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3 March, 2008 at 6:06 am #315498
Do you have to give photos?
3 March, 2008 at 6:24 pm #315499@sharongooner wrote:
@stories wrote:
It is a genuinely free service. We are a team of writers and story brokers who get paid a seperate fee from the magazines for writing the stories for them. But you would recieve the whole fee for your story.
We also pay tip off fees if people refer us to other people’s stories.
I reckon I could earn myself a tidy little sum here :lol:
Don’t you dare, what happened between us is confidential.. [-X
7 March, 2008 at 5:28 pm #315500Firstly, yes we are ‘blatantly advertising’ – I don’t think that I ever tried to imply otherwise. It’s through forums like this that we reach a lot of people who wouldn’t otherwise use our service.
Secondly, all people wishing to sell a story should use an agency, whether it’s ours or one of the other Press Agencies. If you go to a local paper then you probably wont get paid for your story at all, and if you go direct to a national publication then I really would advise that you get representation.
We specialise in real-life stories, which are often inspirational pieces that raise awareness about current issues, charities, and people that go through awful experience. It’s cynical and totally misinformed to suggest that we are just out to exploit people – our clients always get copy approval on stories that go to print.
To answer another question, in terms of payment it would of course depend on how good your story is. We make all of the magazines and newspapers bid against each other for your story (which is the main benefit of using an agency) so that you get the maximum cash. Generally payments are between £300 and £2,000 (again, depending on the story).
It’s worth adding that we don’t take a cut from your story – the magazines pay us separately to supply the story and write it in their particular style. We also pride ourselves on our integrity and making sure that your experience with the media is a positive one.
Sorry to go on, but it’s important to correct some of these myths! :?
By the way, our website is: http://www.famousfeatures.co.uk
7 March, 2008 at 5:30 pm #315501…oh yes, photos are good if you have them. If not, you would need to be willing to have your photo taken by one of our photographers.
7 March, 2008 at 6:45 pm #315502@stories wrote:
…oh yes, photos are good if you have them. If not, you would need to be willing to have your photo taken by one of our photographers.
thats ok, im sure “janey” has a vast array of photos to choose from :wink: :P
8 March, 2008 at 12:56 am #315503@woohoo wrote:
@sharongooner wrote:
@stories wrote:
It is a genuinely free service. We are a team of writers and story brokers who get paid a seperate fee from the magazines for writing the stories for them. But you would recieve the whole fee for your story.
We also pay tip off fees if people refer us to other people’s stories.
I reckon I could earn myself a tidy little sum here :lol:
Don’t you dare, what happened between us is confidential.. [-X
lol
I aint losing my job for 2 grand… I shall take my secrets to the grave with me. 8)
9 March, 2008 at 8:18 am #315504you could always tittle tattle on yer neighbours Shaz.or we could invent a night of lust with Les Dennis and Bobby Davro ! superimpose a few pics and google a few facts about them,and Boabys yer Uncle..
Better still !!! ( ooh get rich quick scheme)
we can SELL YOUR GRANNY !!!
Let out some family secret,real or imagined… oh the skies the limit !Gutterpress tactics,for gutterpress minds…Next stop Jeremy Kyle !
10 March, 2008 at 8:22 pm #315505Now you come to mention it..
There’s this lass i know. (She’ll know who she is) And she has a sheep! :lol: :lol: :lol:
10 March, 2008 at 8:24 pm #315506OMGF, she’s even named him Larry.. :lol:
10 March, 2008 at 8:41 pm #315507Actually,.. Scrap that idea for a story, i understand the whole Larry concept now lol.. :lol:
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