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How to contact content syndication partners

by capitalalchemy
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Hi,

Ideally a website will have a contact page or email link that can be located to contact them about possibly partnering up and offering them content for their site, but in many cases they don't make it so easy to get a hold of them.

If it's a blog, do you think it's extremely tacky or unprofessional to comment on an article asking them to use content that you have written?

I know this is a weird question, but I was just wondering. Also, any tips for making a great first impression?
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  • Profile picture of the author nm5419
    In my experience, websites that don't provide immediate contact access are auto-websites or auto-blogs. You could try the WHOIS route to find out how to communicate with their owners, but then these droids usually privatize their contact info. In addition, leaving a comment won't even see the light of day.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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    Originally Posted by capitalalchemy View Post

    If it's a blog, do you think it's extremely tacky or unprofessional to comment on an article asking them to use content that you have written?
    I have to say I do, sorry ... I really wouldn't ever do this.

    You can contact them through their domain-name, you know? There'll be an email address even if it's a coded/privacy-protected one. But I always try them at "info" and "admin" (and sometimes "support") at theirdomain.com, which ought to reach them. Many webmasters have a catch-all email forwarding thing, anyway.

    Originally Posted by capitalalchemy View Post

    Also, any tips for making a great first impression?
    I just posted something on this in another thread, earlier today or yesterday. I'll try and find it and add the link here ...

    Edited to add: got it, will quote it:
    You have to approach them individually as people with whom you want to build a relationship. Talk about them. Talk about their site/blog. How you found it. Why you're interested in it. What you've got out of it. Discuss subjects of mutual interest. Explain why you'd like to offer some material which you feel with be of interest to the site's readers. Explain why/how you think it will interest them. Introduce yourself in some detail and explain your own interest in the niche and why you write about it. And so on.

    Be as friendly and chatty as you can.

    You're one enthusiast writing to another, starting the process of explaining how much value you potentially have to offer to that person's site/blog.

    It's worth taking some time and trouble over this.
    PS The fact that you're asking for "tips on how to make a great first impression" means that you'll do fine. You already understand the need to make a great first impression: that's the important thing! Many don't.
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    • Profile picture of the author capitalalchemy
      Originally Posted by Alexa Smith View Post

      I have to say I do, sorry ... I really wouldn't ever do this.

      You can contact them through their domain-name, you know? There'll be an email address even if it's a coded/privacy-protected one. But I always try them at "info" and "admin" (and sometimes "support") at theirdomain.com, which ought to reach them. Many webmasters have a catch-all email forwarding thing, anyway.



      I just posted something on this in another thread, earlier today or yesterday. I'll try and find it and add the link here ...

      Edited to add: got it, will quote it:

      PS The fact that you're asking for "tips on how to make a great first impression" means that you'll do fine. You already understand the need to make a great first impression: that's the important thing! Many don't.
      Thanks Alexa - that means a lot and your response is very helpful. I have been meticulously getting ready
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      • Profile picture of the author nm5419
        Originally Posted by capitalalchemy View Post

        I have been meticulously getting ready
        Um, you might want to be careful about how many people you approach that way. Via Alexa's method, you're going to get a lot of bounced emails from contacting dead addresses. Get too many bounces, your email host will flag your account for suspected spamming.
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  • Profile picture of the author celente
    I use directory of ezines sometimes. While this is not the best way, I still think it is a good fast and easy way to do this.
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  • Profile picture of the author Brendan Vraibel
    I caught a quick tip in one of Alexa's other threads - and Alexa I apologize in advance if I get any of the details wrong. I found all of your article marketing posts very helpful and this is the way that I understood it.

    Find out who has used your articles already and offer them more content. Ask permission to put them on a specific list for syndicating partners so that they can constantly get updates about fresh new content before you submit them to article directories. I'm sure you can understand the opportunity that you have to get your work to go viral if you have a solid list of marketers interested in republishing your articles with a link back to your site.

    You can easily find out who is using your work already by Googling a sentence or two from the article which you probably should be doing anyways to ensure that no one is plagiarizing your articles.
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