I am excited to be able to offer opportunities for guest posting on So You Want To Teach? However, due to an overwhelming number of off-topic article submissions and overall time constraints in my own schedule, the guest articles have to be great. Therefore, only the highest quality articles will be given consideration. Below are guidelines that will help give you the best chance to get an article published.
Thank you, and some background
First of all, thank you for your interest in writing an article to be featured on So You Want To Teach? I have maintained this website since June 2007, with articles dating back to February 2007.
As a result, your article will reach thousands of educators, many of whom will pass the information along to others in their network. So, what kinds of articles have the best chance of success? Some top guest posts:
- 5 Classroom Management Skills Every Teacher Must Have
- 45 Tasks for Parent Volunteers in the Classroom
- 50 Online Reference Sites for Teachers
- 25 Free Apps for Tech-Loving Teachers
- Reader Appreciation: Pamela
- Are Classroom Rules Needed?
- Make Love, Not War
- Gone Wild: Classroom Jobs
- 20 Great Websites for Teachers
- Early Childhood Education: What Makes a Great Teacher
Clearly, the topics that resonate the most with my readers are classroom management and lists of online teaching resources.
Cost
The cost to have a guest article posted is $250 per article. Please email me to discuss payment details. Once the transfer has been received, you can send your article submission and we will work on it until we are both happy with the result. It is up to you to present your best work and continue working with me until we are both happy that the article will provide high value to the target audience of early-career teachers.
Bio
Your bio will be at the beginning of the article and will look something like this:
Joel is a content creator who taught for over 12 years. He writes about teaching at SoYouWantToTeach.com. Follow him on Twitter at @sywtt.
I’m really not all that concerned with how many links you include or how much information, as long as you’re linking to legit sites (e.g., online casinos are unlikely to provide value to educators seeking to improve their teaching career, but Pinterest organizer templates are likely to provide value).
Images
You may provide an appropriate customized title image for your article, otherwise I will. The image helps the article perform better on social media sites. This also ensures that it fits into the design standards of the rest of the website.
Length
Make the article as long as you feel is appropriate. You may break longer articles up into installments, or just send one big huge thing. The articles that have been the most successful generally range from 500 to 2,000 words.
Editorial Rights
Ultimately, this is my website and I am responsible for the content that is posted on it. I want it to be of the highest quality and class. If I feel a need to make editorial changes in preparing the article to publication, I will do it. If I feel there are numerous minor or any major changes that are needed, we will discuss that more in-depth. Either way, we will both agree on the article prior to publication.
Suggested Topics
Ultimately, I ask myself “Can a first year teacher read this article and go away having an elevated sense of HOPE or at least apply something from it in the classroom tomorrow to make life better?” If the answer is no, then we can rework it some to get it more in line with the target audience. Ultimately, this will help your article perform better. Some suggested topics that tend to do well include:
- Classroom management
- Solving problems for first-year teachers
- Inspirational/optimistic/it’s all going to get better soon type posts
- Personal development
- Organization
- What were you least prepared for this year?
- What were you most prepared for this year?
- What were some of the biggest surprises this year; things that you never guessed might happen based on your student teaching experience?
- What advice would you give to students enrolled in teacher preparation courses
- What advice would you give the ten year younger version of yourself
- Lists of technology resources
- Useful education or music related infographics
Links
You should include links in the blog. I will check each link prior to approving it. Sponsored articles will include nofollow tags on links.
Examples
Feel free to email me if you have any further questions.