We are currently looking for new bloggers to write for One Bakersfield
We love Bakersfield and are looking for great local experts to share their Reviews, advice, stories, and more with our readers. As a One Bakersfield blogger you will join a select group of experts we select to feature on a regular basis. We review all applications and pick the people we think have a perspective, and passion about bakersfield and most of all - engage our readers! Featured experts will be asked to post 1-2 original posts a month. No advertising is allowed - but creative and helpful posts are the best advertising!
We can't wait to share your knowledge with our readers
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What Do You Do Please let us know what you would like to write for: Just a few of the Categories we are looking for are listed below. If you don't see your categorie listed just let us know and maybe we will add it.
Local News, High School Sports, Movie Reviews, Concerts, Book Reviews, Local Events, etc.
Blogger Terms & Conditions
A One Bakersfield Blogger is a non-paid professional writer who posts regularly on a given topic. A One Bakersfield Blogger writes articles with a minimum of 300 words. Bloggers can blog for many different topics--as long as they have the expertise to write in that subject area.
A One Bakersfield Blogger must be versatile, creative, experienced and well informed on their chosen topic. They must have a solid grasp of the English language and be able to edit their own work as well as take the direction of an editor.
Incomplete applications will not be considered, so please see below for exactly what should be included in your application package. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis, however, we generally dont have immediate openings. When we have an opening, we look for the best qualified writer for the position.
What Do You Get by Writing for One Bakersfield
The opportunity to share your passion, to be published and to have your voice heard by large numbers of readers. We take care of the technology, hosting, graphic design and marketing. There are no fees to you.
We will cross-promote your business in the Blog.
What is Required of Bloggers?
» One Bakersfield blogs will only be as good as our bloggers. Were looking for amazing bloggers who can write passionate, high-quality, interesting, thought-provoking articles.
How many posts youre able to write depends on the blog you are writing for. We do expect our bloggers to commit to their assignments and communicate with the editor should there be an issue in getting them done.
» Entries should be at least 300 words, but can be much longer. A post could include a tip or idea, a top 10 list, a story or quote, "how-tos", demos, photos, essays, or a product or entertainment review. The important thing is that whatever material you write is informative and/or entertaining for our readers.
» News Bloggers - Should provide stories as soon as possible with photos to support their story.
» Review comments to your blog entries, delete inappropriate comments and respond to comments where appropriate.
Avoid topics that are not appropriate for One Bakersfield family-values centric audience, such as drug and alcohol abuse, profanity, gambling, pornography, extramarital sex, and nudity, except in the context of helping families to overcome these issues. There is definitely a place in the blogs for PG-rated discussions of intimacy and sexuality in marriage, however, these blogs are not the appropriate place for sensualized sexuality. Do not use the blog to advocate for a specific political party, religion, alternative lifestyle, abortion, etc. Please see us if you feel an exception needs to be made to this rule. It is appropriate to talk about faith and spirituality without advocating for a specific religion, or to talk about advocating for families without endorsing specific political candidates and parties.
» Successfully complete One Bakersfield Blogger Training and a 90 day probationary period. Then, continue to maintain a high quality of blog posts and work well with One Bakersfield team.
Were looking for bloggers who are self-motivated, who have expertise in their topic, and who can add personality to their blog.
FAQs
I applied to be a blogger awhile ago and havent heard back?
We always respond to blogger applications within one week. If youve heard nothing, please feel free to contact us again at 661-633-9200 to make sure that we have your application. Unfortunately, things do get stuck in our spam folder occasionally and we might have missed your application.
What is your hiring process?
When we get an application, we read it and if we think that we could use you at some point, we put it in our reserve list if theres not an immediate opening. When something opens up we read all of the applications for that subject area and choose the best candidate to work through training.
How long does it take to get hired?
This depends on the topic for which you applied and the other candidates applying for that topic. Sometimes you can get hired within weeks and other times it might take a month or more before we would contact you again.
Do you have any tips for getting hired?
Yes! Proofread, proofread, and proofread your application. Make sure that it is free of spelling and grammar errors. An application that has errors in it tells us that you are not a serious writer! Follow the directions! An incomplete application package is immediately rejected.
Will you tell me if my application is rejected?
Yes, you can expect to hear from us in about a week. If its been longer than a week, please feel free to inquire.
Other Issues
- Because of the cultural writing issues surrounding our target audience, the writer must have been raised and educated in the US (including military bases abroad), Canada, Australia or UK.
- We reserve the right to have more than one blogger on a topic, to sub-divide topics into more than one blog, or to change the terms of the agreement.
- All content is owned by One Bakersfield.
- We will receive many more applications than we could possibly accept. If you are not accepted immediately, we will keep your information for consideration at a later date.
- For additional comments and questions, please email bakersfieldnews@gmail.com. We look forward to having the opportunity to work with you.
