Guest Writing for Koala Rank

Koala Rank is built on creating and promoting amazing content. This means that we have a commitment and a responsibility to go above and beyond with our content creation process. We want to create content that resonates with our audience persona and which helps them grow effectively.

Long story short, our blog is important to us, and we have high expectations.

If you want to learn more about how we write, feel free to browse our blog and get a sense for what we like and what we don’t like. In the following sections, you will get a rundown of best practices as well but it doesn’t hurt to read one of our pieces in case you’re serious about writing for us.

Our target audience and writing guidelines

We have only one audience persona. We do not currently write for multiple types of people.

Instead, we focus on one person—the founder of a small B2B firm.

Here is how to write for them:

1. Get to the point

Nobody wants to read blog posts that go on and on forever. Just get to it. Give our audience the answer to their question, then elaborate. If they’re interested in the topic, they will keep reading, and they’ll highly appreciate the author of the post not wasting their time.

2. Deliver unique value in your writing

Don’t just write because you “have” to; deliver unique value in your writing. Be it from your personal experience, a project that you worked on in the past, or an educated guess, give our audience a unique spin on the topic, but don’t start ranting or bringing in heavy opinions.

3. Be candid and share your expertise naturally

Write in first person. This connects the audience with your writing, and with the fact that you’re a professional in the field of content marketing. If relevant, let them know something about your professional life, but get back to the topic immediately after. Be candid in your storytelling.

4. Write headings in a conversational way

Just like the headings used on this numbered list, use punctuation for our headings. Yes, you can use the three dots as well, as long as it fits in with the conversation in the following paragraph. Question marks, full stops—use them. Just don’t overdo it with the exclamation marks.

5. Be professional, never edgy

Nobody likes snarky writers. That kind of writing might have its place in a humorous publication, but not on Koala Rank. Be professional, help people grow and build a career or a business for themselves. Be honest in your writing and show your passion for the topic and teaching it to our audience.

6. Avoid emojis and out-of-place humor

Some humor is fine, but keep it to a minimum. We’re not trying to run a show; we’re trying to run a business (and help people build their own based on content marketing). Avoid emojis, memes, and gifs that aren’t related to the topic, or anything that is over the top in nature.

Topics we care about

We don’t write about anything and everything that falls under the “marketing” spectrum. Instead, we focus on the technical and business side of content marketing for B2B firms: content upgrades, marketing automation, lead nurturing, content production, etc.

Here are some topics we like:

Digital strategy (positioning, pricing, and messaging)
Content strategies for B2B firms (buyer persona, tone of voice, and editorial calendar)
User experience design (responsive design, content layout, readability, etc.)
Content marketing for B2B firms (keyword research, traffic potential, content ideation, etc.)
Marketing automation and workflows (newsletters, content upgrades, lead nurturing, etc.)
Content management systems (mostly WordPress but also HubSpot)
Analytics, monitoring, and reporting (KPIs, budgeting, goal setting, ROI, etc.)

Topics we don't care about (yet)

There are some topics that we want to avoid in the marketing world.

These topics include, but are not limited to:

Ecommerce and B2C (we’re strictly B2B)
Graphic design and web development (our only concern is with UX design)
Technology topics (infrastructure, cloud, programming, etc.)

Formatting guidelines and CTAs

This is all handled internally. If you’re writing a piece of content for us, simply understand that we love complementing writing with a highly visual experience. Keep that top of mind when you’re writing for us and feel free to add comments on where to place images or design assets.

When you’re contributing to the blog, you don’t have to write content upgrades that are connected to the blog posts, but it’s important to make sure that what you’re writing fits with our business and what we offer. Feel free to submit your post with comments if you deem it appropriate.

The submission process

If you’re ready to submit your blog post, simply send it our way at [email protected]. Don’t send topic ideas or half-finished posts. We never publish without your permission. Instead, send a short bio with your personal website (if you have one) and one page you’d like us to link back to.

Don’t forget to include a square picture for your bio. The background must be white and your face should be clearly visible.