Submission Guidelines
What We Publish
IoT For All is dedicated to providing the highest-quality, unbiased content, resources, and news centered on the Internet of Things (IoT) and related fields such as AI, VR/AR, data science, telecommunications, and so forth. All submissions must offer a good, clear answer to the question, “how will reading this be valuable to me?”. Good answers include: It’s educational, it’s informative, it provides useful resources to the reader, or it’s entertaining. Ideally, it’s a combination of these.
What We Don’t Publish
We avoid promotional content, which means any content that is directly trying to sell something to the audience. Whether it’s a product, service, tool, book, training course, or tickets to an event. We aim to keep our content non-promotional to provide an unbiased environment for learning about the Internet of Things.
We understand this is a very hard line to draw, and it’s obviously subjective, so please don’t take it personally. Our main objective is to earn our place as the most trustworthy place in which to enjoy and learn from IoT-focused content—without having to worry that what you’re reading is skewed toward a certain vendor(s).
To maintain the quality and impartiality of our content, we reserve the right to refuse articles that don’t align with our mission and beliefs. Our Editorial Team also reserves the right to revise any submitted content, such that it better reflects our values and guidelines. That includes removing or changing any links—especially “backlinks” that don’t add direct value to the content, or links we deem to be promotional.
How to Write Your Post
- Choose a Persona: Our target audience is comprised of three personas. Each is detailed in our Guide: The Three Personas for IoT For All. Your topic must be framed for one primary persona. It’s true that some topics may be valuable for multiple personas, but there needs to be a specific focus— otherwise, we risk appealing to no one.
- Choose a Content-Type: Your post can be written to perform well in search results (searchable) or to perform well on social channels (shareable). Each has its merits and a distinct approach, detailed in our Guide: Writing for SEO vs. Writing for Social.
Write in clear and easily understandable language. Too often, IoT-related resources written by engineers are overly technical. We publish a range of resources—from non-technical introductions to highly-technical teardowns of specific IoT technologies. However, always remember that simplicity comes after complexity. Strive to include as wide an audience as possible in your writing. And if highly technical language or acronyms aren’t essential to the specific piece, don’t use them. Lastly, add a little personality to your writing!
And finally, your post should be between 500 and 2000 words.
How the Submission Process Works
- If it’s your first time publishing with us, please sign up as a contributor on our platform. You’ll receive an email with instructions on how to submit your first article.
If you are already a contributor, you can submit your article directly through your dashboard. - We will review all submissions thoroughly and get back to you within approximately 3-5 business days. We rarely take longer than that to respond, but if we do, don’t worry—our small team is just having a hectic week.
- After being accepted and reviewed, your article can take from seven days up to one month to be published, depending on the queue and editorial planning. Don’t worry, we’ll let you know via email exactly when your article will be published as soon as we’ve scheduled it.