So you’ve reach the guest posting page on Art of Blog. This most likely means you are interested in writing for us. If so, you have come to the right place. On this page you will learn about:
- How the guest posting process works
- Articles we are looking for
- General post guidelines
- Benefits to guest posting
- Post Formatting
How This Works:
The process for getting setup for guest posting is pretty straight forward:
- First, you need to register and fill out your profile. You are allowed 2 links in your “biographical info.” One link to your twitter account and one link to your personal website. You will need to use
<a href=""></a>format for links. - Once you have registered, contact us and tell us your user name and the topic you want to write about.
- We will upgrade you to a contributor and let you know if your topic is suitable.
- Once we approve topic simply write an amazing post, we will review it and publish it.
- (Paid Articles Only) Once your article is published, We will send payment via Paypal.
Minimum Requirements:
To write for Art of Blog each article must meet a few minimum requirements besides that we are pretty flexible.
- Articles must be 750+ words.
- Articles must be written in English.
- Your tutorial must be your original work and not published elsewhere.
- You will need to format your tutorial as per the format described below.
- Your tutorial may be edited prior to publishing.
- Images used must be less than 610px wide.
- Images that are Creative Commons must include attribution
Paid Articles Only
- You must have a PayPal account for us to pay you.
- Must include a post thumbnail and post image.
- Post Image 610px by 250px+
- Thumbnail 120px by 120px
Benefits of Writing for us:
As a reward for the effort of putting together a guest post you will receive exposure on Art of Blog. Each post written for Art of Blog will include a brief bio about you along with a link back to your website and your twitter account. These links are do-follow.
For more information about the benefits of Guest Posting be sure to check out how Guest Posting can help you, and guest posting can help you promote your blog.
Understanding the Formatting:
h3 Tag
The <h3> tag is the heading tag used to emphasize the most important information
h4 Tag
The <h4> is used usually within the h3 tag to display lower leveled information.
h5 Tag
The <h5> is typically used within the h4 tag. Typically these are used to display the lowest leveled information.
Other available tags are <blockquote>, <p>, <code>, and <pre>. Please note when using <pre> to include the language type.
Example:
<pre lang="php">.
Available languages include css, js, php and more.
If you have additional questions regarding formatting please let us know.
Articles we are currently looking for:
Here is a quick list of articles we are looking for, some of these articles are paid. If an article is paid the price point is mentioned after the title. If you would like to write one of these, shoot us an email via our contact form and we will reserve it for you.
We do accept posts that are outside these topics so if you have an idea that we haven’t listed below that you think would rock for Art of Blog drop us a line via our contact form.
Thesis:
- Top 25 Thesis Tutorials for Newbies – $100
- Original Thesis Tutorials (send us your game plan) – $75 – $150
- Forum Round Up – 10 More Great Thesis Hacks you might of Missed – $75
- Authoritative List of Thesis Skins w/ Blurb about each – $75
Headway:
- Understanding Headway General Overview – $100
- Headway Theme Review – $75
- Headway vs Thesis – $150
Blogging (Non-Paid):
- 10 Steps to Getting Started Blogging
- 15 Ways to Increase Traffic to Your Website
- How to Cure Writers Block Every time
- Blogging for Beginners
Wordpress:
- 20+ Wordpress Plugins to help do XYZ – With Screenshot of Each and Blurb – $40
Video Tutorials:
- How to get started with Thesis. Everything you need to know (15+ Min) – $150
- How to get started with Headway. Everything you need to know (15+ Min) – $150
Each video tutorial must include a post that adds additional information and value to the video.
Legal Jazz:
By submitting a guest post with Art of Blog you grant a license to Auinteractive to be the exclusive publisher of the tutorial. You may republish extracts online – for example on your own site – however the tutorial in its entirety should not appear elsewhere. If for any case it is determined that the article submitted has been plagiarized the article will be removed from Art of Blog and payment will not be made.
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Nick Reese is a full time internet marketer living in Austin Texas. When Nick isn't managing web properties he enjoys biking, wakeboarding, and drinking tea. You can read more from Nick Reese on his website and follow him on Twitter @nickreese.
Nick has written 25 awesome articles for Art of Blog.
