Why Write for PickTheBrain.com?
- The Joy of Sharing – If you’ve had a life-changing experience or overcome an enormous obstacle, sharing your knowledge could change the lives of thousands of people who face the same problem.
- Exposure – For a beginning blogger, building a readership is a challenge. It’s tough when no one knows who you are. Writing for PickTheBrain.com will allow you to reach thousands of new readers and gain some visibility in the blogosphere.
- Links/Traffic – When you contribute an article, you’ll receive credit and a byline with a link to your site. This will send you a healthy dose of traffic and PageRank.
- Money – For those of you who’d rather receive monetary compensation for your efforts, we’re perfectly happy to pay for great content.
Writing Requirements
- Original – Anything you submit must be your original writing that you still hold all rights to. Please don’t submit articles that summarize or repeat another source.
- Unique – The article you submit cannot be duplicated on any other sites including your own, and while the content remains yours, you are granting us the right to keep it on this site.
- Relevant to Self Improvement – All articles should be somehow relevant to self improvement. Extra points for anything that’s intellectually stimulating.
- We reserve the right to edit content in any way I see fit before publishing it.
- Send your submissions to erin@pickthebrain.com, and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
If you’re interested in writing but aren’t sure about a topic, here are some suggestions we’re particularly interested in.
- Mental development, meditation, concentration, or any other way to think more clearly
- Personal productivity and motivation
- Art, science, philosophy, and literature
- Health and fitness
- Personal finance, marketing, and entrepreneurship
- Education and self directed learning
- Better writing and blogging
