Guidelines for Guest Authors & Photographers.

Guest Author Guidelines

Read the following guidelines for guest authors before asking to publish your guest article.

First, we do accept guest articles and other forms of media from guest authors.

However, we reserve the right to remove articles or not accept submissions.

Payment Guidelines for Guest Articles

Guest authors will not be paid.

We believe that writers should be paid for their work. So, if you add a link for your client they should pay you.

We encourage you to only include links if you're being paid to write about those items. Alternatively if you use and believe in said product or service and you're willing to write about them without pay then go for it.

Topic Guidelines for Articles

First, WDO Photography is a photography company. As such, teaching photography is a core part of what we do. So, your articles about photography are welcome. We do expect that your article is about photography.

If you're writing about a topic other than photography then it must connect. For example, if your writing about small business insurance then explain why it's important for photographers to carry said insurance.

We don't accept articles about the following:

1. AI
2. Crypto
3. Gambling
4. Drugs or alcohol (including nicotine products)
5. Products (or services) related to adult entertainment or intimacy products

Our Readers

Our readers come to this website for informative articles. Therefore, articles need to be targeted towards one of these two types of readers:

1. Hobby photographers or aspiring pros

Write an article that appeals to photographers. However, it shouldn't just be written to sell something. So, write about any photography topic. For example, write about street photography, nature photography, or other photography subjects.

Again, be sure to write something our readers are interested in reading.

2. Photography Buyers

Target your article towards people who hire photographers. That is, target people who buy photography. Address these articles to people looking to get new headshots. Or, target those searching for event photographers, sports photographers, or commercial photographers.

Commercial Links

We work very hard to maintain quality standards. Thus, we ask you to respect them as well. Otherwise, your article won't be shared.

As such, ensure your article is of value to our readers. If it isn't it will be rejected. Here is how you can do so:

If the article didn't have this link then ask yourself if it would still be worth reading? If not then don't submit it.

Quality Standards

Your guest article must provide valuable information to our readers. In addition, make it easy to read. To do so use a readability checker. See below for more information.

Reading Level

If your article is at or below a 5th grade reading level (11-12 year olds) it's more likely to be accepted. That said, if it's at or below a 8th grade reading level (13-14 year olds), we'll still consider it. However, if your article is above that we'll likely reject it. Check this readability test if you're unsure about your article's reading level.

Length

There is no maximum length for an article submitted to WDO Photography. However, the minimum is 300 words.

Additional Required Includes

In addition to your article submit a bio and photo. Otherwise, we'll reject it immediately. Your bio must be less than 300 words. Your photo must be a headshot or promotional photo. That said, good selfies are welcome. However, they must look professional.

This is important - we want our readers to know who they're reading. As such, you need to include this information. After all, you're a writer, they should be able to find your work elsewhere right? So, be sure to include a link to your portfolio. Alternatively, if you work for a marketing company then include a link to the company's website.

Submission Form

Submit your pitch here. Make sure to read the guidelines above first.