Chapter 8
Painlessly Publishing Articles Yourself
Publish? Me? I barely passed ninth-grade English!
Never mind. If you can create a list of useful tips, you can write a publishable magazine article. Getting published on your own is the fastest way to establish yourself as an expert, it helps you reach out to your target market, and it keeps on working for you forever when you include copies of your publications in your media kit or send them out to potential clients. In comparison with courting the media through news releases, you have more control of your message through article, writing. You also have the opportunity to develop your ideas in more depth.
Two major routes to publication exist: submitting a completed article and sending a query ...

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