Step 15 - Submit Your Article to Publication Editors

This is a process that, by it's nature, can not be automated.  If it were, it wouldn't work very well.

Here are the necessary steps.  Each time you conduct this process you will get better and better at it and your list will get bigger and bigger.

Step 1.  Add to Your Publisher Database

You should immediately begin creating a database of publications that would be interested in the types of articles you write.  You can save your contact information in whatever program you use to send emails (eg: Outlook, Hotmail, or cantact management software). Remember that since your article will be of interest to people who want your products, these sources are "hotbeds" of potential customers for you.

Here are the types of publications you should consider:

Websites (Webzines, Resource Sites, etc.... any site that prints articles related to your topic)

eZines (Email newsletters related to your topic)

Print Magazines and Newspapers (these are harder to get into, but it's worth a shot)

Print Newsletters (there are literally hundreds of thousands of these available)

Remember, don't be picky.  Getting in any publication helps.  The more the better.  There are very few people in the world that are at the point where they can start picking and choosing where their article appear.  Before you get to that point, mass distribution is key.

Step 2.  Maintain This Database Any Way You See Fit

This can be as simple as adding the contact names for any of these publications to your Outlook address book.  Any contact management software will do.

Remember, the contact name for your publication should be for a decision maker who can decide whether or not your article will be published.

Step 3. Submit Your Article to Editors One by One

Remember, it's better to send 10 highly targetted submissions to editors you know than to send out 100 in a blast to people you don't know.

The format we emailed you is exactly what you should send to editors.  Simply "forward" the article as we sent it to you (including attachments), and change the salutation from "Dear Editor" to "Dear FIRSTNAME" if you know the editor's first name. You can do so with the email client you use to send email.

If you know the editor very well, you can even change this text a bit to be less formal, acknowledging that you know each other.

HINT: You might want to send a follow up email to each of these editors one week later if they don't respond.

HINT 2: If the editor writes back to you, respond to them right away.  Have a "can do" attitude. Show them that you are a solid professional who will do whatever you can to help them, and can be relied on to respond immediately any time.  This will improve your relationship with them and will greatly increase your chances of being published.