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I’ve given guest writing a lot of thought lately and I feel it’s something I should explore to make Designfeedr better. There’s a bunch of benefits to having guest writers like more diverse articles, different points of view and more regular posting.

So this is an open call. Are you a (web)designer, illustrator or other creative and do you think you have something to say or show that people want to know about? Then I’m looking for you so read on!

What am I looking for?
Here are some good starting points for guest writing.

1. Articles with opinions (Can be controversial as long as it’s backed up).
2. Theory articles (for example : “The basics of character design” or “five things every designer needs to know”).
3. An analysis of a piece you did. For example you could show different steps in development of your work and explain why you made the choices you did. (Excellent way to plug one of your portfolio pieces also)
4. List articles (top 10’s, best off and free recourse collections), please do try and make these special.
5. Tutorials and how-to articles.

I’m open to your thoughts, so if you have an idea you think would work well just contact me.

Whats in it for you
Why guest write on a blog? There’s a bunch of reasons. While Designfeedr is growing I’m not yet at the point where I can pay for articles (this is something I’ll be exploring after further growth though). What you will get out of guest blogging are the following two things.

First of you get a nice amount of traffic to your site, blog, product or portfolio. Every guest writer at Designfeedr gets a little about me space below the post where you can introduce yourself and add up to two links. This will lead to some nice returning traffic to your site, especially if your post is high quality and starts getting hit by the social bookmarking sites.

The second thing you get out of guest writing is that you brand yourself as a specialist on the topics you blog about. This is good if you have your own blog, are freelance or if you are looking for a job since you’ll appear more credible. It’s also good for your self esteem!

How to submit
When you’ve written an article just send it to me by mail as text or an attachment. I’ll then get back to you as soon as possible so we can discuss if the article is right for the blog. We’ll then also go over your “about me” text and links. You’re of course also free to contact me first about an idea or concept you have.

Some rules
1. You must blog about something relevant to (web) design, illustration, related subjects or creativity.
2.I reserve the right to re-write things. I’m not looking to re-write whole posts, but I do want a certain minimum quality in writing. This does not mean I will add things or censor, I’m strictly talking about preserving good quality writing.