Value-adding your writing for added income

Want to make more income from an article for a print or Web publication? You can, when you add value.

You can add value in many ways. Consider:

* A sidebar or two. Sidebars give additional information. For example, if you’re writing an article about dieting, you could add a sidebar about debunked diets;

* Photographs. These can be photos you’ve taken, or photos you’ve sourced. If you source the photos from a stock photography library, make sure you can pass on the rights to the publication;

* A quiz. Editors love quizzes, because readers enjoy them;

* Additional resources – books, movies, Web sites, etc to give readers more information about the article’s topic.

Important tip – clear your value-adds with your editor

Before you go to the trouble of value-adding, suggest the additional material to your editor. If she says yes, ask how much extra the publication will pay. Make sure that your agreement covers the payment for your value-adds.

[tags]freelance writing, articles, sidebars, photographs[/tags]

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Angela Booth

Angela Booth is a copywriter, author published by major publishers, and writing teacher. She offers many guides, courses and classes to help writers to enhance their skills at her online store. She also provides inspiration and motivation for writers on her writing blogs. Angela has been writing successfully since the late 1970s, and was online in the 1980s, long before the birth of the Web. Her novels and business books have been widely published.