We just concluded the 4th session of Hashnode Bootcamp II where IDO SHAMUN (co-founder of Daily. Dev ) gave an interesting talk about what makes a publisher AAA and the process involved in it.
WHAT MAKES A PUBLISHER AAA
Large audience reach- meaning if your articles have a lot of impression through likes, comment and shares.
High-quality content- if the content is very unique, different with quality information,
EXAMPLES OF AAA MAGAZINE
PROS- WHAT'S IN IT😊
- Get paid
- Increase your reach
- enrich your platform
- improve your writing
CONS
- It takes a lot of time
- you need to put effort
- you can also get rejected
THE PROCESS
preparation of research
pitching
writing
- publication
Preparation
- Read the guidelines for writers
- Research the publisher's relevant topics
- Learn the publisher's writing skills
- come up with a clear idea for your article
Pitching
- Read the publisher's guidelines for writers
Choose a solid title
Write an outline
- What will people learn from this article
- Who is your target audience
Writing
- Learn the publishers writing style
- Try to be as descriptive and verbose as possible
- Add code snippet or even codepen
- Add References for further reading or data sources
- Remember that professional editing takes time
Publication
- publication takes more than a week
- Ensure to add your Twitter profile so that they can include it
- some publishers may also ask of your bio.
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HANDLING REJECTION
Not all articles would be accepted but that doesn't mean you should be sad or unmotivated. You can always pitch another idea to them, perhaps the one you pitched doesn't fit their audience.
LASTLY...DO NOT PITCH THE SAME IDEA TO MULTIPLE PUBLISHERS AT THE SAME TIME.
THANK YOU! for reading till the end, let me know what you think about this post in the comment section🤗