Where should I go to look for writers and contributors for my website?

Question

I'm in the process of starting up my own website focusing on independent music and independent artists in general, and I need people to write for it and contribute to it. I already have the domain name, however, I'm lacking in people to work on it with me. I have no idea where to start looking or advertising for people. Can you recommend some good places where I could go to advertise for writers and contributors for my website? I've already put up an ad on Craigslist and contacted a couple of websites to see if they can put ads up for me, but I don't know what else to do. Can you help me? I don't need people tell me that my site is going to suck or being negative or making fun of me. That accomplishes nothing. I just need to know where and how to get started, and what resources and tips/advice you would have for me, especially if you're started your own site. What worked for you, and what didn't? Any and all help is appreciated. Thanks so much

Answer 1

Hey Andrea I can answer some of these questions for you.

First, if you are looking for content for your website or blog site and your site is already up then what you'll want to do is search in Google for forums/blogs that cater to the niche (target market) you are looking to advertise in. Join a couple of forums and focus on building relationships before trying to re-direct people to your site. If you try to re-direct people to your site without contributing some quality information i.e. asking questions, leaving comments, answering questions.. then you will get banned from that particular forum because it's kind of like stealing potential visitors without actively participating in the forum. ** After asking a question or posting a comment in the forum, include your signature and website addressi.e. Andrea, www.musiclovesme.com so that people on that forum can find your site and do whatever it is you want them to do i.e. post comments, buy affiliate products, etc.

2nd: If you want people to write content for your site, go to elance.com and search for a content writer that can write content around your topic. Also, post request for article writers in the warriors forum (www.warriorsforum.com) and you will definitely find someone there that can write articles for you that you can post on your site for content.

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