How to Write for The Emerald Office Journal

The Emerald Office is always excited to collaborate with great writers.

How to submit a one-off guest article.

1. Review the pillars of The Emerald Office and our mission
2. Email editor@theemeraldoffice.com to pitch a topic for your article. You may pitch up to 3 ideas for articles. You do not have to get in-depth. You may send completed articles if you choose and they fit article criteria (below).
3. Once you hear back that an idea has been accepted, you have up to two weeks to get us your submission back again via email to editor@theemeraldoffice.com
4. Please include with your article a short bio and what links you would like included in your bio you can have up to two links (email and social media do count as links).
5. We will confirm receipt and give a general timeline for publication.

Please note that when you submit an article to us in this fashion it will be published under The Emerald Office guest contributor channel. The article will be treated as the property of the Emerald Office and any potential medium revenue will be directed to the Emerald Office. Please note that we do not publish guest content behind the paywall of Medium so at the time of writing this, no revenue can be made off of guest work.

Becoming a Writer for the Emerald Office

For those seeking to submit more than one article to The Emerald Office Journal, those who already write on Medium.com, and/or those who wish to submit while participating in the medium partner program, it makes more sense to become a writer for The Emerald Office Journal.

1. Create a medium account and fill out the profile/bio to your liking.
2. Email editor@theemeraldoffice.com with your medium username, bio, and your pitch or article. If accepted, you will be added to the writers list for The Emerald Office.
3. Write your piece in medium (per submission guidelines below) by clicking on your account and selecting “Write a Story”
4. When you are ready to submit, click on the three dots next to the publish button and select “Add to Publication”. Select “The Emerald Office Journal”

Please note that while you are able to put an article submitted in this fashion behind the Medium Paywall if you participate in the Medium Partner Program, we require that you request that in the pitching stage. We reserve the right to ask you to make the article available to the public if we feel it will better serve our audience and it is in your best interest.

Becoming a Staff Writer for the Emerald Office Journal

The Emerald Office Journal collaborates with a small number of talented writers and experts who regularly write for us. “Staff writers” each select a “beat” from the core themes of The Emerald Office Mission and write regularly (monthly or weekly) on that topic. They also attend monthly editorial meetings where they pitch articles ideas and collaborate with other members of the team. Staff writers are highly encouraged to participate in the Medium Partner Program so that they may get paid for their work. If you wish to explore becoming a staff writer please email editor@theemeraldoffice.com

If added to our writing team, article writing and submission works the same as listed above. You will be added to the publication’s list of writers and can submit articles at your leisure. They will be accepted/published in accordance with our content calendar.

Article Guidelines

All articles guest or staff writer should follow the below guidelines:

• Between 500 and 1500 words
• Dynamically formatted; perhaps containing photos (appropriately sourced/attributed), bullets, headings, etc for ease of reading and visual interest
• We do allow you to mention products in your article. However, posts containing products will be held to a high standard. The substance of the article needs to stand without the products. The article cannot be simply a sales page for a product (yours or someone else's). Proof that you have tested or researched the product well should be included where applicable.
• In keeping with the Philosophy and Mission of The Emerald Office
• Submissions should be useful to the reader. Actionable content is our aim so be sure that there are action steps, calls to take action or make a change, or concrete education that is happening as a result of reading your piece.