How To Pitch To Magazine Editors Effectively

For starters, how do we pitch to magazine editors? We share some pointers that may help you in reaching out to magazine editors effectively for your next pitch! 

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Know Your Audience

Of course, the first most important point is to identify your main target audience you want to reach out to. From there, you'll know which magazines to target. We have to ensure we match our pitch to the magazine and their target audience for it to be relevant!

Know Their Interest

For starters, how do we pitch to magazine editors? We share some pointers that may help you in reaching out to magazine editors effectively for your next pitch! 

Know Your Audience

Of course, the first most important point is to identify your main target audience you want to reach out to. From there, you'll know which magazines to target. We have to ensure we match our pitch to the magazine and their target audience for it to be relevant!

Read Their Magazine

How to garner the attention of the editors? By understanding what their point of interest is. By showing that you have read and understood where their publication’s interest lies in, it would then be easier to craft a pitch that would interest them.

Know Their Timeline

Magazines have a cycle that you would need to know in order to pitch them in a timely manner. For monthly publications, you would have to pitch 2 months in advance. For example, for a story to appear in the November issue, you would have to start pitching in September.

Answer Promptly

Do not keep the editors waiting for days for your reply as it shows that you have no respect for their time. Do remember that they are very busy people, so don’t keep them waiting!

Call & Be Friendly

Pick up the phone to follow up with them. It is all about the personal touch and building a relationship. By calling the editors, it shows that you are sincere enough to make an effort to connect with the editors.

Keep It Short & Interesting

No body has the time to read a really long proposal at one glance. Your pitch should be personalized, interesting but short enough to pique the interest of the editors. Have the necessary information in your pitch but keep it short and sweet because the longer your email is, the higher chance it would be ignored.