Multiplying Sales As A Writer

Often, time is an enemy of writers. Sales seem slow and\rchecks too small. How does one make the most of their\reffort? Here are some tips that will multiply your sales.

1. Companies accepting manuscripts from freelancers offer\rcopies of their writing guidelines and sample copies.\rAssume there's a reason for them. Study them. The Internet\rwill save you much postage and time from when I started.\rStudy their web sites as well. What do they tell you about\rthe publication's readers?

2. Think ahead. Lead times for publication are rarely\rshort. Writers' guidelines often teach Christmas is in\rJuly. Lead times can be shorter for the Internet. Learn\rwhat they are. Submit accordingly.

3. Take advantage of your research. Write more than one\rmanuscript for the same effort. This adds to your\rproductivity. Interviewing a camp director? Write a\rfeature article on how to select a camp for more than one\rmarket. Write a filler article. Write an article on \rfinding work at a camp.

4. Resell the same manuscript multiple times. My record\rfor off-line publication with one manuscript is\rseventeen reprints. It is easy to surpass this on the web.

5. Resell to editors. Once you sell to a company, send\ranother query or manuscript to its editor. Some companies\rmay buy from you for each issue, others will buy only once\revery so many months. Learn what they want before you\rsubmit. Learn this from studying their publication before\ryou query. If they like what you do, keep them happy.

6. Use query letters whenever possible. When an editor has\rOK'd a query letter first you usually succeed at selling\rthe manuscript . This saves valuable time! Kill fees are\rmore often offered if article results from a query letter\ras well.

Take a look at your sales. What has worked for you? How\rcan you multiply your sales? Brainstorm more ideas. Making more money per manuscript is possible.

Author info: L. C. Peterson is a freelance writer and web\rsite marketer. The writer's personal web site is \rhttp://www.lcpeterson.com. More publishing tips can be found\rat http://www.publishingebooks.com.