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How to Get Your First Article Published in The Pub
A checklist nobody will read or follow
Getting published in The Pub is easy.
(and useless)
You think you’ll get more views because you’re published in a publication with (almost) 4,000 followers, but do you know for sure? Have you A/B tested it?
Some people did, and last time I checked, there was no conclusive data that pub-published articles are better than self-published articles. But don’t let that stop you from doing whatever you want.
Generally, I publish whatever people send my way in whatever format they send it.
I’ve even published unlisted articles, which is quite amusing since only people with the link will see them, but whatever. It’s not my problem. Or, to spin it positively, I respect the authors’ artistic choices.
- Typos in the title? Respect.
- Unusual formatting? Respect.
- No pictures? Respect.
- No tags or topics? Respect.
- Tyops evewherrye in your txet? Rspeect.
Sometimes, I leave a private note or two to alert the author, but usually people don’t read them, or don’t care, or don’t bother…