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Writer‌‌Guidelines‌  ‌
For‌‌Guest‌‌Writers‌‌+‌‌Regular‌‌Contributors‌  ‌
Thank‌‌you‌‌for‌‌your‌‌interest‌‌in‌‌writing‌‌for‌‌The‌‌Budget-Minded‌‌Traveler!‌‌To‌‌streamline‌‌the‌‌process‌‌
 
and‌‌make‌‌this‌‌a‌‌win-win‌‌collaboration,‌‌please‌‌refer‌‌to‌‌these‌‌guidelines:‌  ‌

How‌‌to‌‌Submit‌‌Blog‌‌Posts‌‌+‌‌Images‌  ‌
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We‌‌use‌‌Google‌‌Docs‌‌to‌‌edit‌‌blog‌‌posts‌‌before‌‌adding‌‌them‌‌to‌‌Wordpress.‌‌Submit‌‌post‌‌drafts‌‌to‌‌
 
Lauren‌‌Rudersdorf‌‌by‌‌adding‌‌her‌‌to‌‌the‌‌document‌‌as‌‌an‌‌Editor.‌   ‌
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Images:‌‌‌Email‌‌full-size,‌‌appropriately‌‌named‌‌images‌‌to‌‌Lauren‌‌(JPG‌‌files‌‌only).‌‌Or‌‌share‌‌a ‌‌
Google‌‌Drive‌‌folder‌‌with‌‌Lauren.‌‌DO‌‌NOT‌‌include‌‌images‌‌in‌‌the‌‌Google‌‌Doc‌‌draft.‌‌Rename‌‌  
your‌‌images‌‌with‌‌descriptive‌‌words‌‌and‌‌dashes‌‌before‌‌emailing‌‌them‌‌to‌‌Lauren.‌‌For‌‌example,‌‌a ‌‌
photo‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Eiffel‌‌Tower‌‌should‌‌be‌‌named‌‌‌eiffel-tower.jpg‌.  
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Lauren’s‌‌Email:‌‌‌theleekandthecarrot@gmail.com.‌  ‌

How‌‌to‌‌Format‌‌Blog‌‌Posts‌  ‌
Your‌‌posts‌‌will‌‌be‌‌edited‌‌for‌‌SEO,‌‌spelling,‌‌grammar,‌‌and‌‌context‌‌but‌‌please‌‌submit‌‌a ‌‌
thoroughly‌‌proofread‌‌and‌‌formatted‌‌draft.‌‌Follow‌‌these‌‌guidelines‌‌before‌‌submitting‌‌your‌‌drafts:‌‌    ‌
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Keywords:‌‌‌A‌‌list‌‌of‌‌keywords‌‌may‌‌be‌‌provided‌‌to‌‌use‌‌as‌‌a‌‌guide‌‌while‌‌writing‌‌your‌‌blog‌‌post.‌‌
 
Do‌‌your‌‌best‌‌to‌‌follow‌‌best‌‌practices‌‌for‌‌SEO‌‌by‌‌naturally‌‌peppering‌‌them‌‌throughout‌‌your‌‌  
writing.‌‌    ‌
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Title‌:‌‌Include‌‌a‌‌working‌‌title.‌‌We‌‌have‌‌the‌‌last‌‌say‌‌on‌‌the‌‌final‌‌title.‌  ‌
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Images:‌‌‌Provide‌‌the‌‌image‌‌name,‌‌a‌‌caption,‌‌and‌‌the‌‌photographer’s‌‌name‌‌for‌‌every‌‌photo.‌‌  
When‌‌using‌‌stock‌‌images,‌‌include‌‌a‌‌direct‌‌link‌‌to‌‌the‌‌image‌‌from‌‌the‌‌site‌‌you‌‌downloaded‌‌it.‌‌
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Let‌‌us‌‌know‌‌where‌‌you‌‌think‌‌we‌‌should‌‌place‌‌the‌‌photos‌‌in‌‌the‌‌blog‌‌post‌‌by‌‌including‌‌them‌‌in‌‌
 
your‌‌draft‌‌like‌‌this:‌‌
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IMAGE:‌‌image-name.jpg‌  ‌
Caption:‌‌This‌‌is‌‌a‌‌short‌‌caption‌‌for‌‌this‌‌photo.‌‌
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Credit:‌‌Name‌‌of‌‌Photographer,‌‌link‌‌(if‌‌a‌‌stock‌‌image)‌  ‌

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Headings:‌‌‌Use‌‌capitalized‌‌headings‌‌and‌‌subheadings‌‌(H2‌‌and‌‌H3)‌‌liberally‌‌and‌‌strategically.‌‌  
They‌‌help‌‌readers‌‌scan‌‌blog‌‌posts‌‌to‌‌find‌‌the‌‌information‌‌they‌‌are‌‌looking‌‌for,‌‌and‌‌it‌‌helps‌‌with‌‌ 
SEO.‌‌   ‌
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Paragraphs:‌‌‌Use‌‌short,‌‌easily‌‌digestible‌‌paragraphs,‌‌just‌‌1-3‌‌sentences‌‌each.‌‌Short‌‌  
paragraphs‌‌help‌‌readers‌‌using‌‌a‌‌mobile‌‌device.‌‌    ‌
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Links:‌‌‌Include‌‌relevant‌‌and‌‌helpful‌‌external‌‌links‌‌only‌‌and‌‌hyperlink‌‌relevant‌‌text‌‌within‌‌your‌‌  
draft.‌‌If‌‌you‌‌mention‌‌a‌‌site,‌‌they‌‌need‌‌to‌‌purchase‌‌something‌‌or‌‌find‌‌further‌‌information,‌‌link‌‌to‌‌it!‌‌
 
Writers‌‌may‌‌not‌‌use‌‌personal‌‌affiliate‌‌links‌‌on‌‌BMT.‌‌    ‌
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Byline:‌‌‌At‌‌the‌‌close‌‌of‌‌all‌‌your‌‌posts,‌‌include‌‌either‌‌a‌‌Guest‌‌Writer‌‌or‌‌Regular‌‌Contributor‌‌
 
byline,‌‌whichever‌‌pertains‌‌to‌‌you.‌  ‌

Byline,‌‌Credit‌‌+‌‌Payment‌  ‌
You‌‌may‌‌be‌‌one‌‌of‌‌two‌‌types‌‌of‌‌BMT‌‌writers,‌‌a‌‌Guest‌‌Writer‌‌or‌‌a‌‌Regular‌‌Contributor.‌‌    ‌
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Guest‌‌Writers:‌‌‌We‌‌provide‌‌one‌‌“do-follow”‌‌link‌‌to‌‌your‌‌blog’s‌‌homepage‌‌if‌‌you‌‌have‌‌one‌‌and‌‌a ‌‌
link‌‌to‌‌your‌‌social‌‌media‌‌of‌‌choice.‌‌Both‌‌will‌‌appear‌‌directly‌‌under‌‌the‌‌content‌‌of‌‌the‌‌post‌‌in‌‌your‌‌
 
byline.‌‌Please‌‌provide‌‌the‌‌links‌‌and‌‌a‌‌1-2‌‌sentence‌‌bio‌‌when‌‌you‌‌submit‌‌your‌‌guest‌‌post.‌  ‌
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Guest‌‌Writers‌‌are‌‌not‌‌paid‌‌for‌‌their‌‌posts‌‌but‌‌may‌‌be‌‌considered‌‌for‌‌future‌‌roles‌‌as‌‌Regular‌‌  
Contributors.‌   ‌
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Regular‌‌Contributors:‌‌‌We‌‌feature‌‌contributors‌‌as‌‌team‌‌members‌‌on‌‌the‌‌About‌‌Page‌‌with‌‌a ‌‌
photo‌‌and‌‌a‌‌“do-follow”‌‌link‌‌to‌‌your‌‌blog‌‌homepage.‌‌Your‌‌byline‌‌will‌‌lead‌‌to‌‌the‌‌About‌‌Page.‌‌    ‌
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Regular‌‌Contributors‌‌receive‌‌$25‌‌per‌‌post.‌‌Occasionally,‌‌we‌‌will‌‌offer‌s‌ ponsored‌‌content‌‌  
opportunities‌‌to‌‌our‌‌contributors‌‌at‌‌a‌‌rate‌‌of‌‌$250‌‌per‌‌post.‌S
‌ end‌‌an‌‌invoice‌‌to‌‌Lauren‌‌  
(‌theleekandthecarrot@gmail.com‌)‌‌once‌‌your‌‌post‌‌is‌‌published.‌  ‌

Updated:‌‌August‌‌2021‌  ‌