The managing editor role has existed since traditional media emerged, however today’s digital editor has evolved into much more than a piece of paper and a red pen.
A constant flurry of pitches and eager authors combined with the actual reviewing, editing, formatting, and publishing content makes for a very complex position.
And now that content development is such a major part of successful business, the end goal of building a publication filled with wonderful content that their target audience will enjoy and share can be daunting.
Editors work hard to offer useful content on a daily basis, but end up spending a lot of their time weeding their way through guest blog pitches that don’t quite hit the mark.
So, I’m here today on behalf of every editor to (hopefully) quell any myths about pitching a guest blog post. Try these nine tactics to impress your favorite blog’s editor and get your work published today.
1. Start with the relationship.
I received an amazing pitch recently. It started out with this:
