{"id":8072,"date":"2017-03-01T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.risingtidesociety.com\/?p=8072"},"modified":"2022-07-19T08:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T15:27:02","slug":"5-things-ive-learned-about-running-a-submission-based-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/5-things-ive-learned-about-running-a-submission-based-site","title":{"rendered":"5 Things I’ve Learned about Running a Submission Based Site"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So you\u2019ve pitched your feature to a submission based site and *crickets* – have you ever wondered who is on the flip side of that submit button? It might be me!<\/p>\n

Here are 5 things I\u2019ve learned about running a submission based site, and it\u2019s not always candy rain my friends.<\/p>\n

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1) Rejections Suck<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Nobody wants to be rejected (that\u2019s a no brainer), conversely, nobody wants to do the rejecting. The reason your shoot didn\u2019t get picked up could be one of a bajillion (actual number) of reasons. Your niche doesn\u2019t fit the niche of the blog, the blog has published something similar in the past, the blog is about to publish something similar, we like your work but it doesn\u2019t draw a story line with our current editorial calendar, and so on and so forth.<\/p>\n

Why don’t I send an actual \u2018thanks but no thanks\u2019? Chances are that even if your submission doesn\u2019t get picked dup, I still appreciate you even considering my site! AND I don\u2019t want to discourage you from submitting your awesome work again in the future. It all boils down to, nobody wants to be the bad guy (especially me), and there is no kind way to go about it.<\/p>\n

2) Guest Blogging<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Trying to grow your own blog, build your social media and attract your ideal client<\/a>? A quick Google search will no doubt sing the praises of guest blogging. But here\u2019s the thing with guest blogging, it has to be a mutually beneficial collaboration. Meaning, if you are going to pitch an article to a publication as a guest blogger, what are you \u2018bringing to the table\u2019? Do you work in a unique niche where you can draw on your experiences to produce a kick booty post that the publication would not normally be able to produce otherwise?<\/p>\n

If your true intent for guest blogging is purely to grow your own audience then your train is on the wrong track and your pitch will be more transparent than rice noodles.<\/p>\n

3) Searching for the Perfect Shoot<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Sometimes, the pitches don\u2019t always fall directly into my lap. Sometimes (ok a lot of times) I am Insta-stalking an awesome \u2018tog who I adore and simply cannot wait to notice me, so I take the first step in reaching out to them. \u2018Hey love your work, would you ever considered being featured\u2019, is usually the toned down version of \u2018Oh-Em-Gee, I am obsessed with you and I hope you think my site is worthy of featuring your ah-mazing work.\u2019 If you\u2019re ever on the receiving end of this message from a publication, we are not just blowing smoke from your puff stack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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4) It\u2019s a Ton \u2018o Fun!!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Searching for features, making connections on Instagram, drawing a story board, running an editorial calendar and emailing vendors!! Nerd Alert!!! It\u2019s such an exhilarating feeling when your finger is on the pulse of the trend watch of the wedding industry, all while celebrating the love story of each couple that you\u2019ve been honored to feature.<\/p>\n

5) It\u2019s a Labor of Love<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The *ahem* financial side of things is nominal (I\u2019m putting it rather mildly). Income comes in the form of sponsorships & ads, which are typically most beneficial to larger publications. Many of us generate income by working as virtual assistants, social media managers, copywriters, AND still working a \u2018full time\u2019 job.<\/p>\n

The hours are long and the pay is barely enough to cove a once a week trip to Star-bees. Sometimes I am only propelled forward by fumes and my pure passion to provide a platform to serve as a voice for all of the amazingly awesome wedding vendors out there, who are coincidentally running on the same fumes as me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So you\u2019ve pitched your feature to a submission based site and *crickets* – have you ever wondered who is on the flip side of that submit button? It might be me! Here are 5 things I\u2019ve learned about running a submission based site, and it\u2019s not always candy rain my friends. 1) Rejections Suck Nobody […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":8075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[134,254],"class_list":["post-8072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing-branding","tag-blogging","tag-public-relations"],"acf":[],"featured_image_urls_v2":{"full":["https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nicole30.jpg",1024,1536,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nicole30-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nicole30-200x300.jpg",200,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nicole30-768x1152.jpg",768,1152,true],"large":["https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nicole30-683x1024.jpg",683,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nicole30.jpg",1024,1536,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Nicole30.jpg",1024,1536,false]},"post_excerpt_stackable_v2":"

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