YogiApproved Contributor Terms of Agreement

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1 YgiApprved Cntributr Terms f Agreement Please read and familiarize yurself with the fllwing terms and cnditins. By submitting yur first article, yu acknwledge that yu have read and agree t these terms and cnditins: 1. Yu (the authr) allw us (YgiApprved.cm) t publish this article n YgiApprved.cm. 2. Yu guarantee that this article was entirely written by yu and is nt plagiarized. We have a zer tlerance plagiarism plicy. 3. Yu guarantee that this article (r parts f it) has nt been and will nt be published anywhere else nline and yu agree t nt sell yur published articles t ther nline publicatins. 4. Yu understand that yur article may be subject t title, grammar, spelling, punctuatin, and style changes. By submitting yur article, it becmes the prperty f YgiApprved.cm and we reserve the right t edit as we see fit. 5. Yu understand that submitting yur article des nt guarantee that it will be published. 6. Yu as the writer allw us t publish yur article permanently (r as lng as we chse) n YgiApprved.cm. 7. We d nt allw paid backlinks. Hwever, we d allw nfllw links t relevant infrmatin that supprts yur article. 8. If yu d like t share yur published article n yur persnal website r blg, please request the necessary adaptatin steps frm yur editr. This requires sharing nly a prtin n yur site and including a link back t the riginal article n YgiApprved.cm. If yu have nt received a respnse frm us after 30 days, please feel free t publish n anther website. Additinally, if we decline publishing yur article, yu are free t submit elsewhere. By submitting yur article, yu are agreeing t these terms and cnditins.

2 Article Writing Guidelines YgiApprved.cm is an nline yga and healthy lifestyle publicatin. We take yga, spirituality, and healthy living very seriusly, but we want ur articles and verall tne t be lighthearted and fun! We publish articles n tpics ranging frm yga, yga and fitness tutrials, health and wellness, cnscius eating and recipes, spirituality and meditatin, lve and rmance, travel and mre. Our missin is t prvide insightful, inspiratinal and riginal cntent n these tpics. Thank yu fr yur interest in ding this with us! Here are the guidelines fr writing yur articles: Cntent Perspective : Yur persnal I perspective is welcme but please remember that this is nt a persnal blg. Be sure t include the reader in yur writing, ask them questins and make yur article relatable. Articles that use the yu, yur, we, and us vice are mre relatable. Tne : Be psitive, engaging, friendly and yu! Mst f ur readers are wmen between the ages f 24 and 37. Yu are allwed t use slang and curse wrds as lng as they are nt intended t put dwn r ffend the reader. Have sme fucking fun with it and be authentic. Research : If yu take parts f infrmatin r images frm third party surces, please reference thse surces within yur article. Our articles are meant t be educatinal and infrmative, s please include relevant, schlarly surces as needed. Images and Gifs : Images are always great! If yu want t include images, please prvide a link t yur surce r cnfirm that yu wn (r have been given) the rights t the images. If yu wuld like t include an animated gif, please prvide the embed cde r surce URL. General Structure Title : Clear and engaging. The title must clearly reflect the cntent f the article. In sme cases we may change the title f the article t increase the likeliness it will get read. Ask yurself, Wuld I click n that? Or

3 even better - Culd I pass n that? Yu want yur titles t be s engaging that readers can t help but click and read! Paragraphs : Please separate yur article int shrt 3-4 sentence paragraphs Subheadings : Peple like t scan articles befre they cmmit t reading them. Where apprpriate, add bld subheadings t yur paragraphs t guide the reader thrugh yur article. Article length : Typically between wrds (exceptins can apply as needed). Images : Yu may include images and r gifs thrughut yur article t help the reader stay engaged. Structure : All articles shuld have an intrductin that clearly states the bjective f the piece, a bdy, and a cnclusin. The Types f Articles We Are Lking Fr Here are sme examples f the types f articles we are lking fr. These are just examples and are by n means a list f articles that we are asking yu t chse frm: Lists : Everyne lves a list! They are quick t skim thrugh and easy t digest. 10 Things Yur Yga Teacher Wants Yu t Knw 5 Yga Pses t Help Yu Wake Up In the Mrning Yu Knw Yu re a Ygi When 20 Mistakes Every Ygi Makes Questins : Ask the reader a questin and prvide a slutin. Des Yur Back Hurt After Yu D Yga? Are Yu Tired Thrughut the Day? Here Are 3 Ways t Bst Yur Energy Naturally

4 Are Yu Depressed? Here s Hw Yga Can Help Inspiratin: Althugh these articles are cmmnly persnal, be sure t make it relatable t the reader. Why Yga Saved My Marriage Weight Lss and Yga Hw I Fund the New Me Self-Imprvement : Please nly write self-imprvement articles if yu have experience in the area yu are writing abut. 5 Exercises Fr a Flatter Stmach 7 Ways t Imprve Yur Time On the Mat The Imprtance f YOU Time Hw-T s : Please nly write hw-t articles if yu have experience in the area yu are writing abut. Hw t Relieve Lwer Back Pain Hw t Eat Healthy While Yu re Traveling Hw t Get Mre Out f Yur Daily Meditatin News and Current Events: Did smething happen in the yga cmmunity? Is there a new type f yga that everyne shuld knw abut? Cmedy (Editrial and Vide): Life is better when we are laughing. Have smething funny t share? We are all ears! This is Our #1 Mst Imprtant Rule Yu MUST, have fun with yur writing. If yu find yurself mad at yur cmputer please stp what yu are ding, take a deep breath and g d smething that makes yu smile.

5 Yur articles are ging t inspire, uplift, entertain and educate thusands f readers. What yu re ding is imprtant, and abve all else is suppsed t be fun and fulfilling! Remember - if yu re bred when yu re writing, the reader is ging t be bred when they re reading. Have fun writing and it will shw in yur article! FAQs Is my article guaranteed t be published? The shrt answer is n. We d nt publish every article that gets submitted t us. But hey, yu wn t knw if yu dn t try. And if yur article is nt accepted, ur editrs will generally give yu cnstructive feedback t help yu have a better chance next time. Hw lng befre I ll knw if my article is ging t be published? We appreciate every submissin, but ur editrs are busy! We will try t get back t yu within 72 hurs, but smetimes it will take up t a week. If yu dn t hear back by then, feel free t send a fllw-up . If yu haven t heard frm us in 30 days, please feel free t submit yur article elsewhere. When will my article be published? Articles are typically published within 2-3 weeks f submissin. In sme cases we may publish it sner r it may take a bit lnger. Yur editr will give yu a gd idea f when yu can expect t see yur article n the website, and yu will receive a ntificatin nce yur article has been published. Can I submit an article t YgiApprved.cm that I published n anther website? N. We nly publish riginal cntent (cntent that has nt been published anywhere else). Can I share my published article with ther publicatins r blgs? Once yur article is submitted, we ask that yu d nt share it with ther publicatins r blgs. If we decline publishing yur article, yu are free t share it elsewhere. Can I share my published article n my persnal blg r site?

6 Please ask yur editr fr the necessary steps t share yur published article n yur persnal blg r site. We allw this and call it an adaptatin, but ask that yu fllw the steps that we ll prvide. Can I share my published article n my scial media? We always lve it when ur writers share their published articles n their scial media channels! This is hw yu get mre views and shares n yur article, and als helps us cntinue t grw and spread the lve. Why am I required t have a Gmail accunt? We use Ggle Dcs as a way f sharing edits t yur articles. It makes everyne s life easier. We make n exceptins. Creating a gmail accunt is easy and free, and yu can create a new accunt directly frm ur submissin page. What d I get ut f writing fr YgiApprved.cm? Cntributing t YgiApprved.cm is a great pprtunity fr any writer t build his/her prtfli and get their writing featured t ver half a millin mnthly readers. Our writers submit articles fr a number f reasns. Sme d it because they lve t write and they lve sharing their thughts, experiences, knwledge and pinins with ur readers. Others write because they have a website, blg, r scial media channel that they are prmting in their byline. D I get paid fr these articles? The majrity f ur articles and cntributrs are nt paid. We d maintain a small grup f paid cntributrs, and this grup is by invite nly. If yu re hping t becme a paid cntributr, please let yur editr knw. Hw can I becme a paid cntributr? Our grup f paid cntributrs are writers that have prven t be easy t wrk with and cnsistent in their submissins. We lk fr candidates based n high-quality submissins that cntain prper frmatting, researched and engaging infrmatin, that fllw ur guidelines, and share their articles acrss their web and scial platfrms. In rder t be cnsidered fr this grup, we require that yu submit at least fur unpaid articles s we have a gd sense f yur writing, tne, cnsistency, and als hw well yur articles perfrm n ur site.

7 What shuld I write abut? See the Article Writing Guidelines abve fr sme inspiratin and directin. Write abut smething yu re passinate abut and/r knwledgeable in. Be sure t check ut the recently published articles n ur site s yu dn t write abut a tpic we just cvered. Still wndering what t write abut? Our editrs are always happy t make suggestins. We maintain a list f pririty tpics that yu are welcme t write abut. Yu can reach ut t them at cntribute@ygiapprved.cm with the title Help! I dn t knw what t write abut Hw d I get a YgiApprved.cm clumn? YA clumns are by invite nly. We will let yu knw if we think yu wuld be a gd fit. Hwever, if yu have an idea r cncept fr a new clumn, please feel free t reach ut t yur editr! Thank yu fr yur interest in cntributing t YgiApprved.cm. We appreciate yu! The YA Team Have any questins? us at hell@ygiapprved.cm