Own your city's media brand. A low-cost local franchise.

Yes. City Lifestyle is a media franchise where publishers own and operate a monthly community magazine and its companion digital platform in a protected territory. The model has run the same way since 2009 and now includes more than 250 magazines in 39 states, reaching over 6 million readers each month. Each market has one publisher. Once a territory is claimed, it's closed. Corporate handles design, printing, distribution, and technology, and our editorial team supports each market's editor, so publishers focus on their community rather than production.

A City Lifestyle publisher builds relationships with local business owners and sells the advertising partnerships for both the magazine and digital solutions such as paid social media marketing and more. Most of those partnerships are annual, so the book of business renews rather than starting over each month. Publishers also champion local stories and become the most connected person in their city. Editorial layout, ad design, printing, and mailing are handled by the corporate team for every issue, which means a publisher's calendar is spent in the community, not in production.

No. The majority of City Lifestyle publishers do not have media, publishing, or journalism experience. This is a relationship business. Each market's editor and local writers handle the stories, with support from our editorial team, and design and production are handled at headquarters. Most successful publishers come from medical sales, corporate leadership, education, real estate, and military service. What they share is comfort meeting new people, follow-through, and a desire to build something of their own in the community they already live in.

Yes. City Lifestyle is a home-based business with no storefront, inventory, or build-out required. Publishers work their territory from home and spend most of their time meeting local business owners in the community, on a schedule they set. Because production and distribution are handled at the corporate level, there is no facility to staff or manage. Many publishers chose the model specifically for the flexibility to be present with their families while building an asset of their own.

City Lifestyle publishers are paired with a dedicated Launch Coach from signing through their first issue, and many publishers generate revenue in as little as 6 months, depending on the market. Training continues after launch through City Lifestyle University, regional events, and the annual national conference, and every publisher works from the same CRM and sales portal used across the network. You are in business for yourself, but never by yourself.