The first time I wrote the weekly newsletter, The Killer-Poet. I mentioned that Copy blogger rejected the first guest post I submitted. Today, I’m going to share that story to shed some light on the delicate nature of writer-editor relationships. The lessons and guest blogging best practices will serve you well into the new year. As you fine-tune your process for how to write a good blog post and map out your content marketing strategy. When I began developing my personal guest posting strategy, Copy blogger sat atop my “Where I Want to Guest Post” list. Five years later, I achieved my goal. So, how did I spend the time between May 2008 and May 2013.
Writing and Editing Business
When my first blog post appeared on Copy blogger? Rigorously practicing my writing and learning how to pitch articles, of course. Although I had high hopes of guest posting for Copy blogger during the early stages of my online writing and editing business. It was my rejection from Copy blogger that Country Email List shaped my subsequent guest posting success. I had been reading about story selling on Copy blogger daily for two years before. I submitted an unsolicited guest post via email to Copy blogger’s Chief Content Officer at the time, Sonia Simone. Since I didn’t have any connections who could make an introduction, I opted for writing a brief and informative email with the completed post attached. In a Microsoft Word document (very 2010), as well as an html version in a plain text file (also very 2010).
Informative Email with the Completed
It was a long shot, but I thought my post was creative. And the html, which included hyperlinks to other Copy blogger posts, could be easily transferred to WordPress. It was publish-ready, just the way editors like posts. After two weeks without receiving a response to my all-in-one introduction and pitch email, I used the site’s contact BE Numbers form to follow up. I received a response from the Copy blogger Help Desk that the editorial. Team would be in touch if they were interested in publishing my article. The editorial team never contacted me. But the rejection helped my writing career grow more than if the post had been accepted for publication. Without losing confidence in my writing ability, I accepted that my post wasn’t a good fit for the blog.
