I have made a questionnaire for people to answer in order to find out the information that I need. Such as, whether or not the choices I have made will appeal positively to the audience? I can also find out what ideas the audience have, therefore I can include these ideas within my magazine, making more people buy it as it reaches the audiences needs. Below is a copy of my questionnaire with the results.
Questionnaire
What gender are you?
Male 5
Female 5
How old are you?
16-25) 10
26-35) 0
36-45) 0
How often do you buy magazine?
Once a week 6
Once a fortnight 3
Once a month 0
Hardly ever 1
How much would you be willing to pay for a magazine?
£1 4
£1.50 5
£2 1
£2.50 0
What genre of music do you prefer?
R&B 2
Pop 7
Indie 1
Other 0
What do you buy a magazine for?
Interview 4
Artist/Band 2
Gossip 2
Celebrities 2
Would the mix of a music and fashion magazine interest you?
Yes 10
No 0
From my questionnaire
I asked an equal amount of males and females to make my questionnaire reliable, this is because I am wanting to aim my magazine to suit both genders. I asked all ages between 16 and 25 as this is what my magazine is mostly aimed at, therefore this will give me a clear indication of what my target market want in a magazine. The people I asked tended to buy magazines the most once a week, compared to only 3 people bought magazines once a fortnight, and 0 people bought a magazine once a month. This clearly proves that I will aim my magazine to be marketed once a week. However 1 person did say that they hardly ever buy magazines, I can still use this for my evidence because even though they don't buy magazines that often, I can use their answers to develop a magazine that will make them want to buy magazine more often. The majority of people preferred to buy a magazine at the price of £1- £1.50, therefore I will price my magazine at this price. The most popular genre of music was pop, therefore choosing a pop group to base my magazine on has proven a good choice. Also, people tended to buy magazines for the interview, which is good as that is what I am focussing on in my magazine, however it was an equal vote for buying a magazine for the artist/band, gossip and celebrities. I am including all these in my magazine. Finally, my main question was whether or not the public would be interested in a music/fashion magazine. Everyone said yes, therefore my mixed hybridity magazine has proven to be a good idea.
