{"id":113600,"date":"2016-08-02T00:19:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T00:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockcontent.com\/?p=113600"},"modified":"2025-09-10T23:38:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:38:08","slug":"5-steps-to-become-a-contributor-to-forbes-techcrunch-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pingback.com\/en\/resources\/5-steps-to-become-a-contributor-to-forbes-techcrunch-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Steps to Become a Contributor to Forbes, TechCrunch, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Content creation and publication is not simply an issue in B2B businesses, but B2C as well. B2B marketers cite their major challenges to be creating enough content (55%) and engaging content (47%) in the top three problems they face, according to Content Marketing Institute<\/a>. Engaging content requires marketers to have their content in front of the right audience. Even if you have built your own audience, being published on well-recognized publications in your industry will grow your business and provide another channel to getting your unique voice heard. Focus on your mission and then get your content on the platform that will best serve your purposes. Publishers are looking for new ideas that are easy for their audiences to grasp and apply. Help publications serve up original, authoritative or even trail blazing content. You will find that your initial efforts will pay off in dividends.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your end goal? Getting the right content on leading publications is a source of tremendous lead generation and helps establish you and your enterprise as an authority in the industry. Contributing to Forbes and Entrepreneur gets your content in front of millions of subscribers that may have no idea that you exist. Build your brand and get noticed when you become a regular contributor to the top publications out there today.<\/p>\n

Make inroads into leading publications in your industry and beyond. We provide you with direction in our webinar 5 Steps to Become a Contributor to Forbes, TechCrunch, and More<\/a>. Our guest, Josh Stiemle, one of our speakers at our 2016 Content Marketing Conference and author of Chief Marketing Officers at Work, is regularly published in Forbes, TIME, Entrepreneur, Mashable and more. The recent webinar was filled with actionable advice and I selected the highlights of his path to get your content front and center on well-received publications.<\/p>\n

How Do You Get Started?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ever watch the movie, What About Bob? I\u2019m obviously dating myself but in this comedy, Dr. Leo Marvin gets saddled with a new patient, Bob Wiley. Dr. Marvin recommends that Bob take \u201cbaby steps\u201d to get him started on moving forward and breaking free from his anxieties. A significant hurdle for writers and marketers is getting that first piece out there. What are the baby steps to get established on one of the big boy platforms?<\/p>\n

Step 1:  Pick Your Niche<\/strong><\/p>\n

Become an expert at one thing and focus on it. A Forbes editor told Stiemle,<\/p>\n

\u201cSuccessful contributors at Forbes choose a dragon to slay, and then they go and slay that dragon every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t write about everything under the sun. People need to know what they are getting. Get tight on your niche.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Focus on a Publication<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find a publication that fits your niche. Publications have different focuses. Entrepreneur focuses on start-ups and entrepreneurship in the US. TechCrunch offers breaking news about new startups. Forbes has international appeal with different sections. Select the editor of the section of your chosen publication.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Think Like an Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

The editor is the one to make the decision to choose you as a contributor. They have little time and lots of work to do so you must show the editor that you understand their needs and can help them do their job. Make sure that your writing is:<\/p>\n