Looking for Guest Contributors
Anyone who has monitored this website for any length of time will obviously realize that I haven’t had much luck with adding content on any sort of a regular basis (I have a pretty full schedule, and have put a lot more emphasis on continuing to develop the Red Worm Composting site), which is unfortunate since I DO feel there is a lot of potential here!
I’ve toyed with a number of different ideas, and have decided to see if I can get some guest bloggers involved. I love learning about the cool projects people are involved in (relating to composting, gardening, urban agriculture etc), and would enjoy providing people with the opportunity to share that info here. Apart from spreading the word about what you are doing (or are interested in), there will also be the added advantage of receiving a link back to one or two of your own websites (helpful for traffic and overall search engine rankings). Those who contribute regularly will also receive a link in the sidebar, their own private login, and even their own author profile page.
The requirements (and the info in this post in general) will likely change over time as I get a feel for the type of content people are wanting to submit, but here are some basic guidelines to get us started:
- Articles should be 400 words or more, and relate to ANY of the following topics: organic gardening, urban/country farming, composting, vermicomposting, bokashi, homesteading, self-sufficiency, backyard chickens/rabbits etc, aquaponics (not an exhaustive list but should give you some idea)
- Images will certainly be appreciated but are not mandatory. Full width pics should be 500px, while insets should be 250px. Please add any watermarks (copyright, website URL etc) yourself if you want them included
- I recommend sending me an email before submitting anything – at least for your first article. Just to make sure we are on the same page.
- As mentioned, I LOVE learning about the cool projects/experiments etc that other people are involved in – so don’t be shy about tooting your own horn!
- You are welcome to include two links to your own sites/pages either solely in the signature section or a combination of the signature and the body of the text. You are welcome to link to other people’s sites in the body of the article as well (within reason). Embedding your own YouTube video (something I encourage) does not count as a link to one of your pages.
- Affiliate links are not allowed in submitted articles
- I reserve the right to make small edits (and/or exclude certain photos etc), such as typos etc, without contacting the author – if significant changes are recommended, I will certainly discuss this further with you.
- I also reserve the right to reject outright any content submitted if I don’t feel is in line with the overall mission of the Compost Guy site
OK – now that I’ve made myself sound like some sort of fascist dictator (haha), let me assure everyone that I am a very easy going, friendly guy, and am really just looking “real” people who want to share their message (again, assuming it has something to do with the topics mentioned above) with others!
If you have any questions/comments or would like to tell me off please send me an email!
Thanks!
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