| 1 year ago :: Jan 15, 2009 - 4:20AM #1 | |
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I currently work regularly for one small magazine in a field that I love ... ATVing. It has been great. I querried them about a year ago now and asked them to run an article I had written and offered a series of articles along the same line. (Women & ATVing). They bought the article and the idea and I have been working for them quite regularly all year. They actually sent me on an all expense paid a press release in Dallas TX ( from NC) in September and just sent me on another Press Release in AZ in December for the same company. I don't make a lot of money writing the articles for them, but I am LOVING traveling around the country on someone else's dime, being treated like royalty and catered to and getting to do something I love when I get there ... Writing and ATVing :-) But that said, I would really like to advance my career to the next level. What I do for them so far is a substantial part of my income, but I would really like to double it. Any suggestions on moving to the next level? I have querried several other magazines in the ATVing world, and others associated with this community, but I feel like I am missing something. I was asked a couple of months ago to submit my application for an editors position at another ATV magazine, but didn't get that job. Someone else was more qualified in more relevant areas of the editing department. How do I move up from even regular freelance contributor to a staff writer or something? Thanks |
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| 11 months ago :: May 07, 2009 - 2:33PM #2 | |
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Hmm. These are all good questions. I'll do my best to give you some helpful advice. The niche market that you specialize in may have several slants to it that may fit into other magazines. Off the top of my head, auto, RV, and women's magazines come to mind. If you do some research in these markets, you may find a place for your work. Another avenue may be to contact ATV companies and see if they have newsletters or trade journals that they put out that you could write for. If they have regular publications that they put out, it could become a source of regular work. Also, maybe you could pitch a regular column to them. What wouldn't hurt would be to branch off into other areas that would are related to ATVing. For example, exercises that would help in keeping you fit for ATVing. Or maybe a profile on some of the best tires for ATVing which you could pitch not just to ATV mags but tire companies who may have an in house newsletter or trade journal. I've found that sitting down and brainstorminig a bit helps in coming up with ideas and slants. Then research and see if there's opportunities there for you. God bless. P.R.E.Z. |
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| 10 months ago :: Jun 01, 2009 - 3:45AM #3 | |
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Not sure if you're still watching this forum, but maybe you could write a book about your experiences, or a how-to ATV book, or some sort of guide? Books tend to classify writers as experts overnight. If a nonfiction book sounds intimidating, nowadays it's not. I knocked out the minimum word count (10,000) for a iUniverse.com self-published book in 2007, and plan to do many more because it's a super easy process these days. Maybe you could also build a Web site to advertise your credentials? My latest Web 2.0 writing projects include a GoPro Hero sport camera (I'm sure you've heard of it), Windows MovieMaker software and Amazon Associates advertisements -- which tend to make your video ads go viral. Ideas posted by P.R.E.Z.'s are all great ones, too. Rich / Budapest |
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| 10 months ago :: Jun 03, 2009 - 12:57AM #4 | |
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What about an ATV blog?
Joan Beverly
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