Due to increasing requests (about 10 a week), Ways2GoGreen.com will begin offering Sponsored Posts differently. Guest posts and sponsored posts are always welcomed, but sponsored posts will now have guidelines. The following guidelines below take effect November 16, 2011 and any guest sponsored posts dated prior to November 28, 2011 may not fall into these guidelines. Ways2GoGreen.com believes in full transparency and following FTC guidelines. Guest Posts and Sponsored Posts will be clearly disclosed.
What is the difference between a Guest Post and a Sponsored Post?
Guest Post:
A guest post is free of charge. The post may not promote your business, it must be relevant content (eco-friendly tips, ways to go green, health, etc). No links relating to your site may be contained in the post content itself. Any links contained in the site must be in reference to the content, business or person you are referring to. I prefer at least one image, but it is not a deal breaker. I will review the content and discuss any changes to the text before posting.
Your guest post will include a byline about the author. In the byline you may include a link back to your own website only, not a company you are writing on behalf of or keywords/phrase linked to the company you are writing for. Please see Sponsored Post guidelines for these options.
Sponsored Post:
A Sponsored Post promotes your business or product. It can be in the form of a review/giveaway or simply a text post. A sponsored post can include in-post links to your website or a website you are writing on behalf of, product or social networks and you are welcome to offer our readers a coupon code for your product or service. You may also include your own selection of keywords to add in the SEO, they must be relevant to the content. I prefer at least one image, but it is not a deal breaker. I will review the content and discuss any changes to the text before posting. Full disclosure will be placed in the byline to state that yours is a guest post, sponsored post, review or giveaway.
The cost of a sponsored post is as follows:
Review or Giveaway Post:
No actual monies are exchanged for a review and/or giveaway post. Your product is the compensation. The combined retail value of the product you send to review and winnings for my reader must be $25.00 or more. The giveaway can be a product you send to the winner or a Gift Certificate for the winner to spend on your products. Do not send me the giveaway – only the review product – the product you send me to review will not be returned. All opinions in the post are those of Ways2GoGreen.com, you may include any facts or links, but you may not influence the review of the actual product.
Sponsored Post:
The cost of a sponsored post, written by you is $25.00 (made via PayPal), the post may include up to 3 sponsored links, an image and keywords of your choice upon request.
A few Rules:
- Text Ad links MAY NOT be purchased on sponsored posts written by someone else. Write your own, unique content or request purchase of a link on a post which is not a Guest Post or Sponsored Post.
- Content MUST be unique to my site. If the post is duplicated in part or in full elsewhere online, the post will be unpublished immediately and no refund will be issued.
- If you write a fact supported post, site the sources your facts came from. That is always nice for everyone involved.
- Ways2GoGreen.com reserves the right to refuse any guest post, sponsored post, review or giveaway. All content MUST be relevant to the site content.
- The rules and fees may change at any time. As new issues arrive, new rules may be applied. I hope you understand these changes.
I look forward to working with you to help promote your green business, products and your Green message. Contact Ways2GoGreen.com at any time with any questions or to set up a sponsored or guest post.
