We look for certain elements in the material we publish and priority will be given to posts which meet the following criteria:
1. Material should be original.
2. Topics should be interesting and compelling to read and capture the attention of the audience.
3. Writing should be of a high quality.
4. Posts must reflect the writing style/tone of the Mediator Marketing website.
In the voice that we project, we aim to be professional in our approach and respectful of our mediation industry peers. Our brand exists to be supportive of the growth and development of the mediation sector. We promote collegiality. We stay away from anything critical or controversial. Our tone is specialised yet graceful with a touch of light wit to promote open communication and build strong relationships.
5. Proper and clear attribution of all blog content must be given to the author and referenced correctly in the article. Plagiarism will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
6. There can be a maximum of one link to your company's website (Note: This includes your website homepage, blog, pricing page, etc ...) in the body of the post. COMSGATEWAY reserves the right to include calls-to-action to other content, including but not limited to email newsletters, eBooks, and other downloadable content.
7. Comsgateway reserves the right to add a link to at least one other Comsgateway blog post in your piece.
8. We are constantly monitoring and researching which types of blog posts work — and which don't. All posts submitted to us will be reviewed before being published to ensure they comprise content that we feel will enhance your mediator marketing and build your and our online presence. Comsgateway reserves the right to edit and adapt your guest blog content as we see fit, and update it in the future for accuracy and comprehensiveness. This includes formatting using header tags when appropriate and making other adjustments for SEO best practice purposes. These adjustments will include (but may not be limited to) tags, keywords and URL slugs as well as a brief post description.
9. Contributed posts may be removed from the blog at our discretion and we may recycle the URL if we see fit to do so.
10. Comsgateway reserve the right to use guest blog author’s likeness across our content as we see fit, including but not limited to our social media channels. This is always done for the mutual benefit of the guest blogger and Comsgateway in building both online presence and brand awareness.
There are certain things which will not be accepted under any circumstances. These are:
Anything that may be construed as a link-building scheme or anything that shows sign of being an attempt to adversely manipulate general SEO best practice.
Anything that's too promotional for your company or organization.
Anything that's deemed (or may be construed as) offensive or inaccurate.
Anything that's overly critical of individuals or companies — this is not a site to air gripes.