Guest Blogging Guidelines
Thank you for your interest in becoming a guest blogger for Herbstalk! Our online presence is growing daily and our blog is one of the most popular parts of our website. If you would like to share your herbal expertise with a wide and engaged audience, please read on...
We seek informative, well-written articles that teach and inspire people about the world of medicinal plants.
Topics that we are interested in covering include the following:
Please feel free to contact us with other ideas not listed here.
Content:
Your content must be original and not previously posted on other sites, including your own. If you wish to re-post your content on another site afterwards please make a note that it was previously published on www.herbstalk.org. Articles should be submitted as a Word or Google document and be no more than 500-600 words in length; if it is longer we may shorten your article or create a series of posts. Please avoid overt self-promotion in your article – save that part for your bio.
All articles will be edited for spelling and grammar. We encourage the addition of high quality images to your article. We will also accept video blogs.
If your article is accepted we will also ask for:
A brief 2- 3 sentence bio
A professional photo
Links to your website
Other contact info you wish to share
Posting:
Once your article is accepted and we have received all of the above information, it will be placed on our blogging calendar and you will be notified of the posting date as soon as possible. Once published, we will also promote your article on our Facebook page, Twitter account, and through our mailing list. Please repost and link to your article through your online networks and social media. We also encourage you to respond to the comments on your post in a timely fashion.
Regular Submissions:
If you are interested in being a regular contributor to the Herbstalk blog, please let us know and we will determine if it is a good fit.
Questions:
Please email us at info @ herbstalk.org with any questions.
We seek informative, well-written articles that teach and inspire people about the world of medicinal plants.
Topics that we are interested in covering include the following:
- home herbalism and medicine making how-to’s
- plant identification
- materia medica
- starting an herbal business
- thoughts on regulation
- experiences in your herbal practice
- herbs for specific emotional/physical issues
- safety concerns with herbs
- seasonal herbal topics
- wild harvesting
- herbal recipes
- herbs and animals
- herbal energetics and actions
- gardening with herbs
Please feel free to contact us with other ideas not listed here.
Content:
Your content must be original and not previously posted on other sites, including your own. If you wish to re-post your content on another site afterwards please make a note that it was previously published on www.herbstalk.org. Articles should be submitted as a Word or Google document and be no more than 500-600 words in length; if it is longer we may shorten your article or create a series of posts. Please avoid overt self-promotion in your article – save that part for your bio.
All articles will be edited for spelling and grammar. We encourage the addition of high quality images to your article. We will also accept video blogs.
If your article is accepted we will also ask for:
A brief 2- 3 sentence bio
A professional photo
Links to your website
Other contact info you wish to share
Posting:
Once your article is accepted and we have received all of the above information, it will be placed on our blogging calendar and you will be notified of the posting date as soon as possible. Once published, we will also promote your article on our Facebook page, Twitter account, and through our mailing list. Please repost and link to your article through your online networks and social media. We also encourage you to respond to the comments on your post in a timely fashion.
Regular Submissions:
If you are interested in being a regular contributor to the Herbstalk blog, please let us know and we will determine if it is a good fit.
Questions:
Please email us at info @ herbstalk.org with any questions.