Write for Us (Guest Post)

Last updated on January 30th, 2019

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Thanks for wanting to publish a guest post on Pyracantha.co.uk. Yes, we publish guest posts once a month. We’re always looking for new ideas. If you’ve got a topic that will be of value to our readers, whether it educate, enrich or simply entertain them, we want to hear about it.

Please read carefully before requesting guest posts

Accepted Topics:

I accept guest posts on the following topics:

  • Anything gardening related such as how to guide’s, information guides.
  • Step by Step gardening DIY’s
  • Gardening projects
  • DIY guides (ie how to make an insect hotel)
  • Wildlife articles
  • Growing guides
  • Top 10 x articles (ie Top 10 plants for attracting bees)
  • Other:  I’m open to suggestions.

original photos illustrating your DIY or project are to be included.

Images and Screenshots

Whenever it’s helpful, please include screenshots and/or images which you have a right to use. You much provide attribution for images and sourcing information. Images must be at least 500px x 500px and centred.

You need to supply at least one image to use as the featured image for the post and it must be 800px by 400pm with the image height of 400px being slightly tall or smaller if needed.

Article length:

1,000 to 3,500 words long is the guideline.  I’m flexible; the key is that the article is excellent and comprehensive.

Article Formatting

Please use H2, H3 and H4 Heading. The H1 heading will be the article title. Use H2 heading one or two times as main subheading and H3 for all other heading  and H4 for the smaller heading if needed

Links (outbound):

Go ahead and place one link to your site to a relevant URL that is helpful.in the content, not in the byline at the bottom. I do review this and may reject the article or request a change if the URL choice is not relevant or we simply do not want to link to the site for another reason such as being spammy or low quality.

I permit one to two dofollow links in the content.  I require the byline be nofollow.  The byline is optional.  I also require plenty of additional outbound dofollow links to a variety of other sites as references.

Please also include other outbound links to other relevant, helpful resources on the web.

Internal links:  Please link to other relevant, helpful articles on pyracantha.co.uk

All links should open in a new tab.

Format:

Provide to me as a Google Doc (i.e. docx.) via email.  send your email to guestpost@pyracantha.co.uk and ensure the doc is in edit mode before sending and NOT read-only.

Video inclusion:

I reserve the right to add a youtube video if relevant to the article.

Affiliate links:

I may add MY affiliate links to the content.  Please do not add your affiliate links.

Banner Adverts:

I may add MY banner adds to the article.

Copyright

If your article is accepted and published, you agree to grant pyracantha.co.uk copyright

Get the ball rolling

Send a quick email to guestpost@pyracantha.co.uk

Suggest a few topics.  If they’re not on topic, I may suggest topics for you.

Please note we only accept unique content that has passed Copyscape that is very high quality, has formatted with the correct H1, H2, H3 tags and includes links to other sites which are helpful. Please also ensure you provide the main image which is 800px by 400px as no guest post are published without one. Low-quality articles will be rejected.

I look forward to working with you.