This works. We did it. You can have an article of your published on the net in 24 hours. Well, okay, maybe not 24 hours, might be less, or the next day.
Now, let's be real here. this does not happen by accident. You've got to be a good writer. Gook means that you absolutely have to poses the skills to write publishable work. There is not substitute for expertise. The more material you have already published the easier it is to publish again. So, if you have not already done so get yourself a Web site or a blog where you can show your published work. If you have none to show, don't despair. You're in good company; we all started there. So, no harm, no foul. Now let's get you published.
Here's what you do.
- Look at the material you write, want to write, or have written. Find Web sites where it is a good fit. Look for online newsletters, ezines, and blogs. Do not expect to get paid. If you are writing for money, look into HubPages and other sites that share advertising revenue with you. NOTE: If you want to write e-books, which are far outside the scope of this post, look into Amazon's Author Central.
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- Read, carefully, the Writer's Guidelines and follow them closely, or you are only wasting your time and that of an editor somewhere. Believe me, you both have better things to do.
- Have your article well started. It needs to be ready for completion. You are not going to pitch something that you will take two weeks to write because, well read the title again. We're doing this in 24 hours. Worst case is the next day sometime.
- Complete the article. Pay close attention to the required word count. Spell and grammar check ruthlessly. Look for your when you mean you're and other instances where words sound the same, but carry vastly different meanings.
- Almost there. One last read. Complete your About the Author bio. Upload the article in whatever format the guidelines tell you to use. Expect wither PDF, Word, or a text box where you paste the article. Go ahead and do that.
- Cool, you're done. Now all you need do is wait for the e-mail that confirms your publication.
How hard was that? And, yes, I did that on October 4, 2011, article published on October 5, 2011. Here's a link to Nine Steps to social Networking Success.
The material was well ready. I lecture on it and it's the subject of my next book. I've the points in short form for handout at my seminars. It was that file that I edited into the article. then it was just a matter of uploading it. It was online the next day.
the world has changed. What used to take months you can do in hours. Who could ask for more?
