How to submit an article:
Anyone can submit a free guest post on Listiller (please read about acceptable topics below).
Simply Register here.
Once registered, click “New Post” from the top of the screen to submit a free guest post.
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Guidelines, In a Nutshell:
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Acceptable topics:
Marketing: Social media, SEO, digital marketing tips
Blogging: All about blogging tips and toolsFreelance writing: Tips, tools, listicles, success stories
Side gigs/hustles: Ways to make money, especially when done online- No generic or overdone content. For example, ‘How to Avoid Procrastination’ or ‘How to Start a Blog in 20xx’
- Be conversational (hell, even humorous)
- Please respond to most comments (at least at first). Otherwise your links will be removed at some point
- Listiller may edit your content lightly
- Use < H2 > subheadings
- There is no strict word count, but always try to exceed 600 words. Focus on the details!
- Keep paragraphs short (~2 sentences)
- No salesy or overly promotional articles
- Avoid highly technical pieces, unless you can break them down well
- Back up your claims, for reference (link to case studies, statistics, etc)
- Only certain premium members may repost their previously-published content or summaries (at least 50% for summaries, but you may post more than that).
- If posting your previously-published content, link back to the original source with a short note, such as: “This article was originally published on [your-website.com]”.
Reminder: Please respond to most comments (at least within the first week). Otherwise your links will be removed at some point
Tip: More detailed guidelines are found below…
More Detailed Explanation of the Above:
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Overview
This site is ideal for freelancers and self-employed enthusiasts. Our audience is interested in “how-to” guides and ways to make more money independently.
Acceptable Content
All categories require a minimum word count (the longer the better).
Gigs & Freelance category (Popular!)
Creative ways to make side income and being independent (especially through a computer or smartphone).
Think of topics such as “How to Make Money by Doing XYZ” and “Get Paid to XYZ.”Writing category (Popular!)
Freelance writing tips; ways to make money as a writer.Blogging category
Social media, increasing blog traffic, WordPress tips, email marketing, and general blogging.
Note: This is the least favorite category for readers at the moment (relatively unpopular).Topic Examples
Note: Topics on programming, design, and anything that’s highly technical is generally NOT accepted.
Ensure that your topics are fairly easy to implement. Think of the stay-at-home mom or dad who learns about an interesting idea and decides to try it with little hesitation.
Ideal examples include:
10 Apps to Make Money
These Companies Pay You to Check Your Email
Can You Make a Full Time Income with TaskRabbit?
How to Deal with a Client Face-to-Face as an Introvert
How to Launch Your Freelance Business in 30 Days
How I Make $3,000 per Month as a Blogger/Writer
10 Overlooked Freelance Writing Techniques
7 Habits for Guaranteed Blogging Success
Tone and Quality
Your tone should be friendly and conversational.
Be detailed. Don’t just scratch the surface. Explain how something works and provide examples/stats/links.
If you mention a case study or any external reference that supports your article, please link to it.
Please break paragraphs into roughly two sentences each. A wall of text is unattractive.
Note: If your content is excessively poor, too generic or vague, we will leave it unpublished until you fix it.
Article status
Package members may publish existing articles — as long as you own the content.
Previously-published content must link back to the original source at the beginning or at the end. For example: This article was originally published on [your-blog.com].
Linking
Important:
1-2 self-serving links allowed in the body, only if they are essential to the article.*** End of Main Guidelines ***
(Everything below is optional)
Optional Details:
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Misc. Tips and Notes
We may edit your articles to improve their overall quality.
We own the tasks that we personally pay you for. This means they go under the Listiller (or staff) byline.
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