Editorial Guidelines For Life Tips

We only accept 20% of submissions we receive, follow the guidelines below to increase your odds…

We’d love to accept a higher percentage, but many of the submissions don’t fit what we’re looking to publish.

Keep in mind that this is a labor of love for us, and we receive many submissions every single day. So, we have a limited ability to provide feedback on every submission we receive.

Editorial Guidelines

  • Focused on improvement. The message conveyed must help people get to the next point in their lives. Whether that is through personal experience, failure, life lessons, or business success, as long as your article is about improvement, you are on the right track.
  • Displays vulnerability. We’re all human. Yet, when presenting ourselves to the world we often put on a face that everything is going perfectly. As a result, we start to compare our true experiences to other people’s highlight reels. This can make us feel like we’re doing something wrong or not doing enough. When we all share our authentic stories; we all feel less alone. We want to hear about the honest truths that take courage and vulnerability to share.
  • Actionable. Articles should have tip(s) and takeaway(s) that readers can utilize in their personal life, relationships and careers.
  • Readable. The reality is that many people today now read articles on their mobile device and just skim. To help people in this context truly absorb the articles, please use the following guidelines to make your article as readable as possible:
    -Use extra formatting (ie — bold, italics, bullet points, lists, sub headers, etc.)
    - Don’t press space twice in between sentences.
    - Use correct spelling and proper grammar.
    - Include picture(s) or other visuals. Pixabay is one of many great resources for free stock images.
    - Write at a 7th grade reading level. Check what grade level your content is at http://www.hemingwayapp.com
  • Has A Compelling Title That Evokes Curiosity. The first place that most people will see your article is either in their social media or Medium newsfeed. And, the first thing that they’ll see is your title. In order for your story to reach the most people, it needs a good title. Here are some tips for a compelling titles:
    - Evokes curiosity. For example, if you saw it in your social media feed, you’d feel like you just had to click it.
    - Brainstorm 30+ titles in order to get your creative juices flowing.
    - Get title ideas from other people.
    - Read     this article to understand best practices.
    - Use     this tool to see what’s working online.
  • You Will Share The Article On Your Social Channels.
  • Includes A Life Tips Byline. In order for your article to be published on Life Tips, we ask that you add the following byline at the end of your article:
  • This article was published in the Medium Life Tips Publication. To join over 40,000 others who enjoy authentic stories of people improving their life, follow us.

Things Not To Do

  • Do Not Self Promote. Please focus tangible advice that they could take away and utilize in their personal life, relationships and careers. Feel free to add a 1–2 byline at the end of the article.
  • Do Not Send A Rough Draft. We only review final drafts. To submit your final draft, submit it to the Life Tips publication.