Thirdfloor is a “Contract Web Publishing” company, with special expertise in the magazine industry.

What does Thirdfloor do?

  • Take newsletters and special-interest magazines online.
  • Give expert advice, experience, and guidance.
  • Concentrate on clients’ business needs and strategies.
  • Provides all the technology and support needed on a monthly retainer.
  • Enables clients to create and update web content without IT intervention.

Why use a contract web publisher?

  • You can concentrate on your core business.
  • Don’t have to buy software, hardware.
  • Don’t have to hire an inhouse web team.
  • Share economies of scale - ideas, upgrades and improvements.
  • Don’t have to reinvent the wheel - we’ve done it before.

Why use Thirdfloor?

  • Quickest system to implement, to start using, and to expand.
  • Use and leverage Gazette’s modular efficiencies.
  • Not just a CMS vendor. Not just a web designer.
  • Personal attention does not stop at purchase or at launch.

How do we get a magazine online?

  • Initial scoping of your publication goals and needs.
  • Choose a startup package and modules $4500 - $10000.
  • Fully functioning wireframe site within a week, launch 4 weeks.
  • A few hours to learn how to use the Gazette system.
  • Choose the monthly Service Level required.

What happens then?

  • We provide support, technology, security, backups, advice.
  • Additional titles require less setup.
  • No fixed term, simple exit strategies.

What else does Thirdfloor offer?

  • Site and template designers.
  • Traffic analysis, banner advertising, SEO by third parties.
  • Data entry for periodicals.
  • Custom database and software development.
Reduce editorial overhead

Creating and managing a "related articles" feature can be a time-consuming (read: costly) effort. Even if your editors can compile lists in less than ten minutes per article, the minutes add up quickly.