If you know how and love to write articles and notes, then sooner or later you will come up with the idea that this skill can be useful to you to make money. Today, many print and online publications invite authors to collaborate, and you can also try your hand at journalism.
Instruction manual
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Before sending an article to a magazine, you should clearly understand what style and direction of the article this publication needs. It’s not enough to come up with, develop and interestingly draw up any idea that will become the topic of the article. You need to research this topic and look at all the publications that have been printed recently. The more original the theme and views expressed in the article, the higher the likelihood that it will be printed.
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Choose a publisher that is interested in these topics. Contact the editor by e-mail or by phone specified in the publication output. Find out if articles published at the initiative of the author are published in this publishing house, and if they have a plan for publishing articles on a particular topic. Take an interest in the requirements for the design of texts, which may vary in different publishers.
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With the agreement that your article will be accepted, read the latest issues of this magazine or newspaper. Get an idea of the complexity of the text, the corporate style of presentation and presentation of materials. Imagine the target audience of the magazine, its gender, age, interests. Make sure that your article is suitable for this publisher and interested in it.
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Check with the editorial office which editor you would like to collaborate with. Contact him by mail and present him the idea of the article, trying to attract him and interest. Mention your experience as a copywriter, if any, refer to your publications. Tell us how large the article is and how soon you are ready to submit it to the editor. Write concisely and connectedly. The volume of the letter should not be large, optimally - half the page.
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After sending the letter, wait two to three weeks. This time is enough for the editor, if he is interested, will call you or send you a response by mail. If you didn’t receive anything, it makes sense to contact the editor by phone and clarify whether your letter was received. It is better to communicate with the editor to whom you wrote, this will help establish a personal contact.
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In the event that the article is accepted for publication, specify the amount of the fee by which time it will be published. Consult the Union of Journalists about the possibility of concluding a contract. If the article is rejected, you should not get upset - try to contact another publisher and offer it there, even if you have to slightly adjust the style and volume to their requirements. Proceed sequentially and do not agree to publish the same article with different publishers.
Useful advice
Following the letter, you can send the text of the article to the publisher by registered mail. Do not forget to put an envelope with your address and stamps in the package.
