I am the president of Schneider Publishing Inc., a company that focuses its efforts on creating online publications as well as other resources. Mostly, we're involved in the audio, video and music industries where we review products: consumer electronics, music, movies, videos and other stuff. Chances are, that if you've researched new speakers, TVs, or some other kind of electronics item, you stumbled across one of our reviews.

Our first publication under the Schneider Publishing Inc name was SoundStage!, which I started in November of 1995. Today, SoundStage! is now the world's number one online audio publication. Its success has allowed us to create a group of similarly styled publications under the umbrella of the SoundStage! Network catering to the specialty audio/video industry. Here's a list of a few of our online publications: GoodSound!, Home Theater & Sound, Ultra Audio, SoundStage! A/V, and many more. We deal with companies worldwide and we travel the globe covering the speciality A/V scene. Believe me, this company alone keeps me very busy.

I'm also involved in the health-and-fitness industry and have created online publications called SeriousAboutFitness.com and SeriousAboutMuscle.com, in addition to various online resources that are related to them. As with our audio, video, music and movie publications, these fitness-related publications are specifically targeted to a dedicated group of enthusiasts, in this instance: serious workout enthusiasts!

I'm also a key writer and photographer for print magazines, including Inside Fitness, which is based in Canada. When I produce content for magazines, I supply all the material, including photography and text, ensuring it's all professionally edited beforehand so that the publishers of these magazines can be assured that what we supply them is topnotch.

The future...

The SoundStage! Network is continuing to expand. By 2010, we anticipate it will be at least double the size it is now and will move into other areas such as television and other forms of electronic media. I'm personally overseeing this expansion.

I will also continue to work in the health-and-fitness industries and plan to produce a print publication based on the current SeriousAboutFitness.com and SeriousAboutMuscle.com content format. Unlike the electronics industry, health-and-fitness readers like to have something in their hands -- perhaps because the content is something they like to carry to the gym, or because they like to see printed photographs.

While I'm working on these areas, I'm also developing publications that are more mainstream related and will mix the expertise we have in the audio, video, music, video, movie, and fitness industries into one! In the business world, they like to call that synergy.

Obviously, for all that I have planned, I could use some help. Do you want to be involved in online publishing? Or maybe you have an idea for a publication you'd like to get off the ground. Either way, this is what I do so don't hesitate to get in touch.

This candid shot shows some of the stafff from the SoundStage! Network in Las Vegas. CES is the world's largest consumer electronics event, and we're there every year to cover it. From left to right: Marc Mickelson, Roger Kanno, Vade Forrester (just behind, not really shown), Jeff Fritz and John Crossett.

Contact me: info@dougschneider.com