E-Tricks - Ideas on New Uses

Here are some ways to build upon what you are already doing to rework your print material for the web.

• Op-ed
  - Post it as a blog as a way to start a discussion
  - Read it and record it and post it as a video clip or podcast
   
• Clipping (Online)
  - Send out an e-newsletter with links to all the stories that you've done for the month. This will drive traffic to your stories and make you as a freelance writer worth more to your clients.
  - Post to your Facebook (or other social network) page
  - Post a link on your blog, giving a short excerpt (if okay with publisher)
  - Post a link on other blogs that talk about the subject that you are writing on
  - Encourage others to post your work.
  Some Ranking/Social Bookmarking Sites:  digg.com, http://del.icio.us, www.stumbleupon.com
   
• Make podcasts from the audio for interviews you need to conduct for articles
  Tips from our own experience:
  - Add outside sources for print later
  - Create a dialogue for audio, but make sure to cover necessary info for the story
  - Write out questions beforehand to be clear for audio, slightly different from interviews for print
  - Can always do follow-up questions for print which don't need to be part of the podcast
  - Works great with dual interviews
  - Works best when you are face to face with an interviewee
  - Be mindful of your verbal ticks (they'll only need to be edited out later)

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