{"id":5865,"date":"2016-04-26T14:33:28","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/accepting-formatting-editing-and-publishing-a-guest-post\/"},"modified":"2016-04-26T14:33:28","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T14:33:28","slug":"accepting-formatting-editing-and-publishing-a-guest-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.process.st\/templates\/accepting-formatting-editing-and-publishing-a-guest-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Accepting, Formatting, Editing and Publishing a Guest Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"preformatting\">\n<h2> Pre-formatting: <\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"get-a-copy-of-the-content-in-html-google-docs-or-word\">\n<h2> Get a copy of the content in HTML, Google Docs or Word <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Working in WordPress, a HTML file is vastly preferable since copy-pasting from Google Docs or Word brings some 'interesting' artefacts along with it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"file-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Guest Post for Review <\/label> <\/p>\n<div class=\"file-container\">\n    <button type=\"button\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"btn btn-default\"> <i class=\"fa fa-upload btn-icon\"><\/i> File will be uploaded here <\/button>\n   <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-for-plagiarism\">\n<h2> Check for plagiarism <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Run the text (copy+paste for less than 1k words, otherwise upload it as a file) through this tool:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/smallseotools.com\/plagiarism-checker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/smallseotools.com\/plagiarism-checker\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vast majority should ideally be unique; the minimum acceptable level is 85%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> How Unique Is The Content? <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"let-the-contributor-know-theyve-been-accepted\">\n<h2> Let the contributor know they've been accepted <\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"get-their-full-name\">\n<h2> Get their full name <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Full name <\/label><br \/>\n   <input type=\"text\" placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>You'll need this to create the author profile on your website.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"get-high-resolution-images-if-needed\">\n<h2> Get high resolution images if needed <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Depending on the column width of your blog, you'll have a minimum resolution for images. Make sure they've attached them, and send it back for edits if they haven't.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"get-their-bio\">\n<h2> Get their bio <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>You need their bio to fill in their author profile fully<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"textarea-field-content form-field-content\">\n<div class=\"form-group\">\n   <label> Bio <\/label><br \/>\n   <textarea placeholder=\"Something will be typed here...\" rows=\"3\" disabled=\"disabled\" class=\"form-control\"><\/textarea>\n  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"formatting\">\n<h2> Formatting: <\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"paste-the-article-into-wordpress\">\n<h2> Paste the article into WordPress <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Paste HTML data into the 'text' view, and Word\/Google Docs content into the 'visual' view.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"check-for-filler-words\">\n<h2> Check for filler words <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/michellerafter.com\/2014\/01\/30\/exorcise-filler-words-from-your-writing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read and refer to this article<\/a> and remove all filler words from your work; if the word is not serving a purpose and could be cut, it probably needs to go.<\/p>\n<p>WordPress' 'proofread' function can catch these, but don't rely on it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"make-sure-its-easy-to-read\">\n<h2> Make sure it's easy to read <\/h2>\n<div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Anyone (including your gran) should be able to read this content. 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