We’re excited to have you contribute to The Lhook, a community-driven platform dedicated to uplifting and educating women through beauty, lifestyle, and empowerment content. Our contributors are vital to providing authentic, inspiring, and practical content to our readers. To ensure consistency, quality, and alignment with our mission, please review the following guidelines before submitting your content.
Content focus and themes
At The Lhook, we focus on creating content that speaks to the needs, aspirations, and challenges of modern women. We aim to inspire, educate, and empower women through a wide range of topics. We accept contributions in the following categories:
- Beauty: Skincare tips, makeup tutorials, haircare advice, product reviews, beauty hacks, etc.
- Lifestyle: Self-care routines, wellness practices, fitness, home organization, and time management.
- Empowerment: Personal stories of growth, career advice, mental health, confidence-building, and women’s success stories.
We encourage practical advice, personal experiences, and actionable tips that help women thrive in their daily lives.
Tone and style
We aim to create a supportive and welcoming space for our readers. Please ensure your content aligns with the following style:
- Encouraging and empowering: Focus on positive, uplifting language that motivates and empowers readers.
- Informative but relatable: Offer valuable insights but keep the tone conversational and accessible.
- Respectful of diversity: Write with inclusivity in mind. Avoid stereotyping and use language that respects all women regardless of their background, age, or lifestyle.
- Clear and concise: Make your points clear and avoid overly technical jargon. Aim for easy-to-read content.
Originality and plagiarism
- All submitted content must be original. We do not accept content that has been previously published elsewhere (including personal blogs or other websites).
- Plagiarism is not tolerated. If you reference other sources, please provide proper attribution and links where appropriate.
Submission guidelines
To maintain quality and consistency, please adhere to the following submission standards:
- Word count: Articles should typically be between 800 and 1,500 words, depending on the topic.
- Format: Submissions must be in Word or Google Docs format.
- Images: Include high-quality images where relevant (must have usage rights). Ensure that all images are properly credited.
- Headings: Use clear headings and subheadings to organize your content and make it easy to read.
- Links: Feel free to include internal links to relevant articles on The Lhook. We allow external links if they are relevant and non-promotional. Avoid linking to competitors.
Editing process
- We reserve the right to edit your submission for clarity, grammar, and style. Significant changes will be communicated to the author before publication.
- If you submit content that requires significant revisions, we may return it to you with feedback for improvement.
No self-promotion or advertising
- We do not accept posts that are solely for self-promotion or advertising purposes. You may link to your blog or social media profiles in the author bio, but the content must focus on providing value to our readers.
- We also do not allow any affiliate links within the body of the post.
Author bio
We love to highlight our contributors! Please include a brief author bio (about 50-75 words) with your submission. Feel free to add links to your website, blog, or social media profiles. Your bio will be published at the end of your article.
Response time
Our editorial team will review submissions within 10-14 business days. We will notify you if your article is accepted for publication. Please be patient, as we carefully consider each submission.
Rights
By submitting content to The Lhook, you agree to grant us the rights to publish, edit, and promote the content on our website and social media channels. You retain the copyright but grant us non-exclusive, perpetual rights to use your content.
How to submit
Please contact us by using the form on our support page. From the drop-down options, select “Share on Lhook”. In your message, share a brief summary of your proposed contribution, your name, email address, and a few details about you. Following a review of the shared information, If your proposal is accepted, a member of our team will follow up with you with additional details on how you can submit your contributions.
We value your contribution!
Thank you for considering contributing to The Lhook! We are excited to work with passionate writers and content creators who share our mission of uplifting and inspiring women. We look forward to reading your submissions!