ATTAINMENT

A N . A B I O G E N E S I S . P U B L I C A T I O N

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The premiere publication that assists
startup businesses with:

funding

marketing on a budget

overcoming distribution barriers

production on a shoestring

taking advantage of Internet opportunities

Call for Writers - Guidelines

Format and Length

We prefer submissions to be submitted through email in text (ASCII) format. If your articles reference good sites on the Internet, you are welcome to include anchor HTML tags in the format:

     < A HREF = "http://webaddressgoeshere.com/">  descriptor < /A>

Please do not add tabs, indents, or other formatting attributes. We prefer each paragraph to be separated by a blank line (extra carriage return). If you wish to request any special formatting (at the discretion of the Editorial Director), simply append a desriptive note to the bottom. The Editorial Director reserves full editing rights to any materials submitted.

Articles should be approximately 300 - 1500 words. We consider 1000 - 1500 words to be feature articles and plan to have approximately 1 or 2 features per issue. Please query before submitting manuscripts. Average length of the remaining articles will be about 500 - 600 words. Length, style and editing are at the sole discretion of the Editorial Director.

We prefer articles to be written in a step-by-step how-to style. These business owners are intelligent, hard-working individuals who are experts in their respective fields, but not yet fully experienced, or expert in the details of running a business. Walk them through the basic steps: where to find information, how to apply for a business license, how to write a business plan, how to copyright a new product, etc.

Illustrations are welcome if they are necessary to elucidating the article. Otherwise, we prefer minimal graphics. We want these pages to load fast, and to carry tight informational content.

Publication Rights

Attainment retains one-time online publication rights and one-time print publication rights to articles submitted, and permission to retain them on the Web site for up to two years. Two months after publication in Attainment, the author has the right to submit the article, or variations of it, to other publications.

Compensation

At the present time, there is no monetary compensation for contributing to Attainment. However, if published, your article will include your byline, your photo image, if you desire (please submit 60 x 35 pixel image, .jpg preferred, but other formats accepted), and we permit approximately 2 sentences (about 25 words or less) about yourself, or your company, to follow the article, with a Web link to your site.

If you are a beginning writer seeking opportunities to build your portfolio, or you are a business owner with helpful tips, and you wish a free mention and link to your business, then this is a good opportunity for you.

We are presently seeking advertisers in order to generate revenue to pay writers and expand the publication. Though we are not making any current promises, it is our goal to divide advertising revenues as follows: 10% of advertising revenue on a specific ad will go as a commission to any person referring an advertiser to us who places an ad and pays for it. 25% of revenues go to Abiogenesis for publishing, promotion and distribution expenses related to Attainment, the remaining funds are to be distributed to contributors, proportionate to the length of articles submitted. Article length to be determined at the sole discretion the Editorial Director based on space, content, and appropriateness to the theme of the issue, and our readers. Payment to be distributed within 60 days of receipt from advertisers.

You can help us achieve our goal of compensating writers by telling everyone about Attainment, both potential readers, and potential advertisers. However, please observe proper netiquette (no unsolicited commercial solicitations through email), and do not make any promises or inquiries on behalf of Attainment (we prefer not to get sued, as it is in no ones' best interests). Keep in mind that you are a free agent with regard to advertising solicitations, and we cannot honor any promises or commitments not authorized in writing by Attainment. You are welcome to refer them to our advertising page for information.

Attainment is a trademark of Abiogenesis Software. © Copyright and compilation copyright 1996 and onward Abiogenesis Software, all rights reserved. Attainment endeavors to make the information included here accurate and factual, but does not warranty it as such, and does not intend or imply any endorsement of information, companies or products mentioned. This information is supplied as a courtesy and we recommend that you use due diligence in evaluating sources. Opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individuals and may not reflect that of Attainment or Abiogenesis Software. Trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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