Editorial Guidelines

Share Your Best Original Green Living Articles Online On GreenLivingArticleDirectory.com!

Dear Article Author,

By publishing your articles on GreenLivingArticleDirectory.com, you will not only reach an audience of web visitors who are specifically looking for information about green related topics, but your articles will also appear throughout various other locations on the web, including RSS feed directories, related blogs and websites and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, providing even greater exposure online for your content and the sites that you are promoting.

On this page you will find instructions on how to submit articles and our article submission guidelines. Please take a few minutes to study our editorial guidelines, as doing this will ensure that your articles get approved for publication on our article directory.

We look forward to publishing your articles and we assure you the best of attention at all times.

The GreenLivingArticleDirectory.com Team

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How To Submit Your Articles

To submit articles to our Green Living Article Directory, you must first register as an author.

New Authors:

Click here to create an account

Once you have confirmed your registration you can begin submitting your articles for review and approval.

Submit Articles - Existing Authors:

1) Log into GreenLivingArticleDirectory.com's Article Directory: Click Here To Login

2) If you are already logged in, then click here to go to the article submission page: Submit An Article

3) Next, enter your article information in the respective fields, as explained below:

Article Category - Select a category from the drop down menu that best fits your article. If your article falls into a category that is not listed in the drop down menu, select "uncategorized" and then contact us with your suggested category. We will review your suggestion and either add a new category, or contact you to suggest an alternative.

Article Title - Do not enter any HTML in your title. See editorial guidelines below for more details.

Article Summary - Enter a brief summary describing what your article is all about. Please note that there is a 55 word limit and no HTML is allowed in the article summary. See editorial guidelines below for more details.

Article Body & Author Resource Box - Paste the main article body and author resource information here, using any of the allowable formatting HTML tags and links. Make sure you observe the minimum and maximum word limits. See editorial guidelines below for more details.

Please note: to create spaces between paragraphs, add two tags after each paragraph, e.g.

Adding tags here ...

Displays your article like this:

Article Keywords - Enter all the keywords related to your article in this field, separated with a comma.

Security Field - Do not enter anything in this field. This is designed to block automated software from submitting inappropriate content to the directory.

4) Hit the submit button.

5) Your article will then be reviewed, and if it meets all of the guidelines below, we will publish your article within 7 days.

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Editorial Guidelines For Submitting Articles To GreenLivingArticleDirectory.com's Article Directory

These editorial guidelines are designed to help you understand what content we accept and don't accept for inclusion in our article directory. Before you submit your articles to our site, please read this page first. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us.

1. GreenLivingArticleDirectory.com Editorial Guidelines: (CONTENT)

To Qualify For Inclusion In Our Article Directory, Your Article:

* MUST BE ORIGINAL. If you work for an author as an employee or contractor and are submitting the article, please submit the article from the original author's account.

* MUST BE related to at least one of the following topics:

• green living / simple living
• sustainability / sustainable / renewable products, methods, technologies or materials
• recycled / reclaimed products, methods, technologies or materials
• natural / organic products, methods, technologies or materials
• eco friendly / earth friendly products, methods, technologies or materials
• environmental / conservation issues, products, methods, technologies or materials

* MUST NOT BE AN ARTICLE FROM THE PUBLIC DOMAIN OR PLR MATERIAL. If you hired a ghost writer or freelance writer to write your articles, you MUST hold EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS for any articles or content created for you.

Please don't submit articles from PLR article packs that have non-exclusive licenses. Putting your name as the author of an article that may already have been claimed as having been written by dozens of other authors can affect your credibility, and we do not want multiple copies of the same article appearing in our directory.

* MUST BE informative and share your unique expertise. Include tips, strategies, techniques, case-studies, analysis, opinions and commentary in your articles. We do not accept articles containing more than 5 lines of quoted or sourced material.

* MUST NOT be a press release, advertisement or sales letter. Articles cannot contain promotional copy, or blatant and excessive self-promotion or hype.

* MUST USE proper English, spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization and sentence structure. Your article can be written in a conversational or less formal style, but should still adhere to common standards of comprehension. Your articles must be clear, concise, proofed and double checked for accuracy. If English is not your first language, please have it proofed by a native English speaker before submitting your articles to us.

* SIMPLE PUNCTUATION RULES: One or two spaces after each period, colon, or semi-colon; Periods should be inside of quotes; When doing "..." you should use only 3 dots minimum and maximum; When using dashes, use two in a row, ex: "--"; There is never a space BEFORE a period or BEFORE a comma.

* MUST NOT contain: pornography/adult material, hate or violence-oriented, suggest racial intolerance, advocate against any individual or group, have insulting, obscene, degrading tone, or contain profanity.

* MUST NOT contain information on: Hacking/cracking content, bomb creation, support for terrorism/ radicalism/ religious fanaticism, illicit drugs or drug paraphernalia, steroid use or advocacy, weapon/ firearms/ ammunition/ balisongs/ butterfly knives or brass knuckles, or the promotion of hard alcohol/tobacco-related products or prescription drugs.

* MUST NOT contain information that promotes: Term papers or essays for sale to college students, PLR (Private Label Rights) articles, the promotion of email Safe-Lists, bulk email spamming, advocacy for paid auto-surf programs, advocacy of click fraud or clicking on Adsense ads, advocacy of creating MFA's (Made For Adsense) sites, or advocacy of Adsense Arbitrage.

* MUST NOT contain any content that is a violation of any law, be considered defamatory, libelous, or infringes on the legal rights of others.

* MUST NOT be identical to articles that you already submitted. Do not submit the same article multiple times with only a few words changed in the body -- we will reject these and cancel the account of authors who engage in this practice.

* MUST NOT include a reply to a personal email, letter or other correspondence.

* MUST NOT contain excessive and/or bolded keywords/ phrases. Bolding is limited to headings and subheadings.

2. GreenLivingArticleDirectory.com Editorial Guidelines: (FORMAT)

* ARTICLE CATEGORY

1. Select a category / subcategory from the drop down menu that best fits the theme of your article.
2. If your article falls into a category that is not listed in the drop down menu, select "uncategorized" and then contact us with your suggested category. We will review your suggestion and either add a new category, or contact you to suggest an alternative.

* ARTICLE TITLE:

1. Your Title MUST Be In Upper and Lower Case Letters With The First Letter Of Each Major Word Capitalized.
2. We will not accept an article TITLE in all CAPS.
3. Do not add QUOTES around your entire TITLE.
4. Do NOT add a period to the end of your TITLE.
5. Do not submit Microsoft Word smart quotes in your TITLE. This includes quotes, apostrophes, double dashes, and ellipsis (3 periods in a row). Replace smart quotes with standard quotes/apostrophes/double dashes/or 3 periods in a row.
6. Do not use excessive repetitive punctuation in your TITLE. Only one exclamation mark "!" or question mark "?" in your title is sufficient.
7. Do not use HTML tags in your TITLE.
8. Your article TITLE must begin with the first word flush to the LEFT of the TITLE submission box.
9. Do not add your AUTHOR NAME or any WEBSITE URL in your TITLE.
10. Do not keyword-stuff your TITLE (repeating keywords over and over again). Keep your TITLE natural for human readers. Do not over-optimize your TITLE.
11. Do not use Prescription Drug names in your article title.
12. Do not submit "One Word" article TITLES. A MINIMUM of two unique words is required.
13. Do not submit articles that use slang terms or profanity in the TITLE.
14. Articles that do not deliver on the article title will be rejected. Your article body must deliver on the promises made in your article TITLE.

* TITLE KEYWORD RICHNESS: Make your article title "Keyword Rich." Choose the first 3-4 words of your article title wisely, as this will determine how much traffic your article will generate.

For e.g. if the keyword you want to target in your article is "Recycled Furniture":

• 7 Best Sources Of Lumber For Recycled Furniture (Bad - Keyword Appears At The End Of The Title) 
• Recycled Furniture - 7 Best Sources Of Lumber (Good - Keyword Appears At The Beginning Of The Title) 

* ARTICLE SUMMARY

The purpose of the ARTICLE SUMMARY is to provide a summary of the benefits that readers will gain from your article.

1. Use the Article Summary to "sell" readers and search engine visitors into clicking on the link that leads to your article and reading your article.
2. Do not use HTML in your article summary.
3. Your article summary is limited to 55 words. Anything in excess of this number will be cut off.
4. If you don't know what to put in your summary, just use the first paragraph of your article.
5. Do not include blatant self-promotion in your ARTICLE SUMMARY.
6. Do not include your AUTHOR NAME in your ARTICLE SUMMARY.
7. Do not include any Website URL or Email Address in your ARTICLE SUMMARY.

* ARTICLE BODY:

1. Must be a minimum of 400 words and no more than 2,000 words. An ideal article size is 400-750 words.
2. Do not repeat your TITLE and AUTHOR NAME at the top of your ARTICLE BODY.
3. Place any copyright notices at the bottom of your article. Do not put it at the top of your article.
4. If you choose to include a REPRINT RIGHTS statement in your article, place it at the BOTTOM of your article body. Do not add a REPRINT RIGHTS statement at the top of your article. Make sure that your REPRINT RIGHTS statement does not conflict with our site's Terms of Service.
5. Do not include blatant sales pitches or URLs for your product or service in the ARTICLE BODY. Include information about yourself and your website address in the AUTHOR RESOURCE SECTION at the bottom of your ARTICLE BODY.
6. Your article body MUST deliver on any and all promises made in the title. Do not submit teaser links or phrases requiring readers to click away from the article (or reference another source) in order to benefit from what your article has promised.

The following HTML TAGS ONLY ARE ALLOWED in the ARTICLE BODY:

* HTML TAGS NOTE: 

Make sure that you CLOSE every HTML tag that you OPEN to avoid formatting errors (e.g. if you forget to close a BOLD tag, the rest of your article from that point onwards will display bolded).

The following HTML TAGS ARE NOT ALLOWED in the ARTICLE BODY:

Additional Guidelines:

1. Microsoft Word Smart Quotes are NOT VALID HTML code. Do not include them in your article.
2. Do not submit articles with excessive HARD LINE BREAKS. Allow each line in your article sentences to wrap naturally and only use HARD LINE BREAKS () to create a space between paragraphs.
3. Do not use ALLOWED HTML tags in the article body that are not relevant to a specific heading, subheading, or section of defined text.
4. Remove all excess vertical spaces from the END of your ARTICLE BODY before submitting your article.
5. Your article MUST be single spaced, MUST use appropriate paragraph breaks, and MUST use correct formatting for bulleted or numbered lists.

* WEBSITE LINKS/URLS:

You are allowed a maximum of FOUR (4) active or inactive links allowed in the article. This includes links in both the ARTICLE BODY and the RESOURCE BOX.

1. Maximum of (2) active or inactive links/URLs to a website that you own, control, or have a vested interest in.
2. Maximum of (2) active or inactive links/URLs to a website that you do NOT own, control, or have a vested interest in which adds value to the article.
3. Please use the RESOURCE BOX for self-promotion links.
4. Do NOT add links in the first 1-2 paragraphs.
5. Do NOT use HTML to add style attributes to links, URLs, or text link descriptions in your article.
6. Do not include links in your article that have been formatted with MS Word Smart Quotes.
7. Do NOT add links in your artivle to destinations containing a file to be downloaded of any type.
8. Do not add links in your article to URLs that have been banned by Google, or to website destinations that engage in questionable SEO practices (e.g. displaying different content depending on whether the visitor is human or a search engine spider).
9. Do not submit duplicate URLs with identical anchor text. You can point two links to the same URL, but use different anchor text in your links (e.g. no dig gardening and raised bed gardening)
10. Do not include strategic keyword anchor text links in the body of your article to a domain that you own, control, or have a vested interest in which does not add informational value to the article (i.e. link was added just to gain a backlink).
11. Please limit anchor text links to 3-5 words.
12. Do not add links in your article (Article Body or Resource Box) to adult-oriented websites, including but not limited to websites that include pornography or adult-oriented sexual content.
13. Do not add links websites that are under construction. All article URLs must point to active websites that have content related to the link text.

* EMAIL 'MAILTO:' LINKS:

To prevent abuse from spammers, please do not include links to your email address. Instead, link to your website and let visitors find your contact details when they visit your site.

* KEYWORDS:

Adding targeted keywords specifically related to your article will help you attract more visitors to your article.

1. Separate each KEYWORD with a comma.
2. We suggest using a good keyword research tool like Market Samurai to help you identify the best keywords to use for your particular niche.
3. For optimal results, please enter between 5-10 keywords in the keyword field before submitting your article.
4. Do not enter keywords that are completely unrelated to the content of your article.

3. BigGreenWeb.com Editorial Guidelines: (AFFILIATE PROGRAMS):

Affiliate links are allowed if the link is a domain name that you own which then forwards or redirects to the affiliate link. A great tool we recommend for creating affiliate link redirects is GoTryThis.

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