Author Guidelines and Submission Criteria
The Web Squeeze is always looking for new authors interested in writing articles on web design and development topics as well as tutorials on all aspects of web design. Please read the following guidelines and criteria.
We’re sorry, The Web Squeeze cannot accept previously published material.
Your Benefits
Generate traffic to your website! As a “thank you”, all articles and tutorials will include information about the author as well as back links to your site of choice.
Copyright
All published material written by you and published on The Web Squeeze is jointly copyrighted with “All Rights Reserved” by The Web Squeeze and the author(s). As the author, feel free to publish your article or tutorial on your own personal or business website as well. We welcome you to add “As seen on The Web Squeeze” with a link back to our site if you would like.
What Steps to Follow
The guidelines below are provided to make your article or tutorial submission the most positive experience for you.
Please read the article and tutorial Specifics.
Contact Us
Please contact The Web Squeeze via the contact page with the topic you are interested in writing about. In the proposal, please include a summary of your intended article as well as three key messages or points of interest you wish your piece to communicate. If you are interested in writing a tutorial, please give a brief summary as to what the tutorial will be about as well as the benefits and usefulness of this tutorial.
Accepted?
If your proposal is accepted by The Web Squeeze
- Start writing!
- Proofread your article at least two times. Please test tutorial code at least two times.
- Have someone else proofread your article or test your tutorial.
- Include one paragraph “About the Author” and one backlink to your website and include a n 80 x80 photo of yourself or business logo.
Attachments
Attach images/graphics that you feel will add interest See Graphic specifications.
*Please note, The Web Squeeze will not be able to make major revisions or major edits to any submissions due to time constraints. For more information please see Revisions and Editing.
Specifics
Length of article or tutorial
All submissions should be between 800 and 3000 words in length. Each article and tutorial should have a title, subtitle (if any), content (body of article) and author’s bio. Remember to include the three key messages or points of interest.
File Types
Articles should be submitted as attachments as .html files (preferred) or .doc files. Hyperlinks should be clearly marked.
Graphics
If your article or tutorial includes images, please label each image in the order in which it will appear. ie. image1.jpg, image2.jpg, etc. You can also include a thumbnail image 180 x180 but that is not mandatory. Images used in the article or tutorial cannot be any wider than 550 pixels. There are no limits on height.
Author Photo or business logo
The Web Squeeze uses Gravatars for author photos in the bios. If you would like your image to appear in your bio and do not have an account, go to their website and create an account.
Revisions and Editing
All articles and tutorials submitted for publication will be screened and edited by The Web Squeeze. Most often editing is minor and limited to spelling, grammar or flow. The purpose of editing is to allow ease of reading.
If edits and revision are minor, often the article or tutorial will be published without further communication with the author. However, in most cases we will try to email the edited version of the submission to the author for approval or for rewrite tips. At this time, we ask that you submit a second draft for approval.
Submissions that have major grammatical errors will be returned without editing.
We will not publish articles that we deem to be libelous, slanderous or untruthful. We also reserve the right to reject any submission we feel do not meet the site’s standards.
