To submit articles to ArticleActive, you must first log in to your account. If you don't have an account, go to "Sign Up" that appears under the Login to get your free account. You must provide a valid email address. The Email is important since you will receive your communications regarding your articles through email. After you login, select "Submit Articles" that appears in your user menu under your name. You can also select "Submit Articles" that appears on the top right menu. You will then be forwarded to a new screen. ![]()
1. Article Title 2. Section - choose the appropriate Section for your Article. If none applies select "Miscellaneous." 3. Category - choose the most accurate category for your article. This will increase the chances in search engines like Google, and also will help your article not being rejected. 4. Publish Date - you can choose a date in the near future for your article to be published (useful for products not launched yet). 5. Intro Text - it is a short text that will appear on the frontpage of our site and should be a introduction to the article itself. It should not be a summary, since this introduction will appear as the first paragraph of the whole article. So do not repeat the introduction in the main text. Also this Intro text does not allow you to use HTML tags. 6. Main Text - this is the main article. There are some html tags allowed. Most important is that you can add up to 2 non-self-serving links in the main text. Use the Resource box for your signature, do not repeat it in the main article. 7. Preview Button - use it to see a preview of your article with the Site CSS. 8. Meta Description - you may add your own meta info to the article. 9. Meta Keywords - you may add your own meta info to the article. Meta Description and Keywords will appear in the header of the article page. 10. Resource Box - you may change your resource box for any article, but its recommended to save the most used in your resource box section in order to have it always at hand. There are no HTML tags allowed besides link tag (<a>). You may add 2 self-serving links in your Resource box.
Tips regarding submitting a New Article: - Do not forget to choose the appropriate Section and Category for your article. Failure to do so may cause your article to be rejected.
- Do not repeat the Intro Text in the Main Text, or it will appear twice!
- Do not repeat your Resource Box information in the Main Text! It will appear twice and could lead to your article being rejected.
- Do not add more than 2 links in your Main Text portion of your article, since it will not be saved. Do not add more than 2 links in your Resource Box, since it will not be saved.
To see the status of your submitted articles or to edit your articles, go to "My Articles" that appears in your user menu under name after you are logged in. When "My Articles" is selected, you will see a list of all of your articles, both published and pending approval.
Published Articles will appear with the Blue Icon, Pending Articles with a Watch Icon and Rejected Articles with a Red Icon. Hovering your mouse over the Rejected Article Icon you can also see the reason for wich the Article was rejected. If you correct the problems with your rejected articles, you can resubmit them for approval.
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