If you would like to submit an article on one of the following topics to be considered as a piece of featured content on the front page of InfoBarrel, please click here. (Submissions will open June 1st, 2012)
Tips to get Featured
Include Pictures
Include high quality pictures in your article. You can always use Wikipedia (creative common images) and or Morguefile to get royalty free pictures, just make sure you properly credit them. Without pictures in your article, the chances of getting featured are significantly lower.
Citations
While citations are not required, we will lean more towards articles with citations where applicable. This improves article credibility
Attractive Formatting
When appropriate use headings, and break your article up into digestible chunks. If you are writing a top list, include matching widths to make everything look uniform.
Add Maps
Maps are our latest article element and are a great way to illustrate where certain landmarks can be located and are especially beneficial when describing locations.
Entertaining/Resourceful
Your article should provide value to the end user. At the end of the day, try to make the article entertaining to read while being as resourceful as possible
For more information on formatting your article to increase your chances of being featured, check out the Anatomy of Viral Content article.
July Editorial Calendar
The following is our list of topics being used for our editorial calendar for the month of July. Bolded entries are topics that have very few or even zero submissions. Submitting to these topics will greatly increase your chances of getting featured.
01-Jul | Gourmet Cooking |
01-Jul | Film (Actors, Movies, Styles, etc) |
02-Jul | Pet Care |
02-Jul | Gardening & Yard Care |
03-Jul | Gadgets |
03-Jul | Vitamins & Supplements |
04-Jul | Top/Hot/Worst/Etc List |
04-Jul | DIY Auto (Maintenence, repairs, etc) |
05-Jul | Business & Money |
05-Jul | Outer Space |
06-Jul | Nutrition, Fitness & Health |
06-Jul | Jobs & Working (Lucrative, available, easy to get, etc) |
07-Jul | Gaming (Board, Video, portable, etc) |
07-Jul | Grilling & Barbecuing |
08-Jul | Cultures & People |
08-Jul | Travel |
09-Jul | Dating & Relationships |
09-Jul | Beginners Guide to... |
10-Jul | Anything Summer |
10-Jul | Viral on the Internet (Memes of the past, etc) |
11-Jul | Common Expressions (Origins, meanings, etc) |
11-Jul | Beauty & Makeup |
12-Jul | Strange Crimes |
12-Jul | My Favorite (Game, Movie, Restaurant, etc) |
13-Jul | In the year I was born... |
13-Jul | Sports |
14-Jul | Anything Science |
14-Jul | Things that make you go huh? (Things you didn't know) |
15-Jul | Entertaining (Parties, Dinners, events etc) |
15-Jul | What I Learned from my Parents ($#^& my dad says) |
16-Jul | Anything Science |
16-Jul | Frugal... (Activities, Travel, etc) |
17-Jul | Environmental Breakthroughs & Discoveries |
17-Jul | History of... |
18-Jul | Early Childhood Development |
18-Jul | Ethics & Morality |
19-Jul | Politics |
19-Jul | Top/Hot/Worst/Etc List |
20-Jul | Summer Weddings (Tips, To-(not-)dos, etc) |
20-Jul | Renovation DIY |
21-Jul | Cults in History |
21-Jul | Phones & Apps (Reviews, Tips, Lists, etc) |
22-Jul | People that Changed the World |
22-Jul | Great Eats (Restaurants in your area) |
23-Jul | The Product that Changed My Life |
23-Jul | Household Dangers |
24-Jul | Clothing & Fashion |
24-Jul | Beginners Guide to... |
25-Jul | Structures of the World |
25-Jul | Camping, Fishing & The Outdoors |
26-Jul | Mental Health & Disorders |
26-Jul | Books (Authors, Reviews, etc) |
27-Jul | Things I've Learned from my Kids |
27-Jul | Amusment & Water Parks |
28-Jul | My Favorite (Game, Movie, Restaurant, etc) |
28-Jul | Stocks & Investing |
29-Jul | Versus (Mac vs PC, Shark vs Bear, etc) |
29-Jul | Music (Artists, Instruments, Songs, etc) |
30-Jul | Quality Family Time (Dinners, Game night, conversation, etc) |
30-Jul | Top/Hot/Worst/Etc List |
31-Jul | Recipes & Cooking |
31-Jul | Books to Film |