How to Write & Sell the
3 Most Popular Magazine Articles
Start Getting Published & Paid
All the Tools You Need to Start Writing and Selling the 3 Most Popular Magazine Articles
Do you dream of seeing your name in print? Do you read magazine articles and think, "I could have written that, if I knew how to get published"? If you want to be a freelance magazine writer, you're in the right place to begin your journey.
If you long for the freedom to live life on your terms, with the ability to pick and choose what you write and when you work, you're in the right place, too.
How to Write and Sell the 3 Most Popular Magazine Articles—the How-to, List, and Q&A articles—explains what elements go into writing these 3 most popular articles. You'll also learn how to generate article ideas, as well as what it takes to pitch your ideas to editors, so you can begin to write and sell your articles right away.
In this self-paced course, you'll learn the writing strategies that I (and other successful freelance writers) use to easily and quickly write these 3 types of articles, so you can begin to earn money in a matter of days, maybe even next week, like Angela, who took this class on a Saturday and wrote to me four days later:
"I just sold my first article to a local magazine!
I'm so excited I had to write and tell you!"
—Angela Ruiz
You'll also learn how to generate article ideas and how to find magazines that pay freelance writers for their articles, so you're not spinning your wheels approaching magazines that don't buy from freelancers.
This is a no-fluff course, designed to give you a quick win. I could give you a lot of bonuses, but that would detract from the focus of this course, which is to show you how to write and sell 3 of the most popular articles in print and online. If you're serious about writing for magazines, read on.
Here's what you'll get in this self-paced course:
In each of these lessons, we'll go more in-depth into what goes into writing each of the 3 most popular articles.
LESSON 1: Magazine Article Structure
Learn what elements go into each of the 3 most popular articles and how to structure each article to meet the specifications of the magazine you're writing for.
LESSON 2: The 3 Most Popular Articles
Explore the 3 most popular magazine articles and learn why they're so popular.
LESSON 3: The How-to Article
Learn about the elements that make the How-to article popular and how you can make your How-to articles stand out.
LESSON 4: Time to Brainstorm How-to Article Ideas
Discover the secret professional freelance writers use to brainstorm How-to article ideas, so you never again struggle with what to write. In this lesson, you will brainstorm ideas for your own How-to article.
LESSON 5: Time to Write the How-to Article
The exercise in this lesson, will guide you through writing your own How-to article from start to finish. It also includes tips about how to generate excitement and encourage readers not only to read your article, but to create or build the item you're writing about.
LESSON 6: The List Article
Learn about the elements that make the List article popular and how you can make your List articles stand out. (Hint: It's not what you think.)
LESSON 7: Time to Brainstorm List Article Ideas
Discover how professional freelance writers adapt their article brainstorming sessions to develop List article ideas. Then use this adaptation secret to brainstorm ideas for your own List article.
LESSON 8: Time to Write the List Article
The exercise in this lesson, will guide you through writing your own List article from start to finish. It includes tips on how to make List articles more interesting than a mere list of facts.
LESSON 9: The Q&A Article
Learn about the elements that go into the Q&A article and how to develop questions that elicit a detailed reply from the person you're interviewing, so that your Q&A articles stand out from the rest. (Hint: This one requires a bit more effort, but I promise it's worth it!)
LESSON 10: Time to Brainstorm Q&A Article Ideas
Discover how the brainstorming process for Q&A articles differs from the brainstorming process for the other 2 most popular articles. Then use this unique approach to brainstorm ideas for your own Q&A article. (Hint: This is a three-step process.)
LESSON 11: Time to Write the Q&A Article
The exercise in this lesson, will guide you through writing your own Q&A article from start to finish. It includes tips for how to write your article, so that readers feel like they're sitting in the room with you and the person you're interviewing.
LESSON 12: More Ways to Generate Article Ideas
Article ideas are everywhere, but knowing how to find and recognize them takes practice. Learn 5 ways professional freelance writers discover article ideas that editors love.
LESSON 13: How to Find Magazines That Pay Freelance Writers
If you struggle with how to find magazines that will buy your articles, this lesson will share a proven path to finding both print and online magazines that hire freelance writers.
LESSON 14: What Goes into Pitching Your Article Idea to an Editor
Pitching an article idea to an editor is an art in itself. In this lesson, you will learn how to find out what editors are looking for in your article pitch, so that you know what to include in your query letter. (Note: This is not about how to write a query letter. This is about what to include in your query letter.)
If you're serious about being a freelance writer, but you're frustrated because you're struggling to figure out what to write and where to sell it, this is course for you. Click the Buy Now link below and start writing articles that earn for you.
FAQs
How much time will it take to complete the course?
How to Write & Sell the 3 Most Popular Magazine Articles is a self-paced course. You can study one lesson per day or study more than one. Each lesson is short enough to be completed in one to two hours or less. As with anything new you learn, practice will help you master it. This course is designed in easy-to-consume lessons, so you can go at your own pace.
What if I have questions while I'm going through the course?
If you have any questions while you're going through the course, I'm directly available to you via email. You will receive my direct contact email in the welcome email you receive after you register for the course.
When can I begin the course?
You can begin right away!
The entire course is available to you immediately after you purchase it. So you can begin right away. Instructions about how to access your course dashboard are included in the welcome email you receive after you register. (Please Note that because you receive immediate access to the entire course when you register, we cannot provide a refund.)
I'm a freelance blogger, copywriter, technical writer, marketing writer, or online content writer. Can I benefit from this course?
Although there are different types of writing, all good writing has the same requirements. If you want to learn how to write the 3 Most Popular Articles, so you can include them in your current area of expertise or to expand your writing focus, this course will provide you with a broader writing range.
I've struggled with writer's block for years. Can you help me eliminate writer's block for good?
Eliminating writer's block is one of my others courses, Kiss Writer's Block Goodbye. This course, How to Write & Sell the 3 Most Popular Magazine Articles, focuses on how to write these three articles.
How long will I have access to the course?
You will have online access to this course from the time you purchase it. You also can download each of the lessons, so you can work on the course offline and keep the course materials forever.
This Course Is Not For You If:
• You're looking for a get-rich-quick way to writing riches.
• You are not going to invest the time necessary to learn what it teaches.
Here's what some of my students are saying about How to Write & Sell the 3 Most Popular Articles:
I love writing for magazines, but feature stories take a long time to write. I needed a way to get paid more often and writing these shorter articles has made that possible.
Lisa Anderson
Freelance writer
I'm not crazy about writing feature-length articles. This course showed me how to earn income writing for magazines without investing hours, days, or weeks in research.
Joe Miller
Full-time freelancer
I tried writing magazine articles, but they never sold. This course showed me how to find magazines that buy articles from freelancers.
Seece Daros
Freelance writer
Your Instructor
Award winning writer and editor, Carol Joyous, knows what it feels like to want to write for magazines, but have no idea where or how to begin. Her passion is helping writers like you live their dream of being a freelance magazine writer.
"Being a writer can be both exciting and terrifying at the same time," says Carol. "I developed this class to help aspiring freelance writers get a quick win, so they don't have to toil for years trying to figure out how to get published and paid.
Carol has worked with hundreds of aspiring freelance writers over the years. What's more, she's worked on both sides of the editorial desk, so she knows what magazine editors are looking for. Click the Buy Now link below to join her today in How to Write & Sell the 3 Most Popular Magazine Articles and begin writing and selling your articles.
