Would you like to start contributing articles to magazines and ezines, but you don\u2019t know how to get started? Are you working on a nonfiction book and you need to build your platform\u2014your credibility, your reach in that topic? Good for you! Here\u2019s what I suggest:<\/p>\n
\u2022\tConsider the audience for your book. Who are they, where are they, what publications do they read and why?<\/p>\n
\u2022\tStudy some of these magazines, ezines, newsletters and find out what they present that you could contribute to and what\u2019s missing that you could offer.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tNote the types of articles the various publications use\u2014essays, reporting articles, how-to, informational, bulleted, interview, profile, new product or first person, for example. How many words do they typically publish? Not all publications are the same, nor do they use the same type, style and size articles. Study and follow Writers\u2019 Guidelines for each mag\/newsletter.<\/p>\n
\u2022\tWrite articles that are useful and informative, not self-serving or advertorial. <\/p>\n
\u2022\t Provide your bio at the end of each article including your name, area of expertise and title of your book (where appropriate). Here\u2019s an example, \u201cMegan Smith is a hang-gliding expert living in Spokane. Watch for her upcoming book, \u2018Hello Sky\u2019 (High Flying Books). Contact Megan at megans@dot.net\u201d Or \u201cJohn Rancher has been farming for 25 years in Illinois. He is also the author of several articles on farming and a new book, \u2018Grow What You Want to Eat and Sell the Rest,\u2019 www.rancherfarmingbooks.com.\u201d <\/p>\n
Many of the people who are interested in your articles will be eager to read your book. The more articles they see from you, the more credible you seem to your readers and the more likely they will buy your book.<\/p>\n
I suggest that you start your article-writing campaign before your book is a book and continue it for as long as you want to sell copies of your book. The most difficult thing about article-writing for many people is coming up with article ideas. This is covered thoroughly in both my book and my course. If you want to know more about coming up with ideas for numerous articles over time, leave a comment here and I\u2019ll try to accommodate you in a future blog post.<\/p>\n
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