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How do I submit a guest post?
Please use the form at the bottom of the page to submit a guest post to Carob Cherub. You can submit an outline or a completed post for publication at the bottom of this page.
I’m looking forward to seeing your guest post. Let’s help make the world healthier and help others eat delicious, plant-based food.
Can I write a guest post for Carob Cherub?
Yes, you can! The following are examples of guest posts/recipes that may be considered for publication:
- healthy, plant-based recipes or recipe roundups without added oil, refined sugar, refined grains and containing minimal salt
- a guest post on healthy, actionable and specific weight loss or weight maintenance strategies
- a guest post on tips or strategies for eating healthy/healthier
- a guest post on strategies to prevent or reverse medical problems without drugs or surgery
- reader-friendly research articles about the nutritional benefits/detriments of X with citations
- other healthy, vegan-friendly guest posts you think may be relevant to Carob Cherub (i.e. the other content on this website)
Carob Cherub promotes a whole-food, plant-based lifestyle supported by scientific evidence. Articles on the benefits of fad diets, eating animal products, fashion or pseudo-science will not be published. Based on the suggestions above and articles already on the website, please decide on your topic without consulting me. I don’t provide input on article topics.
All articles published and links on Carob Cherub are up to my discretion. I reserve the right to edit your post and to add/remove links as I see fit.
What are the requirements for a guest post?
Guest posts for the blog have different requirements than recipes.
Blog Posts/Articles
- Use headings in your formatting (i.e. H2, H3, etc.)
- Writing should be relatable, down to earth, upbeat and authoritative. Avoid long sentences and break up large paragraphs.
- Please make the post 750 words or more
- Optimize your article for search engine keywords (i.e. SEO)
- Site sources and link to a reputable scientific article (e.g. one from NCBI) when making a health claim (not another blog!)
- Proofread for grammar, spelling, readability and flow. I recommend Hemingway.
- You’ll need a featured image size 1080 x 625. If possible, follow the format of the other featured images from the blog (pictures within the picture)
- Make other images in the post 864 x 648. Images should be bright and realistic. No cartoons, drawings or animations. Avoid images with plain backdrops when possible.
- Make a Pinterest image to include at the end of the article
- Images in .jpeg or .jpg format
- No articles that have been published elsewhere
- Example article: Food Breakthrough: How to Be More Productive at Work
Recipes
- Use headings in your formatting (i.e. H2, H3, etc.)
- Writing should be relatable, down to earth, upbeat and authoritative
- Please make the recipe 500 words or more
- Optimize your recipe for search engine keywords (i.e. SEO)
- Proofread for grammar, spelling, readability and flow. I recommend Hemingway.
- You’ll need a featured image size 1080 x 625.
- Make other images in the post 864 x 1152. Images should be original, bright and realistic. No cartoons, drawings or animations. You may use your own logo if you have one.
- Make a Pinterest image to include at the end of the article
- Images in .jpeg format
- No recipes that have been published elsewhere on the internet (books, eBooks and magazines are okay)
- Recipes should not include added oil, refined sugar or refined grains. Recipes should contain minimal salt.
- Example: Microwave Carrot Cake Recipe That’s Actually Healthy