Guest Blogging Guidelines

Thank you for your interest in
guest blogging!

In this blog, I write articles that provide fundraising professionals with the power to PERFORM their work with excellence, LEAD with research, and MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

My articles address either of two audiences – fundraising researchers or frontline fundraisers – but all articles relate to the topic of prospect research, which includes profile research, relationship management, and fundraising analytics.

A good article for this blog…

  • Is a well-written, high-quality original article (Google hates duplicate content and we like SEO)
  • Reflects the writing style/tone of the Jennifer Filla blog
  • Includes a short author bio, your photo, and 1-3 ways to connect with you (e.g., email, Twitter, LinkedIn)
  • Provides proper attribution of data, quotations, and other third-party content referenced in the post
  • Is as long as it needs to be to be high quality; if you feel unsure, read through some past articles for guidance
  • Does not self-promote in the body of the article (save that for your author bio)

How to Submit your Article

  1. Email your article, or article idea, to me at Jen@AspireResearchGroup.com (article should be in MS Word and don’t forget to attach your photo as a separate file)
  2. I will confirm receipt and communicate if there are any changes needed
  3. Once the article is finalized, I will confirm the posting date
  4. Prior to the posting date, I will send you a PDF preview of the post
  5. On the posting date I will remind you the post is live and provide you with the URL

Things You Can Do When the Post is Live

  • Share it like crazy!
  • Use the title or a short quote/excerpt as a teaser in your newsletter or on your website with a “read more” link to the full post
  • Add the article and link to your resume or any other list of articles you have published

By submitting your article you agree…

  • Not to republish your guest post to your own blog or anywhere else online afterward (remember how Google hates duplicate content?)
  • That Jennifer Filla may edit and adapt your guest blog content on the blog as need be, and update it in the future for accuracy and comprehensiveness
  • That Jennifer Filla may include calls-to-action to other content on the same page as the guest post

Thank you again for your interest in writing for the Jennifer Filla blog. I look forward to learning and sharing with you!