As the Heartstone Journey community grows there is a growing interest from others to submit articles, so I thought it would be easier to write the submission guidelines in one place.
Before you get into the details, spend some time and check out other submitted articles that have been published on Heartstone Journey.
Article Submission Guidelines
- Read some of the posted articles and stay on topic.
- Please don’t submit an article advertising your product!
- Submitted articles must be original and not previously published either on the Web or in print.
- You agree to post a brief “teaser” or summary on your site or blog that links to the article.
- Provide your byline. Include links for your blog or Web site, your bio or ‘About’ page and your social networks.
- Submitted article should be at least 500 words long and no more than 800 words.
- Provide a royalty free JPEG image (700×500 and <150kb) related to your article or I will add one.
- I will provide a private link to your article for final review.
- Not sure how to begin? Check out these articles:
- “Anatomy of an Effective Blog Post” by Michael Hyatt
- “9 Ways Become an Exceptional Guest Poster” by Darren Rowse
- 7 Crucial Tactics for Writing a Radically Successful Guest Post by Blog Tyrant (via CopyBlogger).
Article Submission
- Please email it to me for consideration. May take me 1-2 weeks to respond.
- Please include a one to two-sentence byline that includes what you do, along with your blog address and your Twitter, Google+ and/or Facebook address.
- Please include the size of your readership (if applicable): number of blog readers, Twitter followers, how many have circled you on Google+ and Facebook friends or fans.
- Please confirm that you are willing to engage with the Heartstone Journey community via the comments related to your article.
- You can include the article in the body of the e-mail or as an attachment, but please do not include any HTML.
Disclaimer
I know lots of work goes into writing an article. However, the fact that you have written an article and submitted it does not mean it will get published. The only articles that will be published are those that in my sole judgment connect to the Heartstone message and add value to the its community.
If your article does not get approved, I will do my best to provide a short explanation but I am not obligated to do so.
Inspired by Daniel Scocco’s post on Guest Post Guidelines and by Michael Hyatt’s post on An Invitation To Write For My Blog..
