* * * Guest Posts are open by invitation only. We do NOT accept sponsored posts. For advertising options, refer to the Advertise page.* * *

At Gourmantic, we realise that we cannot cover every part of the globe or sample every delicacy and drink. Guest posts are designed to fill in the gap and bring a wider, experience-based outlook to our readers.

The following are our guidelines for guest post submission:

1. Originality: Your post must be your original work and must not have been published before.
2. Exclusivity: You agree not to publish your post anywhere else (i.e., on your own blog or as a guest post on other blogs) as this would be considered duplicate content by search engines and would penalise both sites.
3. Content: Content must be appropriate to that of Gourmantic ie travel, food, drink, restaurant reviews etc and must not be defamatory. Our approach is to be honest in our reviews. If something fails to impress us, we do not believe in giving it any publicity therefore we do not write about it. Please familiarise yourself with our content before making a submission.
4. Photographs: Your post must have at least one original photograph (preferably more) which will be used in the article and on the main page. You will grant Gourmantic the use of the photograph(s) but it will be attributed to you eg All photos courtesy and copyright <your name>.
5. Word Limit: There is no word limit on the post but we prefer a minimum of 300 words.
6. Links: We do not permit the use of SEO’d anchor text for your links or any affiliate links.
7. Author Bio and Links: Please provide a short bio to serve as a byline that appears in the author box. The bio can be round 50 words in length. We will also link to your website or Twitter/Facebook if you wish.
8. Social Networking: We will promote your guest post on Twitter and link to it on our Facebook page. Please feel free to do the same on any other networking site.
9. License and Copyright: On submitting your guest post you state that you own the copyright to the text and photographs and have the right to grant a license. You retain copyrights over all text and images submitted as part of the guest post. You agree to grant Gourmantic an irrevocable, exclusive license to reproduce all text and images which comprise your guest post on Gourmantic.com. We reserve the right to modify the image and text submitted as appropriate (for example, to fix spelling or grammar errors or to resize a photograph) to ensure its integration with the rest of the site. Once your guest article is posted we reserve the right not to remove it.
10. Rejection: We reserve the right to reject posts that we feel are not appropriate or to the standard of articles on Gourmantic. Please do not submit any articles to us prior to discussion with us.
11. Preparing your site: (Optional) We will give you prior notice of the date your guest post will be published on Gourmantic. On the day, we recommend that you write a short post referring to your guest post here and tell your readers about it . This helps both our sites to get more publicity for your article. You may also wish to create an additional new post that represents your best work to entice new readers to stay.

Thank you for your interest in Gourmantic. Please use the Contact page to get in touch with us or if you have any questions.

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