ninehertz started off meaning to be a zine - but the printing - the costs and logistics and the explaining to the idiots at the printing shop - delayed the project so much, we all lost hope, with only 2 copies to show for it, and even they are printed upside down on the even pages. I've still got one copy - not sure who has the other... That's when we looked into the possibiltiy of harnessing Ben's skills and launcing it as a webzine, and here we are.
Anyway, no tips, but I know it can be a pain with the printing side of things.
There was a good Manc sludge zine up juntil about a year back - I forget what it's called - anyone remember? It maybe worth trying to track them down to see how they got on.