tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post3378841605020340472..comments2023-08-23T01:12:35.906-07:00Comments on Dollars and Deadlines: A Month of Templates: A "Blind" LOIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-36646510089600145742011-01-05T16:18:27.623-08:002011-01-05T16:18:27.623-08:00Wow, Rachel, what a great success story! Thanks fo...Wow, Rachel, what a great success story! Thanks for sharing it here. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-72850937590993834092011-01-05T15:22:44.300-08:002011-01-05T15:22:44.300-08:00Hi Kelly,
Using your advice for LOI's in Six F...Hi Kelly,<br />Using your advice for LOI's in Six Figure Freelancing, I sent a note to a custom publisher. We met for coffee and discussed my background and her needs. Since then, I've written several articles for one of the newspapers she publishes and I've also secured a contract writing a quarterly city newsletter, which the custom publisher has produced for some time now. The publisher is now a steady client and it would not have happened had I not sent that initial LOI. While the relationship has developed over time as the publisher has gotten to know me and my work, the LOI definitely opened the door.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-77105441290126943392011-01-05T09:47:57.117-08:002011-01-05T09:47:57.117-08:00Thanks, Polly! I like your strategy of sending an ...Thanks, Polly! I like your strategy of sending an introductory LOI and then a query afterwards. Very smart! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-69658371466484966312011-01-05T09:04:38.718-08:002011-01-05T09:04:38.718-08:00I like this advice and have followed your LOI exam...I like this advice and have followed your LOI examples in past years. While I can't think of an LOI that has yielded a result to a consumer mag the first time out, I've had great success, by using the LOI to introduce myself and qualifications and then follow up with a specific query to that editor a week or two later. It seems as though they are already familiar with me (because of the LOI) and maybe they are more comfortable then making the assignment. This post has inspired me to start on this track again. Thanks!Polly Campbellhttp://www.imperfectspirituality.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-60776269936708034052011-01-05T06:32:24.766-08:002011-01-05T06:32:24.766-08:00Thanks, Eliana! And Leigh, I don't think it...Thanks, Eliana! And Leigh, I don't think it's superfluous--but I would mention your earlier query/pitch in your LOI to help trigger the editor's memory.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-1658069044314927842011-01-05T06:26:19.830-08:002011-01-05T06:26:19.830-08:00I've got a question, Kelly. If you've que...I've got a question, Kelly. If you've queried the publication before, is a letter of introduction superfluous? Thanks!Leigh Hamrickhttp://www.leighhamrick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-42785560971277869142011-01-04T20:41:27.967-08:002011-01-04T20:41:27.967-08:00I've been unclear on LOIs when I don't hav...I've been unclear on LOIs when I don't have specific background for a custom pub, so thanks for the format. It gives me a better idea.eliana23https://www.blogger.com/profile/02127376335232348020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-80275742240582151142011-01-04T09:41:18.896-08:002011-01-04T09:41:18.896-08:00Thanks for your comment, Chryselle. I find queries...Thanks for your comment, Chryselle. I find queries more effective with consumer magazines, and LOIs more effective with trade/custom magazines and other work (i.e. ghosting, etc). Just curious...do you send follow-ups on your LOIs? I find that produces a higher response rate. <br /><br />Thanks and good luck! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518158232642872324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7956176634474051220.post-49075601313702713462011-01-04T09:26:24.278-08:002011-01-04T09:26:24.278-08:00I've been inspired by your posts on LOIs on th...I've been inspired by your posts on LOIs on this blog and have sent out dozens in the last few months. The response, though, hasn't been too good! I'm using your template and find that my queries get a better response than LOIs. <br /><br />To illustrate, I sent 32 LOIs in 2010, out of which FOUR received responses and only 2 LOIs resulted in commissions (multiple articles, admittedly, but still...)<br /><br />I'm going to use your latest post to tweak the LOIs I'm sending out this year and see what happens!<br /><br />Happy New Year, Kelly. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />ChryselleChrysellehttp://www.chryselle.netnoreply@blogger.com