine never did. I requested it many time through email because that was the only way I was able to do it since the website doesn't have a street address or telephone number.
After repeated emails, I decided to email a few artists that were featured in the so called magazine and all of them told me that they were in the same case. "Waiting for the hard copy of the magazine" I promptly realized that this is a scam to make real easy money. It is not hard to produce these articles and create a website like theirs is just a template like ISUU.
Most of the artists wanted to get the hard copy because that is what we need for our Media Kits, online magazine are helpful but we all know that we all can create them if you know how.
Please watch out for this people and do NOT fall for their scam. Use your money into something more beneficial than a very expensive online article.
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