[Updated] June 1st, 2013

So you’re considering or have already decided to guest post on AYNILISTS? That’s great!

If you’re not acquainted with the WordPress publishing platform, I will try and help you get on your way with this simple guide.

1First, please take note of these requirements that each article must meet:

Article Requirements

  1. Your article must be written as a list, with at least 5 items (ie. Top 5 Pizza Flavors, 10 Steps To Become a Millionaire, etc)
  2. Your article must be written in English
  3. Your article must be unique and written by you. No auto-spun content or any of that kind.
  4. Your article must be unique to Allyouneedislists.com and may not be found anywhere else.
  5. Make sure the list has a minimum of 500 words. (if you’re posting an image list, just write at least 2 lines of text per image, no strict minimum of words)
  6. Copywriting, obvious keyword-dense articles or obvious sponsored articles will not be allowed or considered.
  7. In your user account (fixed, same for each article) you can add one link to your personal website (no affiliate links or paid SEO links, no deep-linking, so only root website URL’s allowed). Linking to information sources like Wikipedia, Forbes or Engadget for example are allowed, any other link that seems to be a sponsored one will be removed.
  8. After having your article published, you’re responsible for responding to comments and keep the discussion going.

Styling Requirements

  1. All list item titles must be wrapped with H2 (header 2) tags (so in a list of the top 10 best pizza flavours: <h2>1. Pepperoni</h2>
  2. At least 2 quality images along with proper source credits

2After you’ve registered for a Contributor account, you can log in and start by creating a new POST:

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3Fill out your list title (Top 5 This, The 10 Best That), write your post content. Make sure to click the SHOW/HIDE KITCHEN SINK button so you also get access to the additional styling buttons (screenshot below).

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Make sure to click the SHOW/HIDE KITCHEN SINK button to get access to additional styling options

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You can easily change the Header style here (list item titles must be styled with Heading 2

4Select a single category that best fits your list.

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Select one category

5Add relevant tags (keywords), separated by commas.
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6You can now submit your list for review.

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I will receive an automatic email about your new submission. If everything is alright then your list will be published within 24 hours after submission. Once this happens you will be informed by email.

Have fun!