Guest Article Guidelines

The FreeUp blog is an industry-leading source for businesses, entrepreneurs, agencies, and career freelancers who are ready to take their hiring and scaling journey to the next level.

We publish articles twice per week and restrict guest posts on the blog to partners and selected individuals that have proven expertise within their niches online.

Note: We are currently not accepting any guest posts.

Content Requirements

We take our content very seriously and only accept guest posts that add real value to the community.

This means that guest posts should be well researched, written in fluent American English, mention statistics about the topic at hand, and provide actionable steps that readers can take to advance their lives and businesses.

The ideal guest post is at least 2,000 words packed with valuable information on the topic.

The majority of the blog’s readers are eCommerce business owners, digital agency owners, marketers, freelancers, and digital entrepreneurs. We ask that you aim for all content you submit to be of high quality and high impact.

This means that readers will finish the article thinking, “Wow, that is a new spin on a concept I have read about before.” or “Holy cow, I need to start doing that right now!” 

Here’s a few examples of articles that have performed well with the FreeUp audience:

• How to Use Remote Freelancers to Start an eCommerce Business
• 8 Hacks To Get the Most Out Of Freelancers | Hack #4: Proper Onboarding Is a Must!
• 39 Tasks to Hire an Amazon Virtual Assistant For

Guest Article Guidelines

To improve the chances of your guest post performing well on the FreeUp blog, please do the following:

• Length: Ideal word count is 2,000 words.
• Only submit original content. We do not accept content that has been used on other publications. Please make sure that all content is unique to the FreeUp Blog.
• Only submit original content. We do not accept content that has been used on other publications. Please make sure that all content is unique to the FreeUp Blog.
• Research: Browse the FreeUp blog to see what topics have been covered before submitting your three post ideas for approval. All new content should also complement what has been produced in the past.
• Understand our Voice: Read a number of our articles to understand the voice that we use when talking to the community. Knowing the voice of the FreeUp blog will help you when writing your guest post. (Hint: we are personal and informative.)
• SEO Keyword Focus: Make sure to optimize your guest post for a specific SEO search term that is relevant to the FreeUp audience. Indicate that keyphrase under the title of your post. If you need help with the SEO keyword, reach out to our blog manager before writing your article.
• Links: Include at least 3 links to relevant, informative articles in the body, either to FreeUp or external sites. All links must be to reputable, high-traffic sites that are relevant to our audience and not competitors of any of the services that FreeUp provides. In addition, all brand names should also be linked to their respective websites. We also allow one backlink to your own website in your author byline. The link must be branded (your brand name) and cannot be commercial anchor text.
• Proof Before Submitting: Proof your article at least once so that it is ready for publishing when you submit it. When you make our task easier, we can get your article published faster.

Please know that we reserve the right to edit your guest article upon submission. We’re not going to completely change the content, but if there is a relevant place where promotions back to FreeUp can be mentioned, we will utilize our right to insert specific content. We also reserve the right to reject or remove any content that we consider inappropriate or that goes against what we stand for.

Note:

We receive a large volume of guest post requests and cannot guarantee that everyone will get the opportunity to be featured on the FreeUp blog. We do our best to work with guests to create an amazing piece of content that will really wow our community. If you have the will to work with us towards that great piece, there is a good chance you will land the opportunity.

In addition, we publish on a first-come, first-served basis. We schedule posts that fit our guidelines as they come in and give them the earliest open slot on our content calendar.