For writers
In addition to what is listed in this post, we’re looking for some other freelancers to write short pieces/fillers for our existing blogs. (See the list of blogs and their URLs below.)
This would be a great way to make use of reprints, spectacular personal blog entries, unsold spec pieces and other unpublished material — like that great stuff you had to cut from an article because there was just too much to cover!
Length: 100-200 words on average (longer is fine)
Payment: Flat fee of $5 each, plus byline
If you have something that would be perfect, please send it on to feedback at the sheknowsllc dotcom domain with the subject line BLOG FILLER.
And, without further ado, here are our current blogs!
Entertainment News: All the latest celebrity gossip and entertainment news
Scrapbooking & Crafts: Projects, tips, new products and places, expert spotlights and more
Television: What to watch, show updates and recaps, celeb spotlights and the latest TV news
Sex: Tips for understanding and improving your sex life
Recipes, Food & Cooking: Recipes, new products, food information, cooking tips and more good stuff
Beauty, Fashion & Style: Beauty tips, fashion advice, new products and information on the latest style trends
SheKnows Gift Guide: Cool gifts, goodies and other fab stuff we like
Showing Pregnancy Fashion: Maternity style tips, fashion advice, new products and information on the latest trends for mom and baby
Pregnancy & Baby: Pregnancy information, baby care advice, fun tips, new products and lots more for the new family
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These are the content sites currently open to freelancers:
SheKnows.com
If she wants to know it, we want to cover it! Originality, creativity and interactive twists on more usual topics are encouraged. We really encourage a “how-to, can-do” angle for our articles, by including step-by-step guides, bulleted or numbered lists, related links, checklists, etc. [Visit this site]
Here are some recent articles we especially liked, so you can get a sense of content and feel:
At the moment, we’re most interested buying material on the following topics:
* entertainment/celebrities
* food and cooking, recipes
* beauty and style
* shopping, budgeting, etc.
* love & sex
And then, secondary topics include:
* dating, coupletime and romance
* home decor, improvement & moving
* money, finances & budgeting
* weddings
* travel or destinations
* crafts/hobbies
* womens’ and family health
* diet and fitness
We also want to find people to create fun, interactive quizzes (10 questions, each with 4 possible answers, and five levels of scoring).
For all sites
When it comes to new articles for our sites, generally, we are looking for information from experts in a variety of fields as well as features written by journalists and others with appropriate writing skills and style. Our content is primarily freelance written.
We like articles that are based on research and interviews, presented with a friendly, accessible approach, and — of course — written for our audience. We are particularly interested in including bullet-pointed five or more item “action lists” to summarize/augment the piece.
Our features run anywhere from 500-1500 words (750 on average), depending on the subject and on a case-by-case basis, and may be serialized.
We are not seeking any fiction, personal essays or opinion pieces at this time.
The best guides for writers are the sites themselves — not just for style and tone, but also because we have have covered a lot of topics over the years (and currently have more than 9000 articles online). So please check them out, and let us know what you think we don’t yet have but should!
We do work with some previously unpublished writers.
The SheKnows.com site includes these specialized content areas:
* Parenting/Toddler to Teen: Parenting ideas, advice, interactive features and information
* Real Moms’ Guide: Lifestyle and living for women who are also mothers — though not always focusing on parenting
Other network sites…
Pregnancy & Baby
Topics related to preconception, pregnancy and postpartum is the focus here. Again, originality and creativity — even a unique twist on a more typical topic — are encouraged, as we have covered a lot of ground over the years. We are not seeking any additional personal essays or opinion pieces at this time. [Visit this site]
Showing @ PregnancyFashion.com
All about pregnancy style, beauty, wellness — all presented with flair and fun. Think of it as a guide to all the good stuff in pregnancy, and the go-to spot for some real girlfriend-to-girlfriend advice. [Visit this site]
For ChefMom.com
This site offers recipe features, cooking tips and information, nutrition advice and other helpful ideas for the family chef. Various features will be considered, including those including recipes, however, we do not pay for individual recipe submissions. [Visit this site]
GeoParent.com
See “Parenting/Toddler to Teen” under SheKnows.com and also PregnancyAndBaby.com. [Visit this site]
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Use of symbols
Please, please, please do not use any special formatting or symbol characters — or search and replace them before submitting your work.
What to look for: We specifically do not want “curly” quotation marks and apostrophes (automatically inserted by some word processing programs, although you can disable this replacement feature), fraction symbols (instead use 1/2, 1/4, etc.) ampersands (& to and), ellipses and both en and em dashes. (Please use — for a dash.)
Why? HTML is somewhat limited and displays differently on various systems and browsers, so we like to use only standard ASCII characters that don’t display only as blanks or little black-bordered boxes.
Other formatting issues
Doublespacing: Only one space is needed before a new sentence. Please avoid doublespacing after periods.
Paragraph breaks: Please do not indent any text in your submitted work, and separate paragraphs with a single blank line.
Bullet points: Please use * to signify bulleting.
Emphasis: If italics or bold are needed for emphasis, please use asterisks: “She said that *usually* pregnant women…” We will properly code it before publication.
Lists and commas: We do not use serial commas.
Usage: Some of our punctuation is somewhat European in style. We do not use the period after Dr, Mrs, Mr, etc., or in names (Michael J Fox, Christine S Thompson), or in other abbreviations, preferring MD, CNM, RN, LC, ACOG, etc. Please spell out numbers under 10, except for weights and measures. Please spell out most abbreviations, including pounds, ounces, centimeters. Please spell out all states — we don’t use postal abbreviations (CA, NY, FL) nor do we want AP-style state abbreviations (Calif., Mass.).
One last note: We prefer the word “websites” to the early-Internet “Web sites.” (Even Google agrees with us, suggesting “website” as the corrected spelling of “web site.”)
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We typically buy first online rights, exclusive for three months, and request your invoice and signed contract upon acceptance. (Additional details, as necessary, will be discussed with individual writers.)
As a web-based magazine dependent on advertising revenue, we currently are able to offer $50 to $125 per feature article (dependent upon several factors, including length of article, exclusivity, topic, number of interviews included and past writing experience) and $25 to $50 for first-person pieces and reprints. Fees will be worked out upon assignment.
We must have a contract and an invoice from you to process payment. Once your submission has been accepted for publication, you may submit your invoice and contract. Please use the templates available here for download:
Writer’s invoice, text format
Writer’s invoice, Word format
Writer’s contract, Word format
Invoices should include your full name and mailing address, your email address, your taxpayer identification number (usually your social security number, unless you have a separate business ID number), the article title and URL (if available), date of submission, site upon which the work was to appear, whether it was first-time rights or a reprint, and the total amount.
Your invoice will be processed the first of the month following the month of submittal. For example, if you submit your invoice January 15, your invoice will be processed February 1 and will be paid within 30 days. Please allow 30 days after submission of your invoice before inquiring as to the status of your payment.
US residents: In order to process your invoice, we also require a W-9 on file. Please only submit a W-9 to us if you have never written for us before or if this is the first time this year you are submitting an article to us. Click here to access a current copy of this form from the IRS. (This document is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat to read. If you don’t have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it free here.)
Please submit these documents via fax to:
Editorial Director
Fax: 480-237-7103
Alternatively, you can scan and email to feedback=at=sheknowsllc.com. Invoices may be submitted as an email attachment, or the text copied and pasted into the body of an email.
If you have questions about these forms or your assignment, please contact us at feedback=at=sheknowsllc.com .
We’re looking forward to working with you!
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Submitting articles: Submit your completed work in the body of an email (we do not open attachments) in plain text format — not HTML — to feedback=at=sheknowsllc.com.
Changes/corrections: If you send your article and find there is a need for a change or addition, please re-send the entire work, not just the changed portion.
Attribution: When identifying someone you have interviewed (apart from a professional), please include full name or if, in some cases, we need to protect privacy, first name and last initial or first name only. We also like to include a city name or regional area (Tucson, San Francisco area, New England). If you change a name to protect privacy, please add a note to the end of the piece so we may add a disclaimer.
Quotes: Please do not change quotes. If it is in quotation marks, we understand that to mean that those exact words were spoken (or typed) by the subject. If need be, use quotes creatively with subtext (for example, to overcome a grammatical error), paraphrase, or request a new quote or clarification from the subject. Replacement text in brackets to identify a subject or to help present a change of perspective are acceptable.
Bio: Be sure to include an author’s bio with your work. This is usually 10-50 words letting our readers know a little more about you. If you personally or professionally have a particular passion for your topic, this is nice to mention, as is your general location. You may also include your email address and/or URL, although this may or may not be included in the final bio, at our discretion.
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Except for recipes and other special features, the article format on all of our sites is consistent:
Intro paragraph/sentences
Header for Section 1 (1-5 words)
Section 1 (2-4 paragraphs)
Header for Section 2
Section 2
… and on. (Please see a real-world example by visiting the site in question.) It is tremendously helpful if you can format your work according to this layout.
Sidebar notes: Related links and book mentions are welcome. If there is a resource available pertaining to your topic, please feel free to include this information in a note at the end of your article.
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If you’re interested in writing for us, please contact us at content=at=coincide.com. Please email us your query and a list of/links to published clips. If you are writing as an expert, please detail your relevant experience. (New to freelance writing? First get some advice here and here.)
Spec work: You may include your article for review along with your cover letter, but please paste it in the body of your email message, do not send it as an attachment. We will not publish your article without contacting you first unless you state in the email that it may be posted free of charge with appropriate credit (as is often the case with book excerpts, etc.)
Didn’t get a response yet? Follow-ups are more than welcome, but please allow at least four weeks for a reply before sending a reminder. Also, be sure to send along a copy of your original email when following up.
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Welcome to SheKnows LLC, and thanks for your interest in writing for us!
We own and operate several different sites, each filling a different niche. Here’s an overview:
The SheKnows Network is an online network of websites for women, covering topics as diverse as entertainment, cooking, dating, fitness, health, hobbies, pregnancy, parenting, home décor, money management, shopping and much more. Updated weekly (often more frequently), we’re always looking for ways to help our readers improve and enjoy their lives by providing them with information, enlightenment, community interaction and entertainment.
Other network sites in our pregnancy division include Pregnancy & Baby [http://PregnancyAndBaby.com], an online resource for prospective, expectant and new parents; Showing [http://PregnancyFashion.com], offering everything a stylish, expecting mama needs to know about looking and feeling great during pregnancy; and Celebrity Pregnancy [http://CelebrityPregnancy.com], a site featuring the latest news and updates about celebrity pregnancies and star babies.
There is also our Chef Mom site [http://ChefMom.com], which needs cooking how-tos, recipe features and other food tips and advice.
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