Thank you for your interest in guest blogging. We will do our absolute best to promote your content on Facebook , Twitter and help you build your personal brand. Here are some of our contribution guidelines for becoming a guest blogger at Shop for Savings.

Articles We Accept

• Exclusive, original unique content – not published on your blog or any other blog in original or any modified form. You can link back to the article from your own blog if you have one to let your readers know about your article.

 

Articles Must Be…

• Transparent – If you’re mentioning a service or product that you’re associated with, make it clear.
• Balanced – No lopsided propaganda. Especially if you’re associated with something being mentioned.
• Well-written – We will not accept poorly written posts, posts with bad grammar or unacceptable language.
• Fresh – We will not accept posts that cover topics we feel is over-discussed or too general.

 

Articles We Don’t Accept

• Sponsored paid articles
• Previously published content in same or modified form
• Promotional articles for products or services
• Containing affiliate or sponsored links
• Misrepresentation of facts
• Inappropriate or abusive language
• Defamatory content
• Copyrighted content

 

Content Ideas for Guest Bloggers

We are particularlly looking for guest posts which over-deliver value and readers would find helpful, humorous, or interesting. Here are some related topics our readers enjoy. Think “money saving” twist when considering topics from this list.

• Budgets and Debt
• Frugal Living
• Parenting
• Time Stretchers
• How-To’s
• Grocery Shopping
• Couponing
• Cooking and Meal Planning

 

How to Submit a Guest Post

• The post should be minimum 500 words long
• The post should be relevant, original and exclusive
• If the images being used are under a certain license, then you should give it an image credit

You may submit your content to us via email. Please include the following:

• “Guest Blog Submission” in the subject box of your email
• An eye-catching headline
• Attach article in MS Word, html or txt format
• Attach images separately in email
• In the body of the email include a one paragraph summary of your post
• A brief author bio which may include up to 2 links (photo optional)

 

Article submissions that do not include all of these components will be rejected.

 

After Article is Published

• Answer Comments – Readers may like to clarify issues and discuss in comments. Having the guest author answer comments add to credibility and better response.
• Promote on social media sites. Submit your article to sites like Digg, Stumbleupon, Delicious, Twitter, Facebook and share the article with friends.
• Post link on your blog – Post a link to your guest article on your blog and inform your readers about your contributing article.

 

If you still have any questions about guest blogging,  contact us!