Reflection Point : What Have I Learned About Independent Music Magazine Websites?

 From my research into the websites of some independent music magazines, I have learned that they share their identity with the physical counterpart. 

The masthead is at the top of the homepage in the same style as on the print magazine. The websites have many pictures to accompany the typed information to keep the viewer engaged.

A common feature in these magazine websites is the inclusion of segments or features from the print magazine being displayed on the homepage of the website.

There is also ways for the companies to earn money through their websites. This could include a subscription service in which you pay to have a physical edition of your magazine delivered to the person's house. This could also be selling advertising space on the website- allowing a business to pay the magazine some money to promote their product on the website. This generates profit for the magazine.

An important aspect of the magazine is the use of hyperlinks for ease of access for the user. This allows them to navigate to a section they want to read instead of having to find it manually. This acts like a pseudo-contents page for the website. This also includes the search bar, allowing users to input key words to receive information about a given topic if the magazine has included it in their magazine.