Write with This is Alton

Just like a newspaper, This is Alton needs to get stories coming in to keep the production going!

We are looking to find contributers to This is Alton to help keep the articles coming in regularly. Business owners and organisations are the perfect candidates for the role!

If you have stories or news articles you would like to tell a wider audience, then writing with us may be just the ticket. You do not have to be a gifted writer to tell your story, just the fact you are telling your story is more than enough to get it across to the readers.

This is Alton v. Newspapers?

You can write what you like, when you like, and it will be published instantly on the site. You won’t have to wait for the editor to read the item and decide if it is suitable for publication – it is yours so why shouldn’t it be published in all its glory? There is nothing more frustrating that writing a press release for a newspaper then to have it chopped and changed or to have the photograph omitted from it! By writing with This is Alton, your article will be published as you wrote it!

Who Can Write with This is Alton?

We want to hear from anyone who has a story to tell and can write on a regular basis but no more than twice each week and at least once each month. You need to be a business that is not afraid to offer advice or interesting information to our readers or an organisation promoting what you do within the community. For example, you could be a sport shop offering advice on keeping fit on a regular basis. Perhaps you are a pet shop explaining how to look after a rabbit on month and a guinea pig the next…if you are an organisation you can write a story about what you are doing next week, what you are doing in the long-run…the choice is yours. There are other guidelines below, but in essence, the space is yours to fill up!

What Do I Get for Writing with This is Alton?

By writing with This is Alton, you will receive free publicity for your business or organisation. By publishing regularly, you will be seen more often by our audience and hopefully will gain some business or new members from it. We cannot make any guarantees of course, but by keeping your name in the public eye you are perhaps more likely to collect new business or members because your name is more familiar than one of your competitors not writing on the site!

Each author has their own biography and links to their own websites on This is Alton and you can write what you like there too. Your business or organisation’s logo can also be included in the biog if you can provide one for us. This biog appears beneath every article you write as well as on your own archive of articles.

If you have been keeping up with Social Media on the internet, you will have noticed that it is an incredibly good way of keeping in touch with people (and your customers!). This is Alton provides authors and readers all the buttons you need to post a link to your accounts on the 300+ social network connections available, writers can quickly and easily tell even more people! If you haven’t seen them, the buttons look like the above image. All you need to do is click on the icon for the network you wish to post to. We have regular stats on what is posted where, how many clicks back they received and lots more!

How do I Get Started?

To get going with publishing yourself on This is Alton, you just need to register yourself as a user and call us on 07713 349883 and we’ll make the necessary changes at this end for you to start writing! Click here to register now. Once your details have changed, you will be able to access the site as an author, add and edit your articles and browse or add to the media library. You can also create and edit your own biography as well as links to your own website and social media networks. Simple.

 Publishing Terms and Conditions…

Whilst we’d love to let anyone and everyone post on This is Alton, we must have some simple guidelines for publication…and here they are:

• You understand and agree that you will not be paid for contributing to This is Alton. Your articles are essentially free promotion for your business or organisation.
• Your articles will be published instantly on the site. You are responsible for spelling/grammar checks etc.
• If you email an article for publication to the editor rather than writing it yourself, it will be added as soon as possible to the site and may not be on the same day as it is sent. You must include all photographs you wish to be added together with appropriate credits and captions.
• You agree to write at least once each month but no more than twice per week.
• In order to be a contributing business, you must be local with something of interest and use to the readers of This is Alton
• OR, you must be a non-profit organisation such as a charity, community oriented group, school, sports group or another un-paid group within the community. Public Bodies (local government) are also acceptable.
• BUSINESSES: Anything you write must not be able to be perceived by the editor as pure advertising for yourself. You must share knowledge within the bulk of your piece and leave the last paragraph to give information about how to contact you for more information. If you would like to advertise on the site to support its upkeep, please contact us for details.
• ORGANISATIONS: Your articles can be about anything you are doing that may be of community interest – what you are doing, members achievements etc are fine… Do not include a ‘shout-out’ for new members in every article – put this information in your biography as it will appear beneath everything you write.
• Any and all images published on This is Alton must not break UK copyright laws. You will be responsible for all images (photographs or otherwise) on the site. This is Alton do not and will not claim any copyright over the images, but reserve the right to use them in other articles if the image(s) is(are) appropriate. You must credit the image author where appropriate somewhere in the article.
• If there are people (and especially children) in the photograph and they are in a group shot, you must ensure you have the permission of everyone (or their parents if under 18 years old) in the photograph for it to be used. You may be contacted and asked. ALL images entered into articles must be suitable for a broad age-range of readers – no nudity for example!
• NO ARTICLE MAY CONTAIN SWEARING or other profanities. We have a wide range of people reading This is Alton and all articles should be able to be read by all ages.
• Sometimes, an article written may be considered to be controversial by some readers or other authors. Whilst we encourage all types of article, please keep in mind that YOU, the author are responsible for the content of your articles. You must ensure that your facts are accurate! Neither This is Alton or its editor will be held responsible for inaccurate, insulting, provacative content submitted by its contributing authors! Any complaints received about contributing authors will be treated very seriously and a response from you will be sought in order to reply to the complaint.
• Your articles will be read occasionally and edited if required. It is not our intention to overly edit any article, but sometimes it may be necessary to do so.
• The editor of This is Alton reserves the right to edit or remove any article or image published by any author if it does not meet these criteria or those of commonsense. We also reserve the right to restrict or cancel your access to the site at any time if you are in breach of these guidelines.

GET STARTED WITH WRITING FOR THIS IS ALTON NOW!

This is Alton

This is Alton is a news and features magazine site serving Alton and the surrounding areas. If you have a story or would like to write about your business, group or organisation regularly and for free on the site, please do hit the contact link at the top of the page to drop us a line!

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