Want to Write for The Sleeknote Blog? Read This First…
Hi, there! Thanks for your interest in contributing to the Sleeknote blog. We’re always looking for original e-commerce blog content that’s rigorously-researched and above all, highly-actionable. If that’s of interest to you, keep reading.
Gatekeeping
The Basics
Read through this entire page before pitching.
There’s nothing worse than getting a pitch that doesn’t follow our guidelines.
We only respond to pitches we accept.
If we like your idea, you’ll know within a week. We’re a small, but busy team, so follow-up emails are ignored.
Make sure we haven’t already covered your topic before.
If you can’t check to see if we’ve covered a topic before, we’ll assume you can’t research and write a good post.
If your post was written before you pitched us, we will not publish it.
We want new content written just for our audience. We don’t accept syndicated articles.
If we accept your idea and you blow your deadline, your post won’t be published.
If you need an extension, let us know at least a day or two ahead of time. We’ll work something out.
Why Should You Write for Sleeknote?
Whether you’re an up-and-coming writer or a seasoned professional, there are many reasons to write for Sleeknote.
Get a Link Back to Your Site
You’re allowed one do-follow link back to your site in your author profile in the footer of the post. (Though please don’t submit a post for the sake of a backlink. If you do, we’ll know).
Build Brand Awareness
Our content is often featured in leading marketing newsletters like GrowthHackers, Hitan Shah’s, among others. We also do outreach to promote our content which means your work will be introduced to tens of thousands of new readers.
The Content
What Topics Do You Cover?
We like to go “an inch wide and a mile deep” with our content. With that in mind, we limit ourselves to only write on the following five categories:
Growth Marketing.
Example:
If you have an idea for a topic under any of the above categories and we haven’t written on it before, pitch a guest post.
The Audience
Who Do You Write For?
Our audience includes mostly e-commerce managers, marketing beginners, and SaaS/agency marketers. With that in mind, please consider the following when pitching:
The Rules
Submission Requirements
If you only read one section of this page, make it this one. In order to make life easier, both for ourselves and for you, our potential guest author, we have several guidelines we need you to follow.
Your Post Must Be Comprehensive
Your post needs to cover its topic in full with no missing details.
Your Post Must Be Actionable
People don’t want to know what to do. They want to know how to do it. Be specific. Explain what the reader should do, step-by-step.
Your Post Must Be at Least 2,000 Words
Yes, we all know long-form content tends to rank better in the SERPs, but that’s not why we ask require the above length. If you want to go deep on a subject, be prepared to talk about it at length.
You Must Propose a Target Keyword
It doesn’t necessarily need to have high search volume. It just needs to be aligned with your topic and relevant to our audience.
Your Final Post Has to Follow Through on Your Pitch
If you tell us you’re going to write 9 strategies and you only give 5, we won’t publish your post.
Submit Your Pitch
Still reading? Great. Submit your idea now by clicking the button to the right.