You should definitely put up an About page.<p>With a photo. And personal contact details. And some idea of the kinds of fiction you like.<p>There are plenty of publishing sites, but they all have an angle. There&#x27;s no point submitting certain kinds of stories to certain sites because they don&#x27;t fit their niche. (E.g. Strange Horizons doesn&#x27;t do space opera.)<p>It would be useful if you worked out what your angle is, so authors understand it. Just <i>having</i> an angle would make you seem more like someone with a genuine interest in fiction.<p>Don&#x27;t link to LinkedIn. Most authors won&#x27;t be interested.<p>Include payment terms (&quot;on acceptance&quot;, &quot;on publication&quot;, &quot;30 days after publication&quot;, etc.)<p>Make a few purchases and get yourself on the SFWA approved market list:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sfwa.org&#x2F;about&#x2F;join-us&#x2F;sfwa-membership-requirements&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sfwa.org&#x2F;about&#x2F;join-us&#x2F;sfwa-membership-requiremen...</a><p>When you have all of that, consider soliciting material on writer forums.<p>You&#x27;ll get so much keeping up will be a full time job, and at least 90% of it will be - not so great.<p>Welcome to publishing...