We have taken the liberty and nuanced a bunch of best practices and guidelines that all of our guest authors follow:
The readers would love to learn and understand from your expertise. Therefore, it would be great if you could share the same, with original content and references wherever required. We have a strict editorial policy against plagiarism, and therefore would request that the article that you are sending hasn’t been shared or published on any other platform or blog. Please ensure that your article has a word limit of minimum 600 words and maximum 1,500 words. However, in terms of the maximum number of words, the same can vary case by case. It would be great if you can add subheads to the story, as it makes it easier for the reader to understand the flow and content. Anecdotes and data will make the content more pleasing and interesting. Please do share some wherever you can. We do not encourage any direct or indirect promotion of the brand you are associated with, as the reader wants to learn more about a subject and not the brand. Adding images makes the story stand out, please make sure you choose a suitable image that fits the topic. You can add links (references to an article/study/data) in the article, please do not add promotional links that lead to websites/company/brands.
How to add your Author Profile Your author profile captures your personality and journey succinctly. Be generous with information that describes you best. Add your updated bio, details like your qualification/occupation/profession, designation and things you are passionate about help readers get to know you better. Do include the organization/venture you are associated with. Feel free to add a backlink (e.g. <a href="https://yourstory.com/">YourStory</a>) to your website. Remember to add your social media profile links Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn so our readers can follow and connect with you. We encourage authors to add their profile photo, please make sure the image is clear and is (size) in size.
Things to keep in mind: 1. Make sure the article is not a press release or promotional in nature. 2. Our readers mainly comprise of entrepreneurs, people interested in starting up, people looking to join startups, students, VCs, etc. 3. Kinds of articles- Insights on a space, news, trends, inspirational articles, listicles that have meaty content for an entrepreneurial audience, etc. Please refer to our Terms & Conditions here. https://community.yourstory.com/terms-conditions If you have any queries or concerns, please write to mystory@yourstory.com