Suggestion for GYO magazine

[dexterdoglancashire]

As you chaps know, I think GYO is the best and I don't even look at any other magazines re: gardening!
Just had a thought! On the front cover where you show the main titles of the articles, could you poss put the page number? (I've seen this on womens magazines). It would help when finding the particular article you are interested in.
Just an idea!
Best wishes
DDL

[Lesley Jay]

I will put your suggestion forward DDL.

[dexterdoglancashire]

Thanks LJ - it was just a thought! DDL

[JennieAtkinson]

I've seen some magazines do it in the contents page - they have a list under a heading relating to the titles on the front cover, then everything else comes after that. That works quite well for some mags.

I often do daft things which I try and keep quiet (senior moments!) but I perhaps should tell you about this one - shouldn't really ........ a GYO mag a couple of months ago had on the front cover Learn the Secrets of Veg Gardeners. I looked everywhere for the article, and it was a long time before I realised it was a description of what GYO Mag was. Hmmm .....

[dexterdoglancashire]

just think it would be a quicker way of finding articles.....was looking for the one re: preparing the ground, for a query on the Vine - took a good few minutes to find it...not complaining though - but could be worth looking at? DDL

[JazzDuke]

The front cover is to attract people to buy the mag. The contents page tells them where to find things.

[dexterdoglancashire]

yes, but no, but yes, but no........I sometimes struggle to find the article on the front page in the mag.... DDL

[Waffler]

Don't some mags hi-light the title of the article from the front cover (within the contents page) so it stands out from the rest. that could work.

[Earthbabe]

Yes, it's usually headed something like "On the Front Cover..." I agree something to making find these articles easier would help. As it is I have to read the whole magazine to get to the bit I want.

Or maybe that's the whole point.

[dinky_doo]

i get gyo every month and enjoy it throughly and i also get kg mag and i have to say it just beats gyo for articles as it goes into a little more depth which for me as compleat newcomer to the allotment scene is very help full
i think both mags could try to show more items aimed at newbies like showing how to make use of bottles for cloches or how to make a hoped cloches

[Sunbeam]

a short list outlining seeds to plant this month etc- I get confused what should be planted when & although i read gyo I often forget what I should be doing... a nice concise tear out list that I can pin to my shed shelf would be sooooooo useful

[Earthbabe]

That's a nice idea sunbeam. Although the sections for what to do are there I don't carry the mag to the lottie so something v. portable like that would be good. Most of us rely on some sort of wall chart/diary I think to remind ourselves what we want to be doing when. I'm usually consulting my moon chart as well.

You will be pleased to know I don't have a piece of seaweed hanging outside for weather forecasting.

[Waffler]

That's an idea actually. How about a free wall chart of the year in their Dec issue, with tips for what to do each month? Although I suppose they might think people won't need to buy the magazine then, but we would wouldn't we, because we'd want more detail than just 'dig runner bean trench'.

[skegblade]

If there was a tear out short list of things to do, sow or plant in the magazine, could this be repeated on the website as a pdf, so a copy could be printed off. This would also be handy for the special offer cut out strips. Just a thought , but I hate defacing magazines in this way; I later end up wondering what was on the reverse page.

[Earthbabe]

......... so a copy could be printed off. This would also be handy for the special offer cut out strips. Just a thought , but I hate defacing magazines in this way; I later end up wondering what was on the reverse page.

I agree skegblade. I took to photocopying mine (we have a 3-in-1 printer thingy) but this month's mag doesn't have a tick box form so I entered online.