During the past 3 years I've written 200+ articles in publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company, and Time. The benefits I've received from this include a book deal, paid speaking gigs, 1,000% revenue growth at my agency during the first 12 months I was writing, and getting to meet a lot of awesome people. I got lucky. The opportunity to a contributor fell into my lap. But you can make it happen. This is how. Update: Due to popular demand I've launched an online course on how to become a Forbes contributor at www.joshsteimle.com/courses/become-forbes-contributor/.

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How to Become
a Contributor
To Forbes, Mashable,
TechCrunch & More

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A LittleAboutMe
• 200+articlespublishedinForbes,
Mashable, Entrepreneur,Time,
TechCrunch,FastCompany.
• Founder&CEO,MWI
• Author, ChiefMarketingOfficers
At Work

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BenefitsFromWriting
• My agencyexperienced 1,000%
revenuegrowthin12months
• Bookdeal
• Paidspeakinggigs
• Meetingawesomepeople

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Contributorvs.Writer

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Writer
• Getspaid
• Full-timejob
• Referredtoas“staff writer”or
“writer”

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Contributor
• Not paid
• Subjectmatterexpert
• Referredtoas“contributor”or
“columnist”but not “writer”

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How IGot MyStart
• Blogged for10years(nobody
cared)
• IntroducedtoForbeseditor bya
friend

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How toGetYourStart

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5 Steps to Becomea
Contributor

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#1-PickYourNiche
Interest#1 Interest#2
Your
Niche

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#2-PickYourPub
Makesureit’stherightfit
IoT startupsin
China
≠Entrepreneur
≠WSJ
≠Fortune
=Mashable
=Forbes
=TechCrunch

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#3-UnderstandEditors
• Underpaid
• Overworked
• Juggling 200thingsatonce

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WhatEditorsWant
Writing that is…
• Correct
• Interesting
• Appropriate

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#4 -Write!

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WhattoWrite
• What youknow
• What isinterestingtoyou
• What you’veexperienced

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How toWrite Better
• Copyblogger.com
• EverybodyWrites by Ann
Handley
• OnWritingbyStephenKing

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Whereto Publish
• Yourblog
• Guest postonother blogs
• Medium
• LinkedInPulse
• BuzzFeedCommunity
• SlideShare

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#5-Play Tag
• Quoteeditors/journalists
• TagthemonTwitter
• Butdon’toverdoit

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Questions?
Twitter: @joshsteimle
Blog:joshsteimle.com