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One more important thing to note about Inc, in particular, is that they don’t accept “one-off op-ed-style articles.”

Ultimately, the contributor application process (for major publications) is designed to assess what you'll bring to the table as a contributor. So, what can you deliver for the publication?
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Suppose Inc decides to take you on as a writer. In that case, they expect azerbaijan phone number library to write consistently for at least six months, typically with a minimum number of monthly articles (usually six pieces) that you’re expected to deliver in order to maintain your contributor status. While you are paid for writing these articles, their payout tends to be very low (think less than ~$100 per article on average) compared to what you’d command if writing the same content for a client company as a freelancer or consultant.

For every example of how a publication selects their contributors, though, there’s always a counterexample.

Fast Company operates on much more of a one-off pitching model, where even well-established contributors are expected to pitch their editors with each individual new story idea whenever they’re ready to contribute another article. This is very different than the way many other publications function, whereby granting every contributor access to an internal CMS and giving them the keys to publish or submit articles for review whenever they’d like (the way publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Inc all provide).

Here’s an example of an article I contributed to Fast Company a couple of years ago, which I had to pitch directly to my editor before even getting started on the writing process:

How to Become a Contributor to Publications Like Fast Company (Screenshot of Ryan Robinson Article)
With Fast Company, once an editor accepts a story idea and outline, rough drafts often undergo a pretty extensive editing process, too—and your blog headline is typically subject to a few rounds of rewrites from multiple editors as well.

Now, public guidelines about how to write for publications like Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Fast Company aside… there’s always the possibility of opening a side door for yourself rather than going through a formal process where hundreds (if not thousands) of other people are vying for the limited attention of editors.