Welcome to the Urban Garden Tips guest blogging team! We are thrilled to have you.
Our standards are high, but that’s likely why you’re interested in participating and we are happy to have you. We offer you a platform for your blogging voice. A place to publish your tips and advice, as well as relevant articles for yourself or on behalf of your clients.
Our blog is not only an up and coming blog resource, but it also is your go-to resource for in-depth articles, influencer interviews and independent urban garden-related product reviews.
Here is some helpful information and important guidelines required for every article submitted to the Urban Garden Tips blog:
Original Work Required
We’re always on the lookout for unique, relevant well-written posts – please no posts that have already been published elsewhere.
Urban Garden Tips strives to create original content for its community and does not republish old content. You may repost a snippet of your Urban Garden Tips post to a personal blog with a link back to the rest of the post on the Urban Garden Tips website 30 days after your blog post is published on Urban Garden Tips.
Any post you submit for publication is subject to a Copyscape review to ensure it meets our requirements of having been previously unpublished.
Our Intended Audience
Our audience includes both new and experienced users, as well as those interested in learning more about our topics in general. They want to hear about the latest advice, ideas and inspiration, product updates, and other similarly related topics in our niche.
- How To Article
- Round Up Articles
- Case Studies
- Product Reviews
- Influencer Interviews
Formatting Requirements
- Use short concise sentences.
- 1000+ words preferably.
- Use subheaders to break up your sections. Bolded subheaders and titles make it easier for our audience to read.
- Proper grammar and spelling are a MUST.
- You may include any number of links pointing to relevant supporting authority websites. You may however, only include one (1) link pointing back to your own or your client’s website within the article text. There will be NO AFFILIATE links allowed.
- If possible, try to cross reference at least one Urban Garden Tips blog per article to help our readers dig deeper.
- We will provide a relevant stock image for the article featured image. Any images or graphics you provide within the article itself must be high-quality and at least 1200px wide.
Suggested Headlines
Having a good headline is KEY as it really helps to sell your post to our audience and drive traffic.
Some ideas for headlines:
- How to…
- Why you should…
- Lists (7 Tools, 6 Ways, 5 Tips, 4 Things, 3 Mistakes, 5 Benefits, etc.)
- Convey a strong sense of urgency
- Adjectives: New, Essential, Hot, Must-‐Have, Great, Helpful, Simple, Easy, Free, etc.
- Negative headlines seem to work so long as there’s a call to action.
For more headline tips, check out this article.
Engaging the Community
You will be notified prior to publication when your article will be published. Tweet a link to your blog post on the Urban Garden Tips blog.
Guest Post Topics We Cover
At Urban Garden Tips, we’re interested in niche-specific posts for the most part. We specialize in articles in the following niches:
- Plant Decor Related Guest Post Articles
- Urban Gardening Related Guest Post Articles
- Vertical and Balcony Gardening Related Guest Post Articles
- Herb Garden Related Guest Post Articles
- DIY and Upcycling Projects Related Guest Post Articles
- Inspiration Guest Post Articles
As you can see, we do accept articles across a very broad spectrum of topics. If you’re not sure whether or not your article is a fit for our platform, please feel free to reach out with a brief overview. Normally we’ll accept any relevant well written articles touching upon the above topics and related sub-niches.
Please make sure to follow all directions and submit your articles as a Google Doc link (no Microsoft Word documents or PDFs will be accepted) using the form on our Contact Page.