We are just happy to welcome guest posts on our platform! But one thing we appreciate much more than quantity would be quality content posted on the blogs. This means that we will only publish content that we believe is going to be unique and offer the reader a fresh perspective as compared to what is available online.
Kindly, spare a few minutes to go through our extended guidelines below to know if your submission meets our standard and the quality of content that we seek.
Essential Criteria for Every Guest Post
High-Quality Content:
It can be said that for us quality is the most important factor. Thus, your content should be well researched and provide value to readers, which they can find only in the Prian website. Just remind yourself that the website owner invited you to guest post because they think that you will add value to their visitors.
Structure Your Content:
Make use of headers, sub-headers and bullet points so that your text looks less cluttered. This makes the content easier to read as well as increase the likelihood of scanning by our audiences.
Originality:
It is important that all the guest post posts are unique. This is wasting lots of time and papers shall be rejected if found to have copied from other papers. There are so many free tools that are available online to check for plagiarism when writing your work.
Visuals:
We suggest you add the related media like the blog feature images, infographics, or videos to make your content look more engaging.
Author Bio:
The final part of your post should be an author bio or author’s note. This, in turn, gives you an opportunity to express yourself more, tell the audience more about yourself, your website, and your experience.
What We Won’t Accept
Low-Quality Content:
Imagery and information that are written creatively but are sensitive, misleading or uninformative will not be published.
Duplicate Content:
The use of articles that you have written yourself, or that were written for other sites, are completely prohibited.
Thin Content:
Relatively small papers, which don’t contain much thought-provoking substance, shall not be considered.
Off-Topic Content:
It must also be important to remember that the content that you submit here should be relevant to our website niches and target markets.
Overly Promotional Content:
Writing customer-focused copy is all about leaving selling out of the equation, and instead concentrating on delivering value to the reader, in this case the customer.
Hate Speech or Offensive Content:
We shall not allow communication that include prejudice, hatred or vulgar content.
Spammy Content:
Author self-promotion by keyword stuffing is prohibited.
Copyright Infringement:
Posts which contain any form of copyrighted material shall not be allowed in the content.
Link Guidelines
Focus on Value:
- Link to Relevant Sources: The only links which should be used are those that directly provide support information in relation to the content being developed, and knowledge that would be useful to the reader. For instance, if you’ve quoted a specific work, provide the link to the actual work that was done.
- Relevant Anchor Text: Opt for keyword rich anchor text that reflects the linked content in the best manner possible. Especially, don’t use phrases such as ‘click here’ or ‘learn more’.
Balance and Context:
- Limited Promotional Links: In the author’s bio, you can allow the author to provide a website link of his or her organization. However, promoting the author ‘s proprietorship rights within the article in the most obvious sense is prohibited.
- Maintain a Natural Flow: Be natural about putting links where they belong in the content.
Technical:
- Dofollow vs. Nofollow Links: It also should be noted that we have authorized ourselves to decide whether to allow dofollow or nofollow links in guest posts. Certain blogs do not use follow links because of the risk that someone can manipulate SEO rankings.
- Target High-Quality Sites: In case external links are allowed, then only links to credibility sites related to the content should be allowed.
Additional Considerations
- Anchor Text: Make sure the clickable text of links (Anchor text) has something to do with the linked content; in other words, it should be describing the link.
- Broken Links: Ensure that all the links are formed to confirm that all the links work before submitting your guest post.
Content Checklist
Title (50 to 60+ Characters):
- Clear and Concise: This is a golden rule of netiquette which demands that the title of your post should aptly depict the content of the post.
- Target Audience: Ensure your title is catchy or rather popular among the audience we intend to target.
- SEO Optimization: Make sure to use proper keywords while writing the article but do not over use them. Prioritize readability.
Content (800+ Words):
- In-Depth and Informative: Give recommendations or give more information on your material.
- Well-Researched: Make sure that all the facts that you present can be supported by other reliable sources.
- Structured and Organized: Use of headings and subheadings and points in order to make it easy to read the content.
- Engaging Writing Style: Do not use any technical terms and make sure you use simple language and make the reader enjoy the content they are reading.
Prohibited Content
- Illegal Content: We do not permit contents, which involve calls to commit crimes or infringement of the law.
- Copyright Infringement: No item shall be uploaded here if it is inclined to infringe upon the right of any copyright holder.
- Counterfeit Goods: Such content as promoting fake and counterfeit products is not allowed.
Dangerous or Derogatory Content:
- Hate Speech: Certain key compliance areas include prohibition of any material that advocates hatred or discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender or other factors.
- Harassment: Any posts deemed to be incendiary, threatening, or abusive towards other people or organizations will not be published.
- Violence and Self-Harm: In this case, they are not allowed to encourage physical or mental injury of oneself or of others as well.
- Animal Cruelty: Anything that encourages torture or mistreatment of animals or the sale of the products derived from endangered species will not be allowed.
Misleading or Deceptive Content:
- False Affiliations: No individual shall engage in self representation either verbally or in writing through misrepresentation or deceit in relation to his, her or its affiliation.
- Harmful Health Claims: Anything that does not align with the ‘Guide to healthy living’ or provides unhealthy information regarding health, is prohibited.
Sexually Explicit Content:
- Graphic Sexual Content: No user is allowed to post images or videos that contain any nudity or any other form of adult content.
- Non-Consensual Themes: Sexually explicit content of non-consensual nature will be banned.
Deceptive Practices:
- False Engagement: Nothing that can be possibly considered as misguided readers under a facade can in any way be employed.
- Political Manipulation: Such reporters who wish to contribute content intended to mislead the readers about political or social issues will be rejected.
Note
If you have any doubt about the guidelines provided above, do not hesitate to contact us for explanation. Please, ensure that you read these guidelines before submitting your guest post with us here at Wake up Motivation. Any content that will go against the guidelines set may be either removed or banned from any future submissions.
