{"id":9670,"date":"2017-07-11T17:35:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T00:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/?page_id=9670"},"modified":"2022-06-23T14:53:57","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T21:53:57","slug":"guest-post-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/guest-post-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Post Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Hey there, you blogging machine, you!<\/strong> &nbsp;I welcome guest posts from fellow travel bloggers who want to widen their reach and get noticed by the readers of A Passion and A Passport. &nbsp;Interested in learning more?&nbsp;<i class=\"wp-svg-earth earth\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<h2>I am currently looking for these specific article types<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Day trips from popular cities\/areas<\/li><li>Long Weekend (3-day) itineraries<\/li><li>Specific accommodation posts per city (top hotels\/hostels\/airbnbs)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you feel you have an idea that matches one of the above, feel free to contact me via email <a href=\"mailto:apassionandapassport@gmail.com\">apassionandapassport@gmail.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Please take a look at the content on my site to see if there&#8217;s already a post with your idea (the search bar works great for this). If so, I&#8217;m sure we can figure something out! Just check first, and we can decide upon a new article together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: If you are looking to place a commercial link, please don\u2019t pretend to be a blogger. &nbsp;I\u2019ll catch on fast enough. &nbsp;Please email for rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Greetings-from-San-Francisco-Umbrella-Alley-San-Francisco-750x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Umbrella Alley in San Francisco\" class=\"wp-image-20830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Greetings-from-San-Francisco-Umbrella-Alley-San-Francisco-750x1000.jpg 750w, https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Greetings-from-San-Francisco-Umbrella-Alley-San-Francisco-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Greetings-from-San-Francisco-Umbrella-Alley-San-Francisco-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Greetings-from-San-Francisco-Umbrella-Alley-San-Francisco-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Greetings-from-San-Francisco-Umbrella-Alley-San-Francisco-scaled.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Specific Guest Post Guidelines:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>*Please read through the guidelines before submitting a pitch to ensure you agree with all before wasting anyone&#8217;s time.&nbsp;<i class=\"wp-svg-star star\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Please make post at least 3,000 words. Yes, I know this is higher than other guest post requirements, but my readers like information! Plus, search engines prefer more in-depth articles, meaning the longer your guest post on my site, the higher chance it will rank well in Google, meaning more opportunities for click throughs to your blog. &nbsp;I also can\u2019t imagine conveying a well-thought out post idea in less. &nbsp;Give people what they want (people want information!)<\/li><li>Write like you&#8217;re having fun &#8211; be witty, hilarious, downright silly. No one wants to read a horrifically boring article (nor will they). Throw in a few jokes or silly bits.&nbsp; \ud83d\ude0e<\/li><li>Insert the keyword phrase &#8220;things to do in _____\/day trips from _____\/3 days in ___&#8221; at least 5 times throughout the post. Please make it sound as natural as possible. &nbsp;It&#8217;s good practice for SEO purposes. Yay, thanks!<\/li><li>100% ORIGINAL CONTENT. No duplicates from your personal blog or elsewhere. I&#8217;ll be putting it in a plagiarizer checker, just FYI.<\/li><li>Send over 1 <em>high quality picture <\/em>for each thing to do\/day trip. Feel free to source from Flickr CC with credit included in post, or provide links to sourced Pixabay photos (they&#8217;re free and awesome!) Please no close-up photos of yourself (far or back of head is fine).&nbsp; I can source photos for you if need be, but give your best efforts to source yourself first. \ud83d\ude42<\/li><li>This goes without saying, but any commercial links will be removed automatically. &nbsp;Please email me for commercial link rates.<\/li><li>Aim for at least 15 things to do\/see\/eat, and at least 5 day trips (preferably more) from city\/area. If you&#8217;re doing a mini itinerary (3 days), please make the proximity of locations make sense and include how to get from spot to spot.<\/li><li>Include a &#8220;pre-travel&#8221; guide of the city, with short paragraphs of each:\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: square;\">\n<li>How to get around<\/li>\n<li>When to go<\/li>\n<li>Important things to pack<\/li>\n<li>Where to stay <em>with recommended hotels<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Important phrases in native language (if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please structure it like posts below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/things-to-do-in-guatape-colombia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Things to Do in X<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/nashville-weekend-getaway-itinerary-3-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3 Days in X<\/a>&nbsp;\/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/day-trips-from-taipei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Day Trips<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please copy and paste text into an email, and attach photos to email renamed with the thing it is for. I&#8217;m horribly bad at guessing what photos are if I haven&#8217;t been to the destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In return I can offer the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; 2 do-follow links to blog posts relating to content or your blog homepage<br>&#8211; social media promotion on Facebook and Twitter tagging your social media handles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note that I have rights to edit text as I see fit, and the possibility to add affiliate links should I feel this will greatly enhance the user experience. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me know if you have any questions! Yay for expanding your blogging reach and producing quality content! You&#8217;re awesome! <i class=\"wp-svg-star star\"><\/i>\n\n\n\n<p>xx,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jessica<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey there, you blogging machine, you! &nbsp;I welcome guest posts from fellow travel bloggers who want to widen their reach and get noticed by the readers of A Passion and A Passport. &nbsp;Interested in learning more?&nbsp; I am currently looking for these specific article types Day trips from popular cities\/areas Long Weekend (3-day) itineraries Specific<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/guest-post-guidelines\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Guest Post Guidelines &bull; A Passion and A Passport<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/apassionandapassport.com\/guest-post-guidelines\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Guest Post Guidelines &bull; A Passion and A Passport\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Hey there, you blogging machine, you! 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