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 August 1st, 2013)
To try and make the best possible experience for readers, we may edit any article that is submitted to the editorial calendar. Common edits will be to fix punctuation, spelling and spacing, or to add headings or pictures.
Tips to get Featured
Amazon Modules
Don't add Amazon modules for the sake of adding them. Make sure they are extremely related, and place them where appropriate. Having a number of random related products at the end of your article makes it look less appealing and will probably prevent you from being 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.
September Editorial Calendar
The following is our list of topics being used for our editorial calendar for the month of September.
| Category | DoW | Date | Topic |
| Travel | Tue | Oct-1 | Things to do in... (a city, state, country) |
| Tue | Oct-1 | The Best Thing I Ever... (ate, read, watched, toured, etc) | |
| Tue | Oct-1 | MLB Playoff Preview | |
| Lifestyle | Wed | Oct-2 | Beauty & Fashion Tips, tricks & guides |
| Wed | Oct-2 | Anything Science | |
| Travel | Thur | Oct-3 | Destination/Hotel/Resort/Attraction Review |
| Thur | Oct-3 | Diet & Healthy Eating | |
| Lifestyle | Fri | Oct-4 | Cooking (In depth recipes, cooking techniques/guides) |
| Entertainment | Fri | Oct-4 | Music, Movies & Books (reviews, previews, history) |
| Travel | Sat | Oct-5 | Travel Advice |
| Sat | Oct-5 | Getting to the Bottom (Do vaccinations cause autism?, Are genetically modified foods bad?, etc. CITE SOURCES) | |
| Home & Garden | Sat | Oct-5 | Home & Garden (Home Imporvement & Renos) |
| Entertainment | Sun | Oct-6 | Gaming (Video & board game reviews, previews, history) |
| Home & Garden | Sun | Oct-6 | Home & Garden (Gardening & Landscaping) |
| Lifestyle | Mon | Oct-7 | Relationship advice/help (Family, romantic, pets) |
| Entertainment | Mon | Oct-7 | Top List (Entertainment related) |
| Home & Garden | Mon | Oct-7 | Home & Garden (Design & Decoration) |
| Travel | Tue | Oct-8 | Things to do in... (a city, state, country) |
| Tue | Oct-8 | Life Hacks (Increasing productivity, ease of use, etc) | |
| Lifestyle | Wed | Oct-9 | Beauty & Fashion Tips, tricks & guides |
| Wed | Oct-9 | Thanksgiving | |
| Travel | Wed | Oct-9 | Utah (Things to do, places visit, eat, upcoming events, etc) |
| Travel | Thur | Oct-10 | Destination/Hotel/Resort/Attraction Review |
| Thur | Oct-10 | Conspiracies, Myths & Legends | |
| Lifestyle | Fri | Oct-11 | Cooking (In depth recipes, cooking techniques/guides) |
| Entertainment | Fri | Oct-11 | Music, Movies & Books (reviews, previews, history) |
| Travel | Sat | Oct-12 | Travel Advice |
| Sat | Oct-12 | Gadgets & Technology | |
| Home & Garden | Sat | Oct-12 | Home & Garden (Home Imporvement & Renos) |
| Entertainment | Sun | Oct-13 | Gaming (Video & board game reviews, previews, history) |
| Home & Garden | Sun | Oct-13 | Home & Garden (Gardening & Landscaping) |
| Lifestyle | Mon | Oct-14 | Relationship advice/help (Family, romantic, pets) |
| Entertainment | Mon | Oct-14 | Top List (Entertainment related) |
| Home & Garden | Mon | Oct-14 | Home & Garden (Design & Decoration) |
| Travel | Tue | Oct-15 | Things to do in... (a city, state, country) |
| Tue | Oct-15 | This Month in History | |
| Lifestyle | Wed | Oct-16 | Beauty & Fashion Tips, tricks & guides |
| Wed | Oct-16 | Fitness & Exercise | |
| Travel | Thur | Oct-17 | Destination/Hotel/Resort/Attraction Review |
| Thur | Oct-17 | Sports | |
| Lifestyle | Fri | Oct-18 | Cooking (In depth recipes, cooking techniques/guides) |
| Entertainment | Fri | Oct-18 | Music, Movies & Books (reviews, previews, history) |
| Travel | Sat | Oct-19 | Travel Advice |
| Sat | Oct-19 | Guide to... (Step-by-step, DIY, How-to, etc) | |
| Home & Garden | Sat | Oct-19 | Home & Garden (Home Imporvement & Renos) |
| Entertainment | Sun | Oct-20 | Gaming (Video & board game reviews, previews, history) |
| Home & Garden | Sun | Oct-20 | Home & Garden (Gardening & Landscaping) |
| Lifestyle | Mon | Oct-21 | Relationship advice/help (Family, romantic, pets) |
| Entertainment | Mon | Oct-21 | Top List (Entertainment related) |
| Home & Garden | Mon | Oct-21 | Home & Garden (Design & Decoration) |
| Travel | Tue | Oct-22 | Things to do in... (a city, state, country) |
| Tue | Oct-22 | Business & Money | |
| Lifestyle | Wed | Oct-23 | Beauty & Fashion Tips, tricks & guides |
| Wed | Oct-23 | Human Illness & Disease | |
| Travel | Thur | Oct-24 | Destination/Hotel/Resort/Attraction Review |
| Thur | Oct-24 | Facts About... | |
| Lifestyle | Fri | Oct-25 | Cooking (In depth recipes, cooking techniques/guides) |
| Entertainment | Fri | Oct-25 | Music, Movies & Books (reviews, previews, history) |
| Travel | Sat | Oct-26 | Travel Advice |
| Sat | Oct-26 | Cars & Trucks | |
| Home & Garden | Sat | Oct-26 | Home & Garden (Home Imporvement & Renos) |
| Entertainment | Sun | Oct-27 | Gaming (Video & board game reviews, previews, history) |
| Home & Garden | Sun | Oct-27 | Home & Garden (Gardening & Landscaping) |
| Lifestyle | Mon | Oct-28 | Relationship advice/help (Family, romantic, pets) |
| Entertainment | Mon | Oct-28 | Top List (Entertainment related) |
| Home & Garden | Mon | Oct-28 | Home & Garden (Design & Decoration) |
| Travel | Tue | Oct-29 | Things to do in... (a city, state, country) |
| Tue | Oct-29 | Halloween (Parties, crazy/fun costumes, kid safety, etc) | |
| Lifestyle | Wed | Oct-30 | Beauty & Fashion Tips, tricks & guides |
| Wed | Oct-30 | Stocks & Investing | |
| Travel | Thur | Oct-31 | Destination/Hotel/Resort/Attraction Review |
| Thur | Oct-31 | Halloween (History, last minute tips, etc) |
