Many new editors get confused about how the date they enter for an article affects the article's inclusion on their feature page, their archives, their search and subject entries. Even existing editors can sometimes get confused about this topic!

Every article in the BellaOnline system should be timeless, evergreen, and always useful to our readers. Remember, the content you write will be found by them on the web years from now! It should still be helpful to them in those future years.

Each time you write an article you should post in your forum eliciting feedback on that article. It is quick, easy, and provides a flood of extra traffic for your article.

The BellaOnline forums are public forums where over 30,000 members post and share information. Our external link guidelines help to keep us safe from spammers!

I wrote this query letter to my local paper in January 2009, to get free publicity for my origami sales. They responded back in 2 days, and they wanted to come interview me the very next day.

Follow these simple steps and responsibilities as editors to keep the forums as stress-free as possible.

Each year before the holidays, we host a fun Secret Santa present exchange between editors. Editors sign up, agreeing to buy/make a gift for someone chosen at random by the gift exchange organizer.

BellaOnline´s article guidelines are that a single article not be over 1200 words in length. This is an industry wide standard. Writing articles of this length is a critical skill for you to learn as a writer!

Just why is it critical for BellaOnline editors to have an editor photo posted with their site? The answer has to do with our goal of building your skills and reputation as a world class journalist - and how your visitors perceive your humanity.

When you´re doing a phone interview you have to be able to think on your feet, react to what they say and get a sense of what they want to talk about. Your aim is to draw informative, unique quotes and descriptions from them.