Enterprise Nation

We like receiving newsletters from home business owner, Antonia Chitty, as there’s always interesting snippets to read. This time it’s advice on how to sell your story – for cash – to national papers and magazines. 

If you want to get coverage for your business, wouldn't you love a double page spread in a women's magazine? One of the ways to do this is to sell your story.

Your story usually needs to be out of the ordinary - read the magazines to see what they cover - but sometimes simply overcoming struggles to set up your own business may be enough. Magazines will be interested in 'Triumph over Tragedy', so if you have come through illness, divorce or loss of a loved one, your story may appeal.

You can simply buy the magazines and look for contacts inside: some women's weeklies may even have a form for you to fill in. Alternatively, you can send your story off to an agency, where journalists with contacts will try to place it for you. Have a look at:

• www.cash4yourreallifestory.com (women's magazines)
• www.cash4yourstory.co.uk (newspapers)
• www.frontpageagency.co.uk
• www.photo-features.co.uk 
• www.talktothepress.com
  

To find out more, visit Antonia's blog.