5) Writing Fresh Content For 7 Cups: Guidelines (OUTDATED)
Through this discussion, we will discuss the basic guidelines for writing fresh content articles for 7 Cups.
The following are some general guidelines to keep in mind:
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Include an Article Sub-headline/header: one sentence, no punctuation at the end, this subheader goes under the title that encapsulates the piece -- (We will discuss this soon)
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Article Length: 1000-2000 words.
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Break up the article using Subheadings.
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The article should not be previously published.
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Include at least one non-copyrighted photo, at least 1200 pixels x 630 pixels in size (from Unsplash, etc). If one is not provided, it will be sourced for you!
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For any facts or studies quoted, please provide sources as footnotes/listed at the end of your article.
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For quotes from other professionals, consider back-linking to their professional websites, research-work links, etc. All articles will go through an editing process for optimization after submission as well!
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Submit your Article as a Google Doc link to ayesha@7cups.com / Link it to the dashboard with editing access if provided a dashboard/ OR use the required form for submission as per what you have been guided on protocol.
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You will be informed once your article has been published so that you can share and promote it as well! We will also share it on 7 Cups social media accounts.
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When provided, please ensure that you include as many keywords, these keyword insights can also be used to guide the outline of your article.
Please feel free to share any questions about these guidelines by replying to this thread.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Thanks for the guidance on the articles, it will be really useful!
@SoulfullyAButterfly I think everything in here is very clear. I don't think I have a question for now. (but maybe I will when I start my writing attempt). 1000-2000 words is real work. this is exciting, thank you for this opportunity.
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Everything seems clear so far. Thank you for all the useful information 💛
@SoulfullyAButterfly
@SoulfullyAButterfly
@SoulfullyAButterfly Thanks for the useful information! 1000-2000 words sounds like a great challenge
@niens we are ready to support you!
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Thank you for the useful tips. I can't wait to get started 😊
Hello,
Do we need to put our sources in MLA format?
@Destiny4157 Hi there, you do not need to - you can use in-text citations and can try using the APA format though.
Ok, Thanks! Have a good day/night!
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Hi, so I know with research papers like a literature review, you read various articles on a topic, then you paraphrase to write your own. Is it something like that we are doing?
Also, 1000 words, woww, that's a lot of paragraphs..
@KBeauty12 Hi there, the literature review is a great idea but that is a bit of an academic focus and might take a lot of your time/have the presentation of content a bit more serious than user-accessible. I think general balanced research of the topic itself using other articles, books, and where applicable/interesting research-work like statistics, how research supports a certain support angle, etc will be a more interesting mix of content. It is also interesting to try find an expert to quote or in some instances a person who has experienced our topic.
You are welcome to reach out to me or one of the mentors for support during your brainstorming/writing stages - we're all here to help!
@SoulfullyAButterfly
Thank you for the article guidelines! They were very helpful! My only question would be why we aren't supposed to put punctuation under the subjeadings?
@CoffeeAddict07 thank you for this question! this is just our general presentation, but in general, titles and headings do not need to be punctuated unless for example, it is a question. Additionally, if you subheading was more than a sentence you could consider using punctuation but at 7 Cups, we try our best to just use one short sentence.