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The How To / How I Run Two 6-Figure Businesses While Working Part-Time Chose the Mentors that Built My 7-figure Business Used a Vision Board to Manifest $17k My Fourth Month in Business Finally Found the Love of My Life (and How You Can Too) Fly Business Class for the Price of a Coach Ticket INTRO PARAGRAPH Example: I finally quit my cushy advertising job and opened my photography studio… two weeks before 9/11. I had no safety net, so I had to come up with strategies to get my ideal clients in the door. These strategies were so successful that not only was I profitable from my very first year, but I now run a second multi-million dollar business teaching other photographers how to make more money and work with the clients who love what they do. Along the way I learned 5 very important things about business…
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1) In *insert date* I finally ______________________. The only problem was ______________________. So I did/came up with ______________________. Within *time period* I was living a completely new reality and had/felt ______________________. * insert image* At this point you can list the strategies as bullet points with one sentence of explanation to flesh out each one. Keep it brief!! And really pick your best, most actionable tips. 1. 2. * insert image* 3. 4. 5. * insert image* My big ‘aha moment’ happened when I realized ______________________. This is something they don’t teach you in business school (but really should!). For more information, please contact *your full name, email address, phone number, twitter handle*.
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1. Read this post to see an example of a finished (self-written) piece that the Huffington Post picked up: http://www.carefulcents.com/get-published-on-the-huffington-post/ 2. Remember, depending on where you’re pitching, you may or may not have to write the finished article yourself. Chances are a pro journalist will interview you to craft the piece. 3. As always, go niche. Get specific. Don’t make the mistake of doing a broad, boring generalized piece. Instead, cover only a small portion of the subject but really add something meaningful to the discussion. Don’t regurgitate the usual advice — share how a surprising tweak made all the difference for you. 4. Make sure to include at least one image. I like to add about 2-3 images (that are sized so that they’re all about the same size) into the body of the pitch, NOT AS ATTACHMENTS.
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1) In *insert date* I finally ______________________. The only problem was ______________________. So I did/came up with ______________________. Within *time period* I was living a completely new reality and had/felt ______________________. * insert image* At this point you can list the strategies as bullet points with one sentence of explanation to flesh out each one. Keep it brief!! And really pick your best, most actionable tips. 1. 2. * insert image* 3. 4. 5. * insert image* My big ‘aha moment’ happened when I realized ______________________. This is something they don’t teach you in business school (but really should!). For more information, please contact *your full name, email address, phone number, twitter handle*.
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1. Read this post to see an example of a finished (self-written) piece that the Huffington Post picked up: http://www.carefulcents.com/get-published-on-the-huffington-post/ 2. Remember, depending on where you’re pitching, you may or may not have to write the finished article yourself. Chances are a pro journalist will interview you to craft the piece. 3. As always, go niche. Get specific. Don’t make the mistake of doing a broad, boring generalized piece. Instead, cover only a small portion of the subject but really add something meaningful to the discussion. Don’t regurgitate the usual advice — share how a surprising tweak made all the difference for you. 4. Make sure to include at least one image. I like to add about 2-3 images (that are sized so that they’re all about the same size) into the body of the pitch, NOT AS ATTACHMENTS.
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