Be our GUEST Writer!

If you would like to be a guest contributor to the Somera Solutions resources, please reach out to admin@somerasolutions.com. We have three categories that you can choose from: Blog, White Papers and Case Studies.

Somera Solutions’  website is ready to take center stage and we aim to provide high-quality content that is valuable to business owners and entrepreneurs. We’re looking for contributors to share relevant information with our clients. If you have superb writing skills and knowledge about web development, ecommerce, UX/UI, technical writing, technical marketing writing, content writing, graphic design, SEO, social media, email marketing and copywriting, and the digital marketing industry, in general.

We’d love to hear from you.

Here is an overview of our guidelines. It will give you a better understanding of the type of content, tone, and format that we want to publish. A detailed style guide and writing rules will be rolled out once you become one of our guest contributors.

Our Best Practices

We believe that every writer is unique and we respect you. 

We would like to grow our community of excellent writers by providing valuable high-quality articles. Our readers visit Somera Solutions to get answers to today’s relevant topics in digital transformation and ecommerce. They’re looking to be educated, informed, and entertained. And most of all, they want to read contents that help them create business sound decisions. 

We aim to collate the most successful blogs, white papers, and case studies that usually include the following best practices:

1. Clear and concise language like using simple and easy-to-understand language that can be easily comprehended by the target audience is crucial to keep the readers engaged.
2. Relevant and interesting content that provides relevant and valuable content that addresses the readers’ pain points or interests is essential to keep them engaged and interested.
3. Infographics that include relevant and well-designed visual aids such as infographics, images, and graphs can help illustrate complex ideas and make the content more engaging.
4. Citing credible sources, statistics, and case studies can help build trust and credibility with the audience.
5. Including clear and compelling call-to-actions (CTAs) can help guide the reader towards a specific action, such as signing up for a newsletter or scheduling a demo.
6. SEO optimization by ensuring the content is optimized for search engines can help increase visibility and reach a larger audience.
7. Publishing high-quality and consistent content on a regular basis can help establish authority and keep readers coming back for more.
8. Tailoring the content to the specific needs and interests of the target audience can make it more relevant and engaging. This can be achieved by segmenting the audience based on demographics, behavior, and interests, and customizing the content accordingly.
9. Incorporating storytelling techniques such as anecdotes, case studies, and testimonials can make the content more relatable and memorable.
10. Making the content accessible to a wide range of audiences, including those with disabilities, is important for reaching a larger and more diverse audience. This can be achieved by using alt text for images, providing transcripts for videos, and ensuring the website is designed with accessibility in mind.

Tools

• HemingwayApp – For readability, grade level, and sentence complexity
• Grammarly – For spell checking and grammar
• Ubersuggest – To check domain and page authority
• AI Content Checker – To check if the article is AI generated
• Plagiarism Checker – To check plagiarized content

Trivia

People tend to read using the letter F pattern, they read the first sentence, skim and read the middle. Take a glance at the middle part and skim through the last sentence. Make sure to strategically place your keywords in those areas of your article.

Then, if they’re interested, they will read the conclusion. Hence, write as if you’re the reader.

Keep in Mind

• It helps to have a good understanding of SEO, but always prioritize good writing over SEO tactics.

• Expect edits and suggestions but we’ll never post without your consent.

• This is NOT A PAID EFFORT, your blog/white paper/ case study will be published under your name. This will help you in starting your writing career online.

• Create a short description of yourself to be included in the author’s bio. 

So, do you want to be our GUEST Writer?

We have five steps in place to make sure your efforts will make it into our resources.  

Step One: Email us at admin@somerasolutions.com and let us know what you’d like to write about and why you think it’s a good fit for Somera Solutions. For those with writing experience, include your writing portfolio, and please don’t forget to include your CV and cover letter.

Step Two: You will be given access to our Trello board and you will have to learn all the writing guidelines inside. We will provide you with a topic based on what you are interested in writing about and you can grab the corresponding board inside Trello.  We have a long list based on our extensive keyword research so we can work together to find the best topic for you.  

Step Three: Owning a topic, you are expected to submit an outline. We strive to publish content that will truly help our clients; thus, our outline checking is more stringent than the usual practice.  

Step Four: Once your outline is approved, you can start doing the draft. Everything will happen inside Trello and you can add it to your project management tools.

Step Five: Once your article is approved and ready for publishing, we move forward with adding your blog to our publishing schedule. You will be notified of the publishing date.

Special Requirement

1. We will require an optimized LinkedIn profile with a professional profile picture and optimized banner describing your skills and expertise and we will use your LinkedIn profile inside the Somera Solutions Resources. You will build your portfolio while we also gain authority. We will both win. 

• Please refer to this example:
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/iryne-vanessa-somera-1a168852/

2. Also, we require a 50-word description of yourself. The wittiest description, the better. 

Unlock Your Potential

If you’ve reached this section, then you’re up to the challenge. Please ensure that your article is free from grammatical or technical errors and includes relevant information. Once your article is published, we reserve the right to optimize your article for SEO purposes.  

Thank you and welcome aboard!