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Gepost door admin op 03/09/2010
Toegevoegd onder: Great Web Tips, Great Publishing Tips
To make online publications requires a lot of creativity, therefore you wouldn’t want to destroy all the work by picking the wrong online catalog software. Actually, selecting a software provider is the key part of producing an ebrochure. Formatting the message is only a little section of what they do. One of the most crucial characteristics to look for is, naturally, it’s intuitiveness. After all, it doesn’t matter how brilliant the software package is if you yourself can’t use it… Before selecting a supplier for your electronic magazine, make certain to try it out. Further major preparations you need to make are safeguarding security. The next thing in line to think about are spammers and hackers. How is the creativity protected? Can people simply copy-paste the catalog content or does the digital publishing software supplier have protective measures preventing this? Is the content secure? You’ll need to allow for the marketing plan as well to properly market your ezine. Where are you placing the role of non-traditional media in it? Ads should be thought about. Not that each publication will need to consider all of these but your overall scheme certainly should. Selling your online catalog will probably require search engine appropriate content. Does it allow for paid content and free? Will you offer multiple subscription alternatives? Will you be monetizing your content or is this only a not-for-profit venture? Will you be using summaries to market the ebrochure? How available is your catalog? If it’ll be private you should be able to investigate all your hosting options or will it be public? You should probably host directly. What’ll you be doing with back-isues? Technical support is a huge consideration in your selection of host. Do they offer only emergency technical support? What about response time? Check any FAQs or how-tos they have. Remember to check out the level of technical support.
The last decision in vendor could decide the failure or success in this e-brochure. Search Google, Yahoo or Bing etc. with the terms “create digital edition” for some more useful information.
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Gepost door admin op 06/04/2009
Toegevoegd onder: Planet Video, Great Publishing Tips, Marketing Portal
At present, as scores of companies and managers are looking at web video sites as an exceptional place to distribute content to draw their consumers, it’s key to know the key values of using internet video marketing portals.
Here are a few crucial items you should be familiar with before you start to circulate professional videos on web video sites.
All the time try hard to use professional videos that offer valuable info to your potential audience - A number of business people misguidedly believe you can basically put any sort of advertisement on a video site, but nothing could be closer from the truth. Each video ought to offer some useful info to the target market, if not then at least topic of conversation.
Do some type of market research on the video websites previous to you adding your 1st video - it is a tremendous suggestion to allot some considerable time typing your market’s essential keywords into MSN, in order to realise what related promotional videos are presently around. Then make sure you have written down the profile names of the most important companies in your niche. Perhaps somewhere down the line you can participate in a joint venture or have some type of collaboration with these people.
Take into account that each video site has a community built into it - Therefore you must value the other members and it is advised that you distribute positive notes to your competitors’ videos. Essentially you must be a member of the society, providing advice, ideas etc. And only then should you think of yourself as being a marketer & start to advertise your very own 1 & goods. If you are searching for a business that dedicates itself to corporate video production in London then Vidify is the company you need.
Commit yourself to developing several promotional videos - You should have a clear strategy for creating & distributing numerous promotional videos. Or else, your organisation’s page on the video sites will seem blank if it simply has one single video to watch. Hence, spend extra time setting up the manufacturing of a series of short format professional videos, rather than only one considerably long video.
Web video marketing is one of the most efficient and fastest means of marketing your company right now.
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Gepost door admin op 05/03/2009
Toegevoegd onder: Planet Video, Great Publishing Tips, Marketing Portal
You probably know how vital uploading your businesses Web video clip is. For a company’s CEO, professional videos are a worthy medium that can easily capture attention & double the overall amount of visits to your site. Web videos are awfully effective in maintaining the target customers’ comparatively short attention span. What’s more, if codes are included & video sharing is endorsed, short format video commercials can be a terrific way to get one-way inbound links & thereby positively affect your organisations rankings on the search engines.
In fact, professional videos have become a significant tool for business or self promotion. The following are some tips to distributing your own Web video clips.
Firstly, you can post your short format promotional videos on your own website; although this would entail you to find your own video hosting arrangements. Instead, ask your Internet hosting solutions contractor if video downloading or video streaming functions are supported. Vidify offer unique video production and distribution solutions that help broadcast your business online to a global, regional or local audience.
Video downloading is where your company visitors need to download your online video clip to their computer hard disk. They need to download the Web video to their own personal computer before they can play it using their computer’s video player or a downloadable video player software. There are hundreds video downloading service contractors that cost not much. There is also a progressive downloading mechanism where your Internet viewers can play the short format video commercials whilst downloading them.
Video sharing streaming on the other hand entirely does away with the requirement to download the Internet videos & lets immediate playback so it offers the most convenience to your Web users. For sure, getting a video hosting company that supports video streaming can cost you a pretty penny.
And finally, the more popular way to circulate videos is by posting your sites to video distribution sites that have their very own video hosting platform. These sites cost you nothing at all to log on and will on occasions give you money upload video content. What’s more, also have a considerably large market base & reach; for example, YouTube receives about ten million Web visitors each month.
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Gepost door admin op 12/04/2008
Toegevoegd onder: Great Publishing Tips
Even if you never write a word of your own, you can still
earn plenty of money in the lucrative ebook business.
Many ebook authors include full, royalty-free resale
rights with some of their products. This means that,
when you buy their ebooks, you can use them for yourself
and also sell them to others — keeping 100% of the
profits.
By doing this, the author of the ebook benefits in
two ways:
1. He/she increases the value of the ebook to the
potential customer and, therefore, makes more sales
(at least in the short term).
2. By being sold across a number of websites, the
ebook will ultimately reach more people thus
increasing the author’s profile and credibility and
bringing more website traffic from links included in
the ebook.
At least half the websites out there that generate huge
incomes from ebooks sell no ‘original’ titles of their own.
They sell ebooks written by others — ebooks with resale
rights.
Whether you’re already involved in the ebook business or
not, reselling other people’s ebooks can be an excellent
way to generate steady profits. Get in early on a ‘hot new
title’ and you can really rake in a massive amount of
money in a very short length of time.
Here’s a good approach to getting started:
STEP 1
As soon as you hear about the latest hot new ebook
visit the website.
STEP 2
On the website evaluate the ebook with these criteria
in mind:
1. Does the price include full resale rights?
2. Does the deal include a full copy of the sales page
complete with graphics?
3. Is the sales page good? (Does is really make YOU
WANT the product? If it doesn’t work for you, it probably
won’t work for others).
4. Is the order handled by ClickBank? (see STEP 4 below
for the reason this can be important)
5. Will your existing visitors or subscribers be interested
in this ebook (or do you think you can easily reach the
right target market)?
STEP 3
Go to a few major search engines like Google.com or
AltaVista.com and run a search for the ebook title.
Are there a lot of websites already selling the book?
If yes, then it’s been around for a while and you may
not make the big surge in income you’d expect from a
brand new ebook. However, this is also an indication
that it’s popular, so it may be a good one to consider
for more moderate, medium-term profits.
STEP 4
Once you’ve established that this ebook looks like a
winner, it’s time to get your own copy for resale.
Many books that come with resale rights also come
with the right to redistribute it for free. Be sure to
check your search engine results (above) to verify if
there are any websites giving it away for free (even
if it means subscribing to a newsletter, or whatever).
Make sure you get the sales page and all the other
stuff you’d get if you were paying for it. If you do
find a free version, then jump to STEP 5 below.
If you can’t find a free version, verify from the search
results where you can buy it cheapest. (NOTE: Be
sure to take a look in the auction sites like ebay.com
to see if it’s on sale there).
If you have a ClickBank nickname, then try to buy from
a merchant that also uses ClickBank. To find out, just
click on the order button and see if you’re directed to
a ClickBank order form. Scroll down the ClickBank order
page. In the bottom left hand corner you’ll see (in tiny
letters) a digit followed by a slash follow by a word.
That word is the merchant’s ClickBank nickname. Now,
type the following address into your browser address bar:
http://hop.clickbank.net/YOURnickname/MERCHANTnickname
By doing this, you’ll save between 5% and 50% off the
order price. (This will be lodged into your ClickBank
account as a commission earned).
——SIDEBAR———–
If you don’t already have a ClickBank
affiliate account, you can open one for
free here: http://www.clickbank.com
——————————
STEP 5
Once you’ve downloaded the ebook plus the sales
page, you should evaluate the book to see what
you think of it. You don’t want to sell garbage to
your visitors/customers/subscribers. Likewise, if
you’re planning to target a brand new market,
then you want to get your relationship with your
new customers off to a positive start (after all,
you want them to buy the next hot product you
stumble across
STEP 6
Personalize the sales page with your own order
information. Decide what price you want to sell
the ebook for (if the author gives permission to
resell at ‘any’ price). Set up your own order link
(using ClickBank, PayPal, or whatever). Then
send it online to your web server. Avoid using free
hosting services as these tend to diminish your
credibility (see here for an article on how I host
brand new domains for free:
http://www.bizzydays.com/reprint_rights/free_hosting.htm ).
STEP 7
Launch your marketing blitz! The quicker you can
get your product out to as many people as possible,
the more money you’ll make. Target it to your
existing customers and/or reach new target markets.
There’s no shortage of information out there on how
to market your product, so I won’t get into all that
here.
Whatever methods you use, make sure you use
your money to target the right audience. There’s no
point in advertising your insider guide to saving
money on life insurance in an ezine that’s aimed
at 16-year old video-gamers.
And there you have it!
An easy and enjoyable approach to generating
short-term surges in income that will turn into
steady , longer-term flows of cash. The overall
investment is usually small, and the potential
returns are very big indeed.
Try it out today. Keep your eyes peeled for great
deals and act quickly when you spot them!
Happy hunting!
About the Author
Michael Hopkins is owner of BizzyDays eBook Publications.
Visit now to download original ebooks for FREE at:
http://www.bizzydays.com
This article first appeared in Michael’s newsletter ‘Ebook Times’.
To subscribe visit: http://www.bizzydays.com/free_newsletter.htm
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Gepost door admin op 09/04/2008
Toegevoegd onder: Great Publishing Tips
It’s otherwise known as an abstract or article teaser. The purpose of your article summary is to entice a potential reader to read the rest of your article. It’s a sales pitch for the benefits your article delivers and in many cases, it makes the difference as to whether your article gets read or bypassed.
Remove your “author/writer” hat and put on your “copywriter” thinking cap:
Here’s what should be in your article summary:
Here’s what should not be in your article summary:
Tip #1) Don’t start it with words like “This article contains this or that.” Get right to the point and playfully tease your audience with the benefits that they will get if they take the next step to read the rest of your article.
Tip #2) If you don’t know what to put in your summary — use the first paragraph of your article. If you’re a good writer, you already have your first paragraph loaded with hooks to grab the reader’s interests to pull them into the rest of the article.
Tip #3) Your article conclusion paragraph can help provide clues for what should be in your article summary. Just don’t give away the farm in the summary.
Tip #4) Your article summary is about the WHY, not the HOW. Sell them on why what you’re presenting in the article is important to them and that they will learn the “how” if they continue reading.
Tip #5) Keep tips and strategies OUT of your article summary. Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free. You’re in sales mode, not teach mode.
Tip #6) Use smart keyword density research to ensure your article summary hits the key terms and keywords relating to your article. The worst thing you could do is include an article summary that uses 1-3 syllable words that barely mention your topic category. Be lavish with the rich use of buzz words and keywords that are related to your primary article topic. One word of caution: Write for the reader and not for the search engines. When you cross that line, you reduce your effectiveness over the long-term.
Tip #7) Originality matters. Your article summary should come from your brain. Never copy someone else’s article summary or style if it’s unique to them.
Creating Your Perfect Article Summary Conclusion:
Be brief and bold in your summary - promising the benefits your reader will get if they read on. This is your chance to pitch why your target reader will benefit personally if they continue reading your article. Unlike your resource box where you pitch yourself and your business or website address, the article summary is your article’s only sales pitch. Leverage it well and don’t waste the opportunity by overlooking this important article writing & marketing strategy.
About The Author:
Christopher M. Knight invites you to submit your best articles for massive exposure to the high-traffic http://EzineArticles.com/ directory. When you submit your articles to EzineArticles.com, your articles will be picked up by ezine publishers who will reprint your articles with your content and links in tact giving you traffic surges to help you increase your sales. To submit your article, setup a membership account today: http://EzineArticles.com/submit/
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Gepost door admin op 26/03/2008
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Content is the currency fueling the Internet. Yet, article
banks, repositories for authors to promote their content, are
still the Internet’s best-kept secret.
I learned about article banks through a casual chat at a
networking event. A few days later, I posted my first article,
Five Secrets to Winning Book Proposals. What happened next made
me a true believer in the marketing prowess of free content.
My website stats skyrocketed. In one day, I had 933 new
visitors, 40 new newsletter subscribers and six client leads.
The days and weeks that followed provided more encouraging
results.
Previously, my cat Harvey was my only loyal visitor. His
motivation for coming to the website was the heat generated from
atop the computer’s monitor that displayed my
homepage–cute–but not a business-building strategy. Articles
provide a new level of expertise, consistency and ubiquitous
Internet coverage for any business.
>From my experience, I found that placing an article in an
article bank is like dropping a pebble in a pond. The energy
expands the rings of influence. Five Secrets, now published in
over 20 e-zines, still produces client leads and the occasional
fan letter.
If I can do it, you can, too. Here are several tips for getting
started with article banks.
With any marketing activity, you want to measure it
effectiveness. Web statistics are important. Contact your host
provider about receiving regular traffic reports. I suggest
reviewing them on a monthly basis.
I also think it is important to track where articles appear. I
suggest that your first step is to benchmark where you are today
on the Internet by setting a Google Alert for your name or the
name of your business. Every time your article is posted to a
website by a third-party, Google will send you the link via
email. This is a great way to track where you content appears on
the web.
Step 1: Go to Google. On the search page, select MORE, this is
located directly above the search box in the right-hand corner.
Step 2: Under Google services, the first service listed is
ALERTS. It is marked by an alarm bell. Click ALERTS.
Step 3: You are now on the WELCOME TO GOOGLE ALERTS page. You
can create an alert using the form given on this page.
Alternatively, you can click the link MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT that
will allow you to create a free account in order to set multiple
alerts.
Step 4: Set-up a Google Alert for your name. Be sure to put your
name in quotation marks. (”Melissa Rosati”). Quotation marks
instruct Google to only pull references where these two words
appear together. Without the quotation marks, I would receive
every generic MELISSA listed on the Internet.
Step 5: Select NEWS AND WEB. This command specifies that Google
will search the eight billion pages on the web and will retrieve
for you all of the pages where your name appears. You may choose
to have Google report to you every day or once each week.
Depending on your current web presence, Google will send you
your first alert within one to two weeks. As your articles
expand on the web, the alerts will come more frequently.
Step 6: Do a search for “article banks.” You’ll find banks that
are free as well as sites that may offer promotion for a fee.
Personally, I stick with the free sites and find them to be
effective. Once you’ve selected an article bank, you may be able
to specify that your article appears in more than one section.
For example, Alumbo.com will allow you to choose up to 10
sections.
Every site will have its own submission guidelines. By accepting
the submission terms, you agree that e-zines, newsletters or
other content sites may reprint your article. Most article banks
always state that a third-party must produce the article in its
entirety and that your name and copyright notice must appear.
Each article bank expects that your submission will contain five
key elements.
Headline: Help the reader solve a problem. People go to article
banks to find a quick solution to a problem. Construct your
headline as a question or in tip form–Five Secrets to Winning
Book Proposals, for example.
Description: Make the article description one compelling
sentence that addresses the problem.
Article Body: This is your core message. Remember, net readers
need short paragraphs and short sentences. Reading is tough on
the screen. Think–short and white space.
Subtitles: Include key words related to your topic. This gives
your article more pizzazz with search engines.
Resource Box: By all means, highlight your expertise. Always say
something like “To learn more, visit…..” This is how you drive
traffic to your website.
Don’t let your cat be your only returning website visitor. When
used consistently, article banks give you terrific exposure in
short period on time and will keep working for you for months to
come.
C 2005 Melissa A Rosati. All Rights Reserved
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Gepost door admin op 23/03/2008
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These are really exciting times for writers. This is mainly
because the World Wide Web has opened up opportunities that did
not exist previously. There are amazing new opportunities that
are capable of helping any writer market and sell their work
very efficiently and successfully.
1. Sell More By Giving Out Information On Your Book
One of the greatest obstacles potential buyers of books have
always had in making a decision on whether or not to purchase a
title, is getting enough information about It. Detailed
summaries and synopsis as well as comments by others who have
read the book can be very useful. This is the reason behind the
phenomenal success of the legendary Amazon.com site.
Any writer can create their own miniature Amazon.com-like site
that can do miracles for their book sales. The idea is to
solicit comments and views from those who have already read the
book and then publishing them on your website.
By joining a useful affiliate program or two, you can ensure
that you have the potential to earn maximum from visitors to
your site who do not end up purchasing anything. Pay-per-click
affiliate programs like Adsense are especially worth
considering.
2. Sell Information Through A Newsletter
As you gather the information for your book, you can sell it in
bits and pieces through a newsletter. A newsletter is extremely
easy to do and manage online. More so if you have all the right
tools. Incidentally it is very possible to gather them all from
one site.
3. Special Reports Are Still Hot Sellers Online
Special reports are in high demand online because many people do
not have the time or inclination to read a whole book to pick up
the skills and knowledge they are looking for. A special report
offers all this information where it can be picked up quickly
and implemented immediately by the reader.
Writers can make a very useful income from information that
grows from a short article in their newsletter into a special
report.
4. Build Up A Mailing List For Book Sales
All the three activities mentioned so far, can be used to build
up a valuable mailing list that can be used later to market the
book once it has been published.
Some writers have managed to sell thousands of copies of their
books in this way by simply getting the word out to their
mailing lists of several hundred thousand targeted and very
potential buyers of their books.
5. Publish Your Book Online
Again with the right tools, you can publish your book and make
it available online at your site, only when somebody has paid a
small subscription fee. There is a certain free site with the
amazing feature where you can do this. It is Sitekreator.com.
Every writer should make an effort to make full use of all the
high number of unprecedented weapons and tools that are capable
of helping a writer earn much more from their writing.
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Gepost door admin op 18/02/2008
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All the famous writers I heard of could paper the walls of their offices with rejection notices.
Rejection slips are the bane of all writers, yet they are inevitable. The most successful of writers had their share of them, and even get them now that they are prosperous.
Although rejections are inescapable, they should not be considered maleficent; they should be considered helpful. Though when first received, they can be disheartening, they should be contemplated as a valuable learning experience. Even if they come as form letters, they can serve as valuable lesson in determination.
Look at it this way: One more “no” is that much closer to a “yes”. Each time a manuscript comes back, the quicker it should be sent to the next market prospect, and the writer should get on with the job of writing. Hesitating will only prolong the period of time before the piece is accepted for publication.
If the rejection notice has a personal message attached with a critique from the editor it should be studied carefully and heeded. If that happens, the writer knows that the composition had merit, and with a little more work can be placed.
Once the “work of art” is further improved, it is time to send it on its way again. When the writer is confident that it is the best that can be produced, then it is ready to return to the eyes of editors, whether it is an anecdote or a mammoth saga. It must be out there to be considered.
Perseverance is the writer’s best virtue. If at first you do not succeed, try and try again.
As Anas Nin says in her autobiography “Beware of allowing a tactless word, a rebuttal, a rejection to obliterate the whole sky” that should be a writer’s philosophy about rejection slips.

Charles O. Goulet has a BA in English literature. He published several novels that are available from Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, and many other online bookstores.
His website is: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/go1c
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Gepost door admin op 31/01/2008
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Wired Online has recently announced its plans to drop capitalization in internet, web, and net, but Wired Magazine continues to capitalize these words. Which should you do? For the most part, it’s up to you. To ensure consistency on such tricky words, most editors will have a style guide.
This kind of style is the way you present yourself in words as well as the mechanics of words. Style addresses physical and editorial conventions.
If you don’t have the luxury of creating one, there are a few excellent resources for your use. The AP Style Guide and Chicago Manual of Style are the bibles for many editors. When you need to cite another source, use the MLA Handbook or Columbia Guide to Online Style for the rules. Just want a simple, small book you can carry with you? Strunk & White’s Elements of Style is a winner.
Be warned that none of the cookbooks has a reference to words like “e-mail” and don’t resolve all the issues you may encounter. In this case, you could refer to Microsoft Manual of Style for Technical Publications. Here’s what it says about E- words:
“In general, avoid forming new words with ‘e-’ (for electronic) unless you know your audience will understand. Some words that may be appropriate in certain circumstances are ‘e-commerce’ and ‘e-money.’ ‘E-mail’ and ‘e-form’ are acceptable. Use lowercase and always hyphenate for clarity.”
Here’s where creating your own recipe comes in. You can use a few other recipes and throw in your own modifications to come up with what best fits your tastes. Of course, we want to keep our readers in mind when creating the guide.
Start by thinking about the topics you write about. If it is high tech, then it helps to explore all the terms along with the spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Check out the Jargon File, the online version of The New Hacker’s Dictionary or Writing for Multimedia’s Terminology. If you’re in another field, then you’ll want to explorer for a similar resource. BBC News has a radio style guide and the GuardianUnlimited Style Guide is for writers and editors. Example of style guides for building Web sites include Lynch and Horton’s Web Style Guide and New York Public Library’s NYPL:Style Guide. For those in medicine, University of Washington presents the most frequently used entries from the AMA Style Guide.
The next ingredient to tackle is physical conventions. For instance, when starting a new paragraph, do you indent or use a double hard return? What font size, face, and style will you use for titles? Will the titles be capitalized or in sentence case? This is similar to a cookbook. All the recipes are formatted the same way. Even CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a recipe since it ensures formatting consistency.
Once you make the tough decisions, the easy part comes next. You throw all the selected ingredients into one pan, or in this case, one document. The style guide should be organized to make it easy for your writers can find what they need.
Finally, put it where everyone can access it. It doesn’t have to be a book. It can be a one or two page document. It’s a living document that you can continuously revise. Heck, use a blogging tool to easily manage it.
Now back to the hard part, getting everyone to follow the new guide.

Meryl K. Evans, Content Maven, is the writer and editor of many articles and publications including eNewsletter Journal, Shavlik’s The Remediator, and Web Design @ InformIT. To get your feed on things geeky, webby, and wordy or to subscribe to free newsletters, visit her site at http://www.meryl.net/blog/.
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Gepost door admin op 30/01/2008
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Writers today have so many choices should I work full time, should I be in print or broadcast media, how about freelance work? The path you choose to tread is “your own.” Never select a career based on the needs of family/friends/or popular opinion. The choice must stem from withinwhat is it you seek from your workmoney, a sense of fulfilment, and above all the freedom to choose?
If you thirst for freedom, to follow a path that is yours then, freelance journalism can offer a platter of choices—a chance to create a niche.
As a freelancer, you can choose to work in specific genres and write on specialized that inspire you. You can strive to become “the voice of the people.”
Wondering how to find assignments? There are so many avenues just waiting to be explored.–
• Begin by freelancing for your school/college/university newspaper.
• Gain work experience by working with the staff reporters at your local newspaper, television channel, or radio station. This would depend on whether you choose the print journalism or broadcasting.
• Create a network of other professionals in your field - join online sites, be a part of discussion forums, e-mail news groups, and freelance groups. Networking will put you in touch with opportunities that would otherwise pass you by.
• Register your profile with samples of your work on freelance writers/journalist listings on the Internet. Ensure that your profile is informative as well as provocative. Be sure to list clearly, the field/fields you are interested inspecify the media as well as themes such as science, technology, art, or politics and so on.
• Check job boards regularly.
• Join associations for journalists — not just in your area but internationally. Many of these have: a web site on which assignments are posted or a system by which relevant assignments are e-mailed to you for a small fee.
• Subscribe to magazines that feature assignments/ job opportunities.
• Consider becoming a freelance writer for online news agencies.
• Hire an agency to locate work on your behalf.
• Use the Internet to search for broadcasters, newspapers, magazines, and e-zines that offer assignments. Be sure to check if the assignments offered are remunerative or non-paying assignments.
• Look at media organizations. Attend workshops and seminars. These often present good opportunities to meet with people who can suggest companies/contacts.
Create a profile that makes your abilities and experience “stand out” or shine—state clearly what your ambitions are, why you have chosen to concentrate on a specific field, and why you think you’re suitable. Detail what you can offer that others can’t.
Be sure to detail skills, education, interests, and experience. Provide samples that showcase your prowess as a journalist. Display your knowledge of the company’s needs, your research abilities, and your willingness to go the extra mile. Back yourself up with reviews of your work as well as recommendations from other employers.
Perseverance and patience are the two cornerstones of building a great career in journalism -so be determined, plan ahead, and send out your profile to all concerned. If you send out a hundred, just a few may respond. But don’t feel dejected. Opportunities are bound to come along.
Paul Wilson is the content manager for
http://www.1888PressRelease.com, the premier website to Submit Free Press Release for any announcements including launching of new product or services, new website, announcing new hires, sponsoring a special event or seminar and more. He also manages content for http://www.1888Discuss.com.
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