{"id":17488,"date":"2020-02-27T21:04:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T05:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/?page_id=17488"},"modified":"2020-04-01T20:32:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T03:32:41","slug":"guest-post-form","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/guest-post-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post Form"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17488\" class=\"elementor elementor-17488\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1911afb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1911afb\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0bd0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c0bd0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Please, fill out a form to submit your post for a review.<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09cc1b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"09cc1b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"x-gap\" \/><p class=\"p2\">Want to contribute an article to the Gaming Community?<\/p><p class=\"p2\">CrystalCommerce is an online community connecting game &amp; hobby retailers and fans across the world. Our goal is to help small brick and mortar, game and hobby stores.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">But before you submit a guest post at<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/\">CrystalCommerce Blog<\/a>, read these guidelines to ensure that your post gets approved.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Being a community blog, we always encourage upcoming bloggers to contribute an original article related to the topic of our blog in order to showcase themselves in front of a wide audience.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Let me\u00a0share a few more reasons why\u00a0contributing to CrystalCommerce is a good idea:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">We have over 154,000 people subscribed to various mediums (RSS, Email, Facebook, Twitter).<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Your Author pic is shown everywhere, and post is promoted on our social media platform.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p3\">How can you become a CrystalCommerce Blog contributor?<\/p><p class=\"p3\">To become a regular contributor at CrystalCommerce, here are some tips that will help you to get your article accepted and published:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">Head over to the homepage and check out the first few pages to\u00a0understand what kind of articles we publish here\u00a0and what kind of articles users engage with the most.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Write content that is\u00a0solely focused on quality and adding value\u00a0for readers.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">You\u00a0have to be a blogger or a genuine reader\u00a0who has something to write and share for the Gaming community.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Here are a few of the categories that we accept articles from.<i>\u00a0Do remember to do a search on CrystalCommerce Blog to avoid submitting already published ideas.<\/i><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p2\">Since we are covering the Game &amp; Hobby industry, there is an infinite number of topic ideas! Want to write about Magic? Go for it! Want to cover the new cool board game you saw on Kickstarter? Be our guest!<\/p><p class=\"p2\">Here are some ideas for the inspiration:<\/p><ol class=\"ol1\"><li class=\"li2\">Deck Builds. You can talk about competitive decks, lists them in the blog with product finder.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Popular cards in the past. Journey into history<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Best selling cards.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Game theory and tips<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Fresh news and many more<\/li><\/ol><p class=\"p2\">One thing to keep in mind. If you are uploading your post and can\u2019t find the right category in our list for your post, just list all the categories you think would make sense and we will add them.<\/p><p class=\"p2\">A few things to remember before submitting your guest post:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">Article Quality: Articles should be\u00a0a minimum of 500 words\u00a0and should cover the topic in detail. Incomplete details are like half-cooked food; no one loves incomplete articles.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Credit:\u00a0CrystalCommerce respects\u00a0individual work\u00a0and if your idea is derivative of someone else\u2019s work, feel free to give them credit. The same goes for images that you use on your post. Please give credit where credit is needed.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Screenshot + Video:\u00a0Images speak a thousand words. Add images to convey your message, but don\u2019t add them just for the sake of it. If you are writing tutorials, take a screenshot.<br \/><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li2\">If you are a video blogger, you can submit your video to CrsytalCommerce\u2019s Youtube channel. Just create a video, drop me an email, and I will tell you how to submit videos.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"li2\">Self-promotion:\u00a0We allow\u00a0<i>genuine contribution<\/i>\u00a0and backlinks. But you will get a chance to\u00a0<i>build a brand<\/i>\u00a0for yourself by contributing a post to CrystalCommerce.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Copyright:\u00a0We respect everyone\u2019s work. In case we find out that you have copied a post from somewhere else, you will get\u00a0<i>an instant ban<\/i>\u00a0and immediate removal of all your blog posts and profile from CrystalCommerce. Also, by submitting a post to CrystalCommerce,\u00a0<i>you give us copyright ownership of the post.<\/i>\u00a0This helps us to deal with any DMCA related issues.<\/li><li class=\"li2\">Comment:\u00a0Comments are the conversations about your published article. Answer any queries related to your article via the comments. 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