Editorial Guidelines

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HostingJournalist Editorial Guidelines 1.0, release date: November 01, 2014

Latest update 1.7: December 25, 2023

Editorial Guidelines for Submitted Content Including Press Releases and Blogs

Before you proceed with the payment of your package or before you start publishing your Press Release(s), be aware of the following. Your Press Releases will be published as regular news articles and therefore must comply with the Editorial Guidelines below, as well as our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy. Read them carefully.

Content Standards - Editorial Guidelines

Contributed content including Press Releases and Blogs through an Insider Membership on HostingJournalist.com must comply with the following editorial guidelines (also read the full User Generated Content Policy in our Terms & Conditions):

• Use English language (preferably US, although UK English is also allowed)
• Press Releases and Blogs submitted to the Website must contain news, commentary, analysis, or opinion and be placed into the appropriate HostingJournalist.com news category
• Carefully check for grammatical and spelling errors
• For the headline, preferably start each new word with a capital
• The length of a headline may be up to 80 (preferably 60) characters including spaces
• All-caps headlines are NOT allowed; all-caps intros and body texts are also NOT allowed
• You must add at least 1 relevant ROYALTY-FREE photo in 4x3 (horizontal) format (preferably high-res)
• Write in the third person
• Be objective, as opposed to subjective. When adding subjective information, please quote a person and put it between brackets (“…”)
• To enhance SEO, if possible, adjust the heading and intro of a widely dispersed Press Release
• Publishing 3rd party copyrighted content is NOT allowed
• You’re allowed additional photos (ROYALTY-FREE)
• Think as a journalist, try to be objective and support any statement with proper arguments
• Write your Press Release and Blog articles with an international audience in mind
• When publishing a commentary, an analysis or an opinion, include the full name and job role of the author
• Unethical SEO practices and link stuffing are NOT allowed
• Stay on topic, as HostingJournalist.com is a news portal focused on the international cloud, hosting, and data center services industry
• Do NOT mention competitors, while comparing with and bashing competitors is also not allowed
• Do NOT submit malicious or threatening content
• Do NOT submit advertisements packaged as a Blog or Press Release

PLEASE NOTE: The HostingJournalist.com editorial staff reserves the right to – immediately and without notice upfront – remove any content from the website(s) and accompanying channels if it does not adhere to our Editorial Guidelines, Terms & Conditions (T&C) and Privacy Policy (PP). You are NOT entitled to a refund but get a publishing credit back instead. Following repeated violation of our Editorial Guidelines, T&C and PP, you’ll risk your account being blocked.

If you have specific questions or any questions about our Editorial Guidelines, Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, please use this form.

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