Guest Posts on A.I. Supremacy
How to write a guest post for us - format, details, contacts
Hello there,
✍🏻 Respected writer and Newsletter author.
Doing guests posts on this Newsletter has been extremely fulfilling. It’s not the job of a traditional editor, but somehow it feels engaging in the spirit of peer collaboration.
🙏 thank you so much for considering doing a Guest piece in A.I. Supremacy, that reaches an audience of 28,000 (okay now it’s more like 64,000) readers.
If it’s a great piece, I also share it on my LinkedIn Newsletter, with over 200,000 readers. This may result in some modest traffic to your Newsletter, profiles and new sign-ups.
While we are an A.I. focused Newsletter, we actively seek out and appreciate intersectional writing at the intersection of a Venn diagram of your topic and A.I. Your topic could be anything. Such as:
Education
Healthcare
Society
Data Engineering
Product
Journalism
Software Development
AI Policy, Alignment and Ethics
Media, etc….
Editorial Template for Guest Posts on A.I. Supremacy
Format:
Over 2.5k words (i.e. an 8-20 min read)
At least one bullet point list
One or more infographics (either sourced or created by you)
Well defined Subheadings
Strong links (of value to the readers) embedded throughout the article (4-14)
Deadlines are typically 10 days to 21 days from when we speak
Send draft to michaelkspencer2023@gmail.com in a google doc & let me know on a LinkedIn DM
Please DM me said Google doc in a link on LinkedIn (this is really helpful)
Send a short biography since I write a forward about you before the piece
Do include a header image (ideally generated by A.I.)
Send 1-5 of your best pieces below the draft from your Newsletter (links), which I will try to highlight as well in the editorial formating.
My LinkedIn profile is here.
I also need a video or audio pitch (30 seconds) to promote your work as a real cross-promotion that I embed in the intro. Here are the instructions. Please make this available to me on Google Drive that I can download. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tVwqBXobV47nuABvr78byFrQXGGevCOnZukGetClBOY/edit#heading=h.bgpziphd6sc
Finally, I will need your Email address to send you the invite to be the author of the post.
Please do not send me messages asking me when I will post the guest post (unless it’s been months). This is hugely distracting for me.
Examples
Read previous guest posts here.
Questions?
There is no right or wrong deliverable, we won’t be editing the piece. It is entirely your creation, and you can re-publish it 10 days after the piece goes live if you choose to.
Editorial Oversight
The piece should have a strong title and subtitle and I reserve the right to change it.
Topics must also be agreed on beforehand, typically I am giving/suggesting/recommending a specific topic I want based on an analysis of your body of work, background, previous Newsletter posts.
You can pitch me, but usually I will be finding and pitching you.
You can also pitch me on Notes.
Perks
The main benefit is anticipated clicks and sign-ups, not many, but a few.
I do the share piece on my LinkedIn Newsletter as well, that has a crazy high supposed readership. Why not right?
SEO benefits in the long-tail if we choose a good title for the piece.
You can feature your Book, if you have a published book prominently in the piece.
Access to a wider audience, credibility, etc…
Collaborations like guest posts can lead to other opportunities, other people contacting you, etc….
The experience, most guest posts force you to write a piece of the highest quality you are capable of, since the incentives for doing so is a greater impact of the piece.
Guest post collaboration according to Substack is a great way to get your work out there.
FAQ
How many guest posts have you had on your publication? Over a dozen, under 20 thus far.
What is your motivation for offering guest posts? Mostly to send traffic to new and emerging Newsletters, but also to benefit my audience with diverse perspectives.
Does offering guest posts dilute your audience and their affinity to you? Yes and no, there are pros and cons of hosting them which I am aware of, I think it’s a net positive/benefit though.
How do you select who to feature and the topic? Mostly I use my intuition, I have gained some familiarity with the topics that “just work” and the sorts of writers I want to actively support.
What else do you get out of it? I get a day of rest, since I manage multiple Newsletters, this is precious time to do other marketing activities, catch up on correspondence, native sponsorship deals, etc…
Are guest posts typically well received? Yes they are, as a rule so far my audience and the broader community loves it.
Testimonials
I don’t really collect Testimonials for guest post on my publication, but clearly for emerging writers sometimes it pays off. Uttam Dey was kindly enough to illustrate this on Notes in May, 2024.
Thank you for sharing this, Michael, and for all the work to do to foster the tech writing community here. I'd love to write a guest post for you sometime in the next couple months. Happy to either discuss possibly topics with you, or tackle something you consider interesting for your readers.
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