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Originally Posted by Tom@foresight
Ages, i am not a natural writer, so I just started doing short articles and posting them on a few forums. That helped to build my confidence, so i started doing some longer ones. ffice ffice" />
I started to submit these to a load of web based fitness publications and lifestyle type web publications.
This then lead to some contacts with local media such as radio, newspapers and magazines. Then I have got into a few nationally.
All in all i spent about two years working up to it and building up a portfolio of experience.
One good tip I got wa snot just to limit yourself to fitness type publications, I have written for a few business type publications, such as de-stressing through exercise, eating well at work, etc...
Just talk to as many people as possible, send out as many examples as you can. But beware most will ignore you or reject you, but keep trying and you will get there.
Good luck mate if you want any more info, feel free to ask!
TOM
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Some great advice Tom, I enjoy writing and I've recently been aspiring to get some of my articles published. I just had my website redone so that I can upload articles to it as I write them and so far I've had one published in a local town newspaper. One of the trainers I work with has begun writing for the Examiner.com which is aparently a site that pays based on the number of hits you get. He hasn't made much money from it but it's good exposure and seems like a good way to get your feet wet in the writing world.