FAQ
- I'd like to contribute content to your site. How do I do this?
- My post did not appear on the site. What happened?
- How are articles chosen?
- Do you accept press releases?
- Can I sponsor or advertise on this site?
- How do I become a featured blogger?
- Do you do link exchanges?
- I'd like to delete my post(s)
- I'd like to delete my account
I'd like to contribute content to your site. How do I do this?
We accept two types of content on our site: exclusive content written directly on the site and "syndicated" or republished content that comes via RSS feed. For more information on contributing content, please read our Post Here page.
My post did not appear on the site. What happened?
Posts are submitted via RSS feed or composed directly on the site. All content you see on the site has been approved by a content moderator.
That said, it's a good idea to see if we're receiving your content before reaching out to our content moderators directly.
- If you added a feed, check to see if that feed is in the system
- Now see if you have any published or unpublished posts in the system
- If there are only unpublished posts showing, do you have an avatar uploaded? Is your feed providing the full version of each post?
If your feed is showing, you have unpublished posts in the system, and you have both a full feed and an avatar uploaded then your content may not meet the needs of our community. Please contact our content moderator for information about why your posts are not being published.
How are articles chosen?
Here's what we look for in publishable material:
- Posts that deal directly with our specific subject matter (see the list of subjects we publish on)
- Articles that help "frame the issues" providing community members with an overview that adds value and puts conversations into perspective.
- Information that appeals to a broad range of people.
- Articles that are written in clear, journalistic style.
- On-topic content that excludes obscenities, marketing content, or blatant self-promotion.
Do you accept press releases?
We don't typically re-publish press releases on our site. That said, please see our steps on how to add content to the site and what we look for in publishable material for guidelines on what is likely to be published.
Can I sponsor or advertise on this site?
We offer several different levels of sponsorship for this site including the following (please note that some sponsorship types might not be available depending on existing sponsorships):
- Complete site sponsorship
- Partial site sponsorship
- Sub-section sponsorship
We also offer various advertising opportunities on our sites and other properties:
- Banner ad inventory
- Newsletter additions or dedicated marketing email campaigns
- Event listing and promotion
For information about site sponsorship, please contact Robin Carey. For all other promotion and advertising questions, please contact one of our sales team members, Scott Graham or Evan Cook.
How do I become a featured blogger?
In the past, the criteria for who is included in these lists have been pretty informal. But the communities have matured, and in the interest of fairness we are putting some guidelines in place to insure that our featured bloggers are actively producing top-quality content and are active members of our communities as well. To that end, we are asking featured bloggers to provide the community with at least four exclusive original posts per year. As always, we encourage you to include a link back to your site (if you have one) and a brief bio in the article's postscript. We remain as committed as ever to having participation with us be a mutually beneficial relationship that helps you build your personal brand, reap the rewards of our promotional efforts, and offer you exposure to our audience.
In return, we will list you on our homepage as a Featured Blogger with a link back to your homepage as well as feature your exclusive posts on the site. You will also have the opportunity to bounce ideas off our content and community moderators to make sure your topic is on target with the community and not solely self promotional.
Interested in joining? Email Caitlin at caitlin@socialmediatoday.com with "I would like to become a featured blogger on [this site]" in the subject line.
Do you do link exchanges?
We do not do straight across link exchanges. We do, however, offer advertising opportunities on our sites and newsletters. For more information, please contact our sales team.
I'd like to delete my post(s)
There are two types of posts that you might be seeing in our system: published posts created by anyone and unpublished posts created by you.
Published posts came to use via RSS or were posted directly on the site. These posts were approved by our content moderator and become part of our link structure. We do not typically take down published posts unless we determine that they should not have been published in the first place or are based on completely incorrect information.
Unpublished posts also came to us via RSS or were posted on the site but were not approved for publication (why not?). These posts can only be seen by the author of the post and the administrators of the site. We don't delete these posts because they are not available to the public.
If you have a published post that must be taken down, please contact our support department to complete this task.
I'd like to delete my account
Please contact our support department to delete your user profile from the system. To discontinue site newsletters, please click the "Unsubscribe" link at the bottom of the latest email.
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