Contributing Writers & Guest Bloggers Guidelines
Our Purpose: The Business and Learning Campus (B&L) is an online community which exists to resource small business professionals with the best and current practices within their industry, both online and offline.
Our Members & Visitors: B&L Campus members are small business, primarily work-at-home, professionals. Their skill set ranges from brand new business owner to serial entrepreneur. The typical reader is 30 to 60 years old, 80% are female, and most are well educated.
Our Expectations: We’re looking for contributors who are creative, original thinking, that presents themselves in a warm and energetic manner. Articles should be practical and engaging, intelligent but not stuffy. We expect articles to reflect an accurate understanding of doing business in today's economy, success mindset, organization, marketing, and everything in between. Finally, we’re looking for a gracious, unifying spirit that refrains from criticism and divisiveness. We want you to inspire us!
Because the B&L Campus is online, readers’ attention spans are shorter than in print. This means we have to keep our article lengths short, and you have to develop your ideas quickly. Avoid long, eloquent descriptions and cut to the chase. You have maybe five minutes to give your reader an inspiring takeaway that will encourage them to take action.
Our Process: All new contributors must be approved. In order to submit an idea for publishing on our site, please email us the following information:
- A summary (1-2 paragraphs) describing your article/post idea;
- The purpose/takeaway for the reader;
- Your qualifications to write the piece.
- 300-400 words (+/- 50);
- Please proof your articles (or have someone else do it) and submit your very best work;
- Separate paragraphs by a double return—no indents;
- Paragraphs should be no longer than 8 lines, however do not break up a sentence;
- Submit all articles in a .txt (notepad) format. Please do not submit your article in a Word (.doc) or .pdf format. It will not be used and you may lose contributor privileges, if this guideline is repeatedly ignored.
- How-to: Practical applications of concepts & skills;
- Profile: Spotlight on how a person or group that is impacting the world through their business (not an infomercial, but more inspiration);
- Opinion: Your thoughts on ideas and trends in a particular business-related industry
- Leadership
- Relationship Building
- Technology
- Business start-up
- Business Development
- Advanced Skills
- Niches Marketing
- Social Networking/Media
- PR & Media Exposure
- Professional Industry trends
- Interviews with industry leaders
