WHO CAN I CONTACT AT FORBES TO BECOME A CONTRIBUTOR?. If I were trying to get on at Forbes today, here’s what I would do:
1. Read what the editor is writing.
2. Look at what the editor is tweeting out, especially the Forbes articles he hasn’t written but is tweeting and liking. This will give you some strong clues as to what the editor likes.
3. Write 10 posts that you think are on par or better than the articles the editor is sharing on social media. Publish these on your own blog, on Medium, and on LinkedIn Pulse. Practice driving traffic to them and getting people to engage with them and leave comments.
4. Once you have three posts that have gotten thousands of page views and 50+ comments, send those three to the editor and say “Hey, I’d love to write for Forbes. Here are three of my best performing posts that have attracted [number] views and [number [comments]. I can post to Forbes at least once per week, I can bring a following with me, my focus is on [narrow topic], and you won’t have to spend much if any time editing my work or managing me.”
5. That’s it. Try it and let us know if it works for you. Once you have three posts that have gotten thousands of page views and 50+ comments, send those three to the editor and say “Hey, I’d love to write for Forbes. Here are three of my best performing posts that have attracted [number] views and [number [comments]. I can post to Forbes at least once per week, I can bring a following with me, my focus is on [narrow topic], and you won’t have to spend much if any time editing my work or managing me.”
That’s it. Try it and let us know if it works for you.
