• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Mallee Blue Media - Web Design - Marketing - Site Management Services

Web Site Design, Marketing and Site Management Services

  • HOME
  • WEB DESIGN
  • SITE SERVICES
  • AGENCY SERVICES
  • BLOG
  • ABOUT US
  • CONTACT US
How to Publish Your Article and Avoid Rejection

How to Publish Your Article and Avoid Rejection

Updated - October 1, 2017 By David Trounce 8 Comments

It’s a simple enough process. You know how to write and you know what to write about. But, so many opportunities to have your content published online can be lost if you don’t follow a few simple steps.

Even the best writers on the web are not excused from these Golden Rules of Article Marketing and online publishing.

If you want to know how to get your articles published on line and make some good money doing it, read on.

I put together this little infographic to help freelance writers, beginners and seasoned professionals, to stay on track when it comes to submitting your article to other websites for publication.

As you can see, publishing high quality articls online, something we do daily, is a straight forward process. But, it’s amazing how often some of these things are overlooked.

writing articles for money

EARN MONEY WRITING
GET INSTANT ACCESS TO 200 SITES THAT WILL PAY YOU TO WRITE.


Plus: 10 Free Premium Tools to Help You Write and Get Published!

Get Started Today

 

You may overlook them, but busy web sites and the publishers who are offering good money for your articles probably won’t.

Read the Publishers Guidelines Carefully

This is the number one reason most articles are rejected. The article submission did not follow the clearly stated guidelines of the publisher. Don’t let this happen to you. Here are a few common mistakes…

Web CEO SEO Tools
  • Not submitting your articles or content to the appropriate site
  • Not submitting the details, references or portfolio’s that were requested

Doing your research means…

  • Use search on the publishers site to findout if your idea has already been done
  • Reading the most popular articles on the site and get a feel for the tone
  • Knowing how much to charge and how long your article should be

Only Submit what is Requested

This is vital. Submitting more than what was required is a waste of time for them and you.

Author Pro

If the publisher only asks for an introduction, then don’t send them the whole thing. Don’t send them 20 articles if they only asked for one. Here are a few common examples…

  • Sending more words than requested
  • Sending a bunch of links with no explanation
  • Bogging them down with long winded introductions about yourself

You’re a word-smith. Remember that. Use an economy of words. Edit everything you do until it’s as clear and succinct as possible. Avoid sending your entire CV. Just a clear bio and outline of your experience, along with a recent win is usually enough.

Have a Unique Selling Point

Please don’t start your introduction (or anything for that matter) with, “I’m the gal for the job, and here’s why…” Instead, just get straight down to it and tell them what it is you have provided that is of real value. And then state in one sentence what that real value is. Here are a few common errors…

  • Being too cute (untimely humour) or self inflating
  • Nobody cares if you are happy go lucky. Do you meet deadlines?
  • No-one really cares about your passion. What we want to know is, are you any good?

Don’t tell people your the best. Don’t tell them you have what it takes. Show them. Work on your article titles and your introduction.

Make it polished an compelling so that they are likely to read on. Your publisher reads all day long. What is the one line you can put in your introduction that is going to make him read on?

  • Is it the depth of your research?
  • The unique angle?
  • The tone?

This is so important. If your publisher is bored, either because your article is verbose, long winded, unfocused, poorly written, all over the shop, filled with commas, untidy, uninteresting…. get the idea? … then they are likely to assume that the reader will feel the same way. Yawn…..

Know your Subject

Once you have decided to pitch an article to a prospective publisher, ask yourself this:

Do you really know the subject you are writing on?

Do you know how much the article is likely to be worth?

Does your work reflect the depth and quality that you see on the site?

Some sites offer light and breezy, others expect deep and meaningful. Some want you to write 4,000 words, others want 600 words. Is it a research site or a chatty mum blog?

Some article jobs require a lot of research because you are not familiar with the subject. That’s no reason to turn the work down.

How to Pitch Your Article and Get Paid

If you are prepared to do the research you will be increasing your own visibility and authority as a writer.

So, don’t shy away from a project just because it is a new field. On the other hand, know your limits. Start with easier work writing about what you love. As your writing ability (and pitching ability) improves, then you can hunt bigger game.

But, no matter how big you get. These four Golden Rules are unbreakable if you want to do well as a freelance writer.

  • Author Details
  • More from this Author
David Trounce
David is a CRO and marketing consultant. He has a background in business management and also writes for Business.com, GrowMap and Born2Invest.
+61 0414 3555 22
  • Best Strategies for Marketing your Vacation Rental Property
    Top 10 Strategies for Marketing your Vacation Rental Property Online
    February 23, 2023
    David Trounce
  • Stay Ahead of the Curve in 2023 with these Top 10 eCommerce Trends For Small Business
    10 eCommerce Trends For Small Businesses To Look Out For in 2023
    February 9, 2023
    David Trounce
  • 5 Types Of Visual Content To Stand out from the Crowd 
    5 Types Of Visual Content To Stand out from the Crowd 
    January 2, 2023
    David Trounce
  • The Small Business Guide to Digital Currencies
    The Small Business Guide to Digital Currencies
    November 23, 2022
    David Trounce

Share our Stuff

Shares

Filed Under: Writing Tips and Tricks Tagged With: writing

Comments

  1. Abdul Khaleque says

    August 26, 2014 at 10:50 pm

    As I am trying to be a successful blogger and writer, your post is invaluable. and helps me a lot. Thank you for the tips.

    Reply
    • David Trounce says

      August 27, 2014 at 5:44 pm

      My Pleasure Abdul.

      Reply
  2. Jason says

    January 23, 2016 at 5:59 am

    Excellent blog here! Also your site loads up fast! What web host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my web site loaded up as fast as yours.

    Reply
    • David Trounce says

      February 4, 2016 at 3:06 am

      I use Vidahost. Best customer service on the planet.

      Reply
  3. Akshay Dave says

    March 18, 2016 at 9:48 am

    Hello Boss, Usually i like to write on spiritualism as i am from India.Is there any room for me in this carrier? I have not idea about the online writing and concepts.

    Reply
  4. Nitish Dhingra says

    March 29, 2016 at 2:31 pm

    hi
    can I get the details of publishing the articles to different sites without having website
    I am not having my own website but wants to publish my articles. If it is possible, then please help me

    Reply
  5. Helen Greene says

    July 27, 2016 at 6:38 am

    Those were golden rules as well as tips on publishing own articles online. Thank you for sharing this post here. I just started writing my article. Once I complete it I will go for publishing. I will keep all your points in my mind.

    Reply
  6. http://googlenews.vn/ says

    February 21, 2017 at 5:11 pm

    Pretty! This has been an extremely wonderful post.
    Thank you for supplying this information.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Web CEO SEO Tools

Sign up for Exclusive Traffic, Link Building and Marketing Tips


Browse Topics

  • Business Trends
  • Digital Marketing
  • Web Design
  • Customer Focus
  • Social Media
  • Writing Tips and Tricks
wordpress site migration service

Latest from our Authors

Top 10 Strategies for Marketing your Vacation Rental Property Online

February 23, 2023David Trounce
Best Strategies for Marketing your Vacation Rental Property

10 eCommerce Trends For Small Businesses To Look Out For in 2023

February 9, 2023David Trounce
Stay Ahead of the Curve in 2023 with these Top 10 eCommerce Trends For Small Business

5 Business Trends That Will Alter How You Conduct Business

February 2, 2023Gaurav Sharma
5 Business Trends That Will Alter How You Conduct Business

Google’s Local 3-Pack and How Can You Rank For It

February 1, 2023Mallee Blue Media
Google’s Local 3-Pack How Can You Rank For It
  • Site Services
  • Agency Services
  • Schedule a Consultation
Australian Office: (+61) 414 3555 22
  • Web Design Service
  • Blog
  • Privacy, Terms and Conditions
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
DMCA.com Protection Status
  • Contact Us
  • About Mallee Blue Media
  • Digital Marketing Tools for Business
US Office: (+1) 914 522 6411

· Mallee Blue Media. Web Design and Site Management ·

· Copyright © 2023 · Australia · +61 414 3555 22 · United States · +1 914-522-6411 · ABN: 363 34370 438 ·

Share

Blogger
Delicious
Digg
Email
Facebook
Facebook messenger
Google
Hacker News
Line
LinkedIn
Mix
Odnoklassniki
PDF
Pinterest
Pocket
Print
Reddit
Renren
Short link
SMS
Skype
Telegram
Tumblr
Twitter
VKontakte
wechat
Weibo
WhatsApp
Xing
Yahoo! Mail

Copy short link

Copy link