Become a Guest Blogger, get published and become famous
ABOUT THIS POST
Thanks for your interest in writing for the illustrationVAULT blog! We have high standards for content, which is probably why you’d like to post with us. This could be the beginning of your internet fame—the illustrationVAULT and Mad Artist Publishing communit is partnerd with Huffington Post who reach more than 18 million people each month.
And that’s not counting our social networks: you can count on over 130,000 social media followers from Facebook, Twitter, Youtube knowing about our post. So get pumped!
Before you start writing your post for the illustrationVAULT, be sure you’re familiar with our audience and guest blogging process—we will prompt you to revisit these guidelines if it’s clear you haven’t read them.
ABOUT OUR BLOG
We blog about the Arts & Animation Industry, write drawing and painting tutorial reviews and excerpts from experts or our own artists. Conduct Book Reviews or announcements of upcoming books. Write reviews on upcoming films, concept art behind it and director interviews and anthing Art & Entertainment related.
We try to make our blog be a resource for Artists, Creative Companies and those that hire artists we work with. We often talk about the creative industr, a little bit of marketing, business, how to monetize and make a living as a creative person, but we’d love to hear your new ideas.
We prefer original content, but if you have created a tutorial or article elsewhere, as long as you rewrite it and make it relevant to our website you may do so.
VOICE
We like to keep it casual on the blog. We always have intelligent content, but it is conversational and friendly. We want your voice and personality to shine in the writing while you teach our readers something new and interesting—isn’t that what blogging is all about?
POST FORMAT
Word count
Blog posts should be between 600 and 2,000 words. Strike a balance between being detailed and concise. A Picture says a 1000 words and a video says 10 000. The more visual our content the more people will share it- but be sure to include some tangible takeaways and points in your post.
Headlines
Always have shareable headlines. “How tos” and numbers work especially well to hook readers immediately. Pretend the headline is a tweet—how would you get your followers’ attention? REMEMBER before you PUBLISH your Blog Post be sure you are 200% happy with the wording of your headline, once it is posted it will be indexed by search engines and social media and changing it may cause issues later on.
Layout
Break up your paragraphs with headings—we won’t publish a wall of text. Feel free to number the headings or bold them, as long as readers can easily skim your posts for key takeaways. Also use bold text to highlight important thoughts.
Linking
Since you are posting directl from your Account Dashboard, our post will be automaically linked back to you so everyone knows exactly who you are and may connect with you or view your portfolio on our site.
Featured Image & Photos
Include visually-compelling primary featured image (1920px * 1080p JPG), all images uploaded are automatically renamed with a prefix to ensure the best optimization of our content. When adding content images use the file manager or source the links and center justif them when possible. Always use Creative Commons and other copyright-safe sources.
Keywords
Follow the guide below from SEOmoz.
EDITORIAL PROCESS
We prefer original content, but if you have created a tutorial or article elsewhere, as long as you rewrite it and make it relevant to our website you may do so.
AFTER THE POST IS PUBLISHED
On the day your post is published, check back frequently and respond to comments you receive. Also be sure to monitor social media for conversations. Engage with our readers, and they will love you forever.
Excited? So are we. Let’s get started!