Here’s what we want!
- Sufficient length: 1,500 words minimum (but don’t add fluff if you don’t hit that mark)
- Short intro: ~150 words. Introduce your topic and then tell the reader what the post will cover.
- Friendly tone: Conversational, not corporate!
- High quality: Original, actionable, organized, and accurate!
- Skimmability: Headings, subheadings, short paragraphs, etc.
- Please use sentence case with your headings!
- Short bio: 1-3 sentences. You can include links to your website or social accounts.
- Images: NO STOCK IMAGES. Images should add value by illustrating concepts and data. A Google image search should be more than sufficient; just be sure to cite the image source link under the image. You can also reuse any of our images.
Here’s what we DON’T want!
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- Too many backlinks: You can include a maximum of 3 per post, to YOUR site. That includes the link in your bio.
- External links to sites other than your own are okay for citing images and stats. They are not okay for earning that site a backlink.
- Thin content that demonstrates a lack of depth of knowledge on a topic.
- Fluff: redundant, filler words, uses many words to say little.
- Overly promotional content.
- Previously published or sponsored content.
- Stock images! (Worth mentioning again).
- Too many backlinks: You can include a maximum of 3 per post, to YOUR site. That includes the link in your bio.