Friday, August 1, 2014

Get Published (Part 3): Marketing Your Posts After Publication

Are you done with your article? Have you had it edited, rewritten, and edited some more before being approved for publication? Great! That's the good news. The bad news is, your work doesn't stop there. "What do you mean my work doesn't stop there?", you protest. "Isn't writing the only thing I have to do?" Well, if print publications are as popular now as they were before the Internet age, the answer would've been "Yes". Back then, you only needed to worry about how your content will turn out, because there were other people who took care of the marketing end. But now, it's easier than ever to have your content get buried underneath all the noise on the Internet. Check out the first two parts of this series: That's why you have to work harder to market yourself and:

Put Your Social Networks To Good Use

Instead of sharing yet another done-to-death meme with your contacts, why not share a well-written article that you've managed to complete by sacrificing buckets of blood, sweat, and creative juices? Busy, on-the-go people (i.e. the people who are most likely to use social networks) are always on the lookout for something new to read and/or share with their friends. Use this to your advantage by sharing links to your article, complete with catchy, attention- [...]

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