Careful of this company - Publisher Best Version Media Employee Review

1.0
Jan 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I work here but im very disgruntled at the moment. I have too much invested to leave now, you are your own boss. freedom to work or not. lots of motivation if your cell bill can handle it.

Cons

This company boasts large earnings and job freedom BUT what they don't tell you is you are ON YOUR OWN. You pay your own gas, phone, internet......you make NOTHING, UNTIL you reach a high "going to publication $$$$ amount. Once you reach this amount, you then continue to work and only THEN do you start making money. You can work for FREE for months and months possibly even a year or more before hitting this number to be published and pay for publication costs, only then do you start making money, ad by ad....very small amounts at first, until you sell enough ad revenue to feed yourself. Beware of this company. It took me a full year to reach publication, and now I am at the beginning working trying to find advertisers in a small area TRYING to make a tiny living. They tell you the highest success stories to get you onboard, not the thousands that have NOT made it and wasted hundreds trying.

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Best Version Media Response
10y
We hope this Publisher reaches out for support to his/her Division Manager for guidance and assistance. Even the President or our CEO would take his/her call to provide support. Regarding the claim he/she made that we don't tell people about the expenses he/she mentioned and that pay comes after a period of time, those are false claims. We tell all candidates that they are responsible for the expenses listed in the review above and that it takes months before they earn income. Missing this detail is like not being aware that a dinner invitation would involve eating. In fact, we share that fact in the initial contact via video, then in a one on one interview. Then, it must be understood and acknowledged in order to work with us. It is expressed as a matter of practical application during training. We share the stories of struggle MORE frequently than we do the success stories because the success of our people is so apparent that we feel the need to encourage those people who are falling behind compared to their more successful counterparts. To demonstrate our sincerity, if you are a candidate, please re-read the points about managing your expenses and income coming over time. This is a part of the role. It is worth it to most people who start with us because the income and freedom are so robust. We assume that missing these important facts is the reason for the delayed success for this candidate. Most of our Publishers are in print, get there in a few months. It is clear he/she does not participate in our training programs and support/training calls. It would be impossible to be actively learning and miss these points. We encourage greater participation in order to find success.

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Pros

Everyone - from publishers to designers and corporate office staff - is helpful and eager to see the whole team succeed. Other content coordinators are wonderful about sharing information that would be relevant to magazines outside of their area. Quarterly webinars also keep us abreast of what's new.

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Some things within the software can occasionally be clunky; but IT listens to suggestions and always works to make improvements.

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Best Version Media Response
3mo
Thank you for sharing your experience as a Content Coordinator with us! We're so glad to hear everyone has been so accommodating and helpful. We truly appreciate the feedback and will continue to refine our tech and systems to better serve our local writers.
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Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

Lots of work for very little money

Cons

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