FordHood, an “Auto Trends Magazine” community, welcomes contributing articles from automotive enthusiasts and journalists. At this time, we cannot pay our contributors, however we do offer an excellent opportunity for people wanting to gain recognition from the automotive community.
Before submitting an article to us for our review, please examine our “magazine style guide” and follow the guidance offered. Please make your contact to us through our contact form or send an email to admin AT fordhood.com. In either example, we need as much information from you as possible. If we are interested in your topic, we’ll contact you to discuss further.
When writing for FordHood, please keep the following in mind:
- Your experience — Please supply background information including your experience writing about the auto industry. You do not need to be a professional automotive writer, but it would certainly help your cause if you supplied related links to some of your best work. Voice is important — please write consistenly throughout your article. Commentaries may be written in the first person; everything else should be written in the second or third person.
- News releases — We cannot republish your press release. However, if your company recently released a new automotive product such as a car part or accessory, then that information can come in handy to our readers. What you offer to FordHood must be original material and not a copy of your release. On occasion, we may use your release as the foundation for a fresh article we’ll write about your news. Please supply quotes, photos and contact information for follow up.
- Subject matter — The theme of this site is all about the Ford brand, therefore please keep your subject as close to that as possible. We might consider your personal experience driving a car if that story is interesting, relevant and unique. Again, we are not looking to republish previously published material and you must agree not to publish your article elsewhere.
If we choose to publish your article, then please supply a 50 to 200 word biography which can include up to two links. These links are allowed to point to separate sites, but they should not be search engine optimized artificially. We will give you a byline for your work and ask that you register using your pen name. All photos submitted with your article must have the permission of the photographer for inclusion herein. Photos not meeting our editorial and copyright criteria will not be published.
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