Guest Post Guidelines

Now that you have learnt why to submit a guest article to QOT to share with our readers, here are some guidelines which should speed up the process of getting the article accepted.

Guest Post Format

Check out some previous guest articles to get an idea about the format.

Introduction - Your name (linked) will be introduced in the first line as “Guest post by”.
First line – Choose the text carefully as first 2 lines automatically become the META description tag of the article and affects seach engine search result rankings.
Article Text - Web readers have short attention spans. Add bold, underlines, paragraphs and h3 tags wherever required to give your article text more clarity. Try bullets, numbered lists to get a better copy.
Link policy – you can link to one of your own articles in the article text, though is no limit to external links to other sites. All links are followed.
Images - Strongly recommended you add an image as it helps to get a better reader response. You can find some images on Flickr with Creative Commons license which can be legally shared based on the CC license. Include optimized fast loading images with maximum 500px wide to fit in our template.
Proof Read – Remember to proof read. I might edit content to suit our blog style.
End of article – Your site/blog (linked) with a byline of your choice.
Article format - html is the best (no word wrap please), sent as .txt file or pasted in email.

Interested to Guest Post here, contact us by sending the title of the article, your name and blog / site url. If you have a great article, send it along with email.

FAQ

How many links to my sites can I add?

Total 3 links. The introductory byline has 1 link. The article text can have one deeplink to your article. The end of the article has a linked byline to author profile. All links are followed.

When will the article be published?

We sometimes discuss with the author to edit the article to make it perform better for you. Article will go live ASAP (1 hour -5 days). If you have any particular timing or day of choice – do let us know.

Can I make any changes once article is published?

If there are minor edits, just let us know.

Why is my article not published?

We recieve a lot of guest articles, but only a few good articles are finally published. Ensure your article is outstanding and meets the guest post format.

After Article is Published

I suggest you read these 15 Secrets of Successful Guest Bloggers. It has some tips to get a better response to your article in terms of traffic and authority.

You can promote the article on social media sites like Digg, Stumbleupon, Delicious and share the article with more friends. If they like your article, they share with more people and they are interested to know who the guest author is and click to your site
Post a link to the guest article on your blog and inform them about your article. This will help to showcase your guest blogging skills and they might invite you to guest blog too.
Email your friends, Share on Twitter and let people know about your article. The more the people know about it, the better response you get.