Be A Guest

Contributor that is! I am always open to featuring guest bloggers if you have a knack for writing well and have something relevant to share with my readers.

If that is something that interests you, please Contact Me with a link to your blog and/or examples of things you’ve written in the past.

Benefits to You as a Guest

Besides the karma points you get for sharing helpful and relevant information to my readers, you also help yourself build credibility and gain exposure within your industry.  In addition to that, in exchange for a unique article you’ll get full credit, the option to feature a short bio with your photo, and a link to your website or blog.

Your post will be featured on the homepage and promoted by me.   Currently BigGirlBranding is a page rank 3 and is growing it’s readership and traffic numbers steadily.  You  have an opportunity to grow with me, and establish a great relationship that could be beneficial to us both.  In addition, your post will be featured out to my social networks as well, increasing the exposure for you and your expertise.

What I Am Looking For

The overall theme of BigGirlBranding is focused on marketing, branding, copywriting, small businesses and entrepreneurship.  So I am looking for topics that are relevant to those four areas and good business sense in general.  Some ideas might be:

• Business and Entrepreneurship
• Smart and Effective Marketing
• Ad Copy and Copywriting
• Search Engine Optimization
• E-Mail Marketing and List Building
• Blogging/Content Development
• Relationship Marketing
• Web Content
• Social Media and Self-Employment
• Branding
• Increasing Revenue
• Delegating
• Creating Systems and Leverage

Have something in mind you don’t see listed but feel would fit?  Just Email Me.

A Few Rules of the Road

All content should be unique and not reproduced anywhere else unless otherwise agreed upon via our emails together.

No blog post should use foul language, defame or attack another person or entity, or use racial slurs or otherwise inappropriate content and behaviors.

I am happy to link to your website or blog, but I am not interested in helping you promote affiliate links.

Any photos you include must be royalty free with permission to use and modify if needed.

A guest post should be between 700-1400 words in length.  I’ve recently gravitated to much longer posts, and would like any guest posts to be similar in format as well.

I reserve the right to make any changes I deem necessary to the piece in order to maintain quality such as grammatical errors, layout, headings, and overall flow.  I also reserve the right to decline publishing a piece I feel does not fit my blog or that I don’t connect with.

What I Need From You

After reviewing your samples, if we’re a go I will need a few things from you in order to post your article.  I will need:

• The article itself of course.  Please make sure you edit it for typos and spelling errors.
• Your full name and a Gravitar account created at http://en.gravatar.com/ (be sure to upload a nice image!).
• An email address you actually check and respond to, that corresponds with your Gravitar account.
• A short bio about you, including a link to your blog and an anchor link.
• You can also include a photo that compliments the post if you have one, or a link to a free image you feel might suit.  I often use Creative Commons photos from Flickr (with attribution) as well as free images from DeviantArt.com.
• Finally I would also like you to be available for any comments regarding the article.  I’ll give you a heads up when it goes live, so you can answer any questions that may arise from my readers.

Ready to be a guest?  Let Me Know!

Warm regards,