Do you have the flair for turning things around, finding solutions for home-related challenges, or creating beautiful but very functional living environments? We want to hear from writers and DIY aficionados interested in contributing their voice for our home improvement blog. In fact, if you’re a seasoned professional, a dedicated DIYer, or even one with a very fresh perspective on what “home” should be, we’d love to hear what you have to say.
Why Write for Us?
At UpbeatGeek.com, we are keen on being a part of homeowners and renters realizing the living space they have always dreamt of. By writing for us, you can:
Reach a big audience: monthly, our blog hosts thousands of unique readers interested to learn and apply your various tips and ideas.
Demonstrate Your Expertise: You’re a contractor, interior designer, or just a home improvement enthusiast. So this is a great opportunity to showcase your knowledge and be perceived as a pro in this field.
Showcase Your Work: Be visible and receive credibility by writing for an authority website. Every time you publish an article on the website, you will get an individual byline that will enable you to have a potent writing portfolio.
Be part of a community: Interact with other professionals and home hobbyists, compare notes, and expand your professional circle.
Inspire and educate: Your content will live on, allowing readers to get creative and confidently attack their own home improvement projects.
Our Site Metrics
What We’re Looking For
We like to provide our readers high-quality, relevant content that adds value to their home improvement experience. Here’s some of the content formats we like to see:
1. DIY Projects and Tutorials
Step-by-Step Guides: Detailed yet easily understood instructions showing how to do DIY projects, from minor fixes to whole-room renovations. Whether it be a bookshelf, backsplash, or entirely new custom furniture, we want projects that are inspiring and give our readers that sense of motivation to take on the task themselves.
Before and After Stories: Anecdotes of how you’ve found personal success using home improvement methods, with yours before and after pictures and tips for others who wish to do the same.
2. Home Improvement Tips and Tricks
Quick Fixes: Offer readers with easy, frugal ideas for daily household concerns, providing solutions on topics like unclogging sinks, fixing leaky taps, and patching drywall.
Energy Efficiency Tips: Educate our readers on how to earth-friendly spend their days with simple tasks that save energy, such as weatherproofing their abode or buying solar panels.
Seasonal Maintenance Guides: Help homeowners prepare homes for various seasons, like getting the house ready for winter or preparing the garden for spring.
3. Interior and Exterior Design Ideas
Room Remodeling Ideas: Provide wonderful inspirations to enable the audience to rework the living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and any other place. Discuss various color themes, style recipes, and favorite decoration tips.
Outdoor Living Spaces: Advise on sprucing up outdoor living spaces, which basically include patios, gardens, and decks. Whether it’s building a fire pit, setting up some outdoor lighting, or the kind of plants to have, we love content that encourages readers to really seize every opportunity to make the most out of outdoor space.
Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Designs: Make light of sustainability in home improvement, how one can incorporate eco-friendly material use, waste reduction, and embracing green design principles.
4. Product Reviews and Recommendations
Tool and Material Reviews: Pen down your insightful reviews about the different tools, materials, and products being used while home-improvisation. Share your honest opinion along with realistic suggestions on what will go best with what types of projects.
Shopping Guides: In-depth buying guides on the best tools, materials, and home decor items of the readers makes them more aware of what they’re up to and of you as their trustworthy source to meet their needs.
5. Expert Advice and Industry Insights
Anecdotes and Case Studies: Share general insights from professionals in the field, contractors, designers, or experienced DIYers. Most valuable are case studies of effective, completed projects that are real-world examples of strategies of home renovation.
Industry Trends: Be the one who keeps our readers informed about the modern trends of home design; renovating; or reshaping our industry. Whether it is new color palettes, smart home technologies, or sustainable building practices, we are interested in content that truly reflects what is current in the industry.
Submission Guidelines
We value quality and originality in our content. Here’s what you need to know before submitting:
Original Content Only: All submissions should be original, unpublished, and for the exclusive use of our blog. We do not accept content that is published elsewhere or that you intend to publish on another platform.
Word Count: Articles generally run between 800 and 1,500 words, depending on the topic and depth of the content. We appreciate comprehensive, well-researched pieces that provide real value to our readers.
Writing Style: Write in a clear, engaging, and informative style. Try to avoid jargon, aiming to make your content accessible to a broad audience, from total beginners to the most seasoned DIYers.
Images and Illustrations: We highly encourage high-quality images or illustrations. These shall help drive your points and not make the content so plain. Make sure that you own the right to any images submitted.
Author Bio: Kindly include your short bio of about 2-3 sentences, and with that the relevant links to your website, portfolio, or social media profiles that will be shared with the article.
How to Submit
If you’re finally prepared to contribute, please send your article idea or full draft to hi@upbeatgeek.com. When sending the email, include “Write for Us Submission” in the subject line. We try to review all entries within 24 hours and will let you know when your article is accepted for publishing.
Thank you for your interest in writing for UpbeatGeek.com. Here’s hoping we share your great ideas with our readers so they can realize their home improvement dreams.