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Procedure Research at least three niches by doing some Web searches and, more importantly, finding online publications in that field. Our library can certainly help you find professional and trade publications. Study in particular the articles you find in those publications and take note of what aspects they cover, what approach they take, average article length, style of writing, and target audience. Write up about a two-paragraph summary of your findings for each niche. Then, locate at least one source within each niche that produces an online journal of some sort. Investigate and report on whether/how they solicit freelance articles. |
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Approaches Two of the most common (and therefore most successful) approaches are Reviews and Current Events/News/Products/Procedures. Reviews frequently relate to products, performances, services, or publications. You might review local theater, the latest Beneteau yacht, or the newest Gibson Les Paul issue. Current Events/News/Products/Procedures can also include reviews, but generally confine themselves to straight reporting; i.e., Starbucks' new "better service" mandate or new procedures for recycling car tires (whether as planters for home gardens, Reklaim's process for rendering them environmentally friendly, or UW-Madison professor Jae Park's discovery that he can freeze the tires using liquid nitrogen, grind them up, and place the rubber bits under golf course greens where they absorb excess chemicals from fertilizers and pesticides, as reported in the 10 November 2003 issue of the journal Waste Management). |
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Sample Quirky Linky Things Construction Writers Association Plastics News Quilter’s World |
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Sample Freelance Job Linky Things Storyscribe About Freelance Writing |
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Publication Clearinghouses Reiman, Greendale Cygnus Business Media, Fort Atkinson Direct Business Media, Fort Atkinson |
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