We believe in helping people be successful and grow through web design & e-commerce. Interested in helping us spread that message?
Our content is aimed at: self starters (entrepreneurs, freelancers, self publishing authors, etc), designers (both new and experienced) and people who own small businesses.
We love articles on that give tips, offer practical advice, espouse opinions, teach, explain and inspire.
We publish articles in the following categories:
- Web & digital design
- Marketing & advertising
- Design inspiration
- Famous business people
- Creative thinking
- Entrepreneurship
- E-commerce
- Freelancing
- Crowdsourcing
- Business resources
- Design basics
- Design tutorials
- Design resources
- Logo & branding
While there isn't a formal set of requirements for becoming a regular contributor, we generally look for a few key qualities in potential candidates. We value individuals who:
- Consistently pitch relevant and engaging article ideas.
- Are prompt in completing and submitting their assignments.
- Actively share their published work through social media channels.
- And, most importantly, possess strong writing skills.
So, what characteristics define a good article for our site?
A good article:
- Is on a topic you can speak about with authority.
- Provides useful, tangible advice.
- Is well structured so readers can easily glean information.
- Is geared towards our target audience.
- Does not have a lot of grammatical or spelling errors.
- Is accompanied by appropriate, well designed/sourced visuals (one approximately every 250 words)
- Has a strong, fun voice.
- Is one you would be proud to share on your own social media channels once it’s complete.
Once my pitch is accepted, what are the expectations?
- Deliver a draft of your article in a timely manner (usually about a week after we send you a brief; note it can sometimes be a while before we get new writers slated on the calendar).
- Perform any edits or rewrites requested by our editors.
- Source imagery to illustrate the article (we’ll give you some guidelines).
- Help distribute the article once it’s published! (By sharing on social media, e.g.)
Do you pay authors?
We do not. Individual contributors to our blog are not paid.
We do not pay companies to contribute to our blog.
If your company would like to contribute a guest blog post, we'd love to hear your idea! Please use
our form to submit your pitch. Should we accept it, please know that we'll collaborate with you just as we do with all our writers. This might involve requesting revisions to ensure it aligns well with our content. We also maintain editorial control over the final piece, including making adjustments to links, though we guarantee at least one will point back to your site.
If you want to swap content with us, indicate your website in the “anything else we should know” section.
Note that we do not publish any infographics that were not designed by Salt Creative.
Do you syndicate content?
At this time we are not syndicating content on our site.
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