5) Writing Fresh Content For 7 Cups: Guidelines

I have read the guidelines, thank you (:

I've gone through the guidlines and have one question left regarding the key words. Are we supposed to figure out ourselves what we consider as keywords or will anybody porvide us with some?

@Icecream2Day for your first article during this Program, you can research them yourself, but are more than welcome to ask for support on this end too! As for the Content Team at 7 Cups we regularly provide article briefs that offer keywords for guidance/an overview of what can be included in the article

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Thanks for the explanation! :)

Hey @SoulfullyAButterfly , thankyou for the tips ! Excited for practical work ❤

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Thank you for the guidelines, it's well noted and saved!

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Thank you, I understand! I'm looking forward to learning more about this in the future.

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Thanks for the tips and guidelines! I will keep these in mind for future activities.

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I understood the guide.... thank you so much....

@SoulfullyAButterfly understood these tips are very thoughtful and complete.

and in the end the love you take, is equal to the love you make. - Mel, 7Cups Ambassador

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I have read the guidelines, thank you for sharing. :)

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Can this ever be a partner work?
It all seems kind of overwhelming!

@explore1000 Hi, articles are usually individually submitted after one week and the future discussions will offer lots of tips, but if you would like, you can work with a partner i.e. a trainee in the same batch as you perhaps? we can figure it out once you are ready to write!

@SoulfullyAButterfly
I understood the points. Thank you for explaining this in a simple manner. I am just thinking how I would get a non-copyrighted photo.

@amomtessa Hi Tessa, there are several websites that offer non-copyrighted photos: these include Unsplash and Pixabay

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Thank you for completing Writing Fresh Content For 7 Cups: Guidelines.

Here are some more Sites to Find Free Images and info about licensing:
1) Unsplash (has own licence, prohibits only using images to create a competing website) 2) Pexels (own license) 3) Burst 4) Free Images (has its own license./allows a very broad range of uses, though it does list several restricted use cases (which are quite common for most free images sites) 5) Pixabay (licensed under Creative Commons Zero (CC0), which means you can use the images without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist) 6) stocksnap.io (Creative Commons CC0 license so its photos are free to download and edit) 7)Gratisography (has its own free photo license, a very broad range of uses) 8) Flickr (Select “Any license” ---> “Commercial use & mods allowed” filter) 8) Getty Images (can use images on non-commercial websites for free by embedding them.) 9) iStock (releases free Images every week if you sign up)

I have read the guidelines. Thank you so much for posting this <3.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Understood, thanks for the tips! Is there an easy way to make sure a photo is not copy-righted? It would be convenient to look for images through Google Image Search but I guess a lot of the photos there are copyrighted

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Understood all the points. Thanks for the post

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Thank you so much for this super comprehensive and well written guide!
I feel like I learned a lot from reading this!

Hi @SoulfullyAButterfly, just a quick question regarding this. Are we allowed to incorporate some of our own experience into the articles or is it solely fact based?

@richuyulin you are welcome to add it in for sure! We also can reach out to individuals that have experienced the topic and quote them - this definitely adds interest as well as being a great way to present personal/individual experiences.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

The guidelines were very well-put, I understood all of them.

Except I have a query regarding one of the points:

Writing an article with quotations from reliable sources.

Are we allowed to take data from Wikipedia pages which is an already published/second-hand source or are we only supposed to take the data from journals, etc?

@Textingpals you can use other sources apart from journals/research articles - I generally suggest avoiding Wikipedia though. As for quotations, you are welcome to reach out to experts or for instance a person who has experienced the topic to add interest/a unique way of presenting information. When quoting facts, it is better to use websites that base these on research, for example the WHO, CDC, or APA.

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Right because Wikipedia gets entries from anyone and isn't as credible. For; example I can make an entry about something or someone and it will be completely in my opinion without any credibility, correct?

@MarinaLecubet yes

@SoulfullyAButterfly points are noted and it is very clear! :)

What are keywords and where in the article should they be placed? I want to use books as well as articles from Google Scholar is this okay? Should the footnotes be in APA? I’ll look into Unsplash. How do I break the article using subheadings? Do you mean different subject matter?I don’t know what subheading/header actually are.

@WhiteRoses25 thank you for your questions!

1. The subheadline or header is a summary of the article, and supports the Article Title. For example, for this article, the title is "How to Set Healthy Boundaries With Your Folks" and the subheadline is "A Mini-Guide for Strong, Young Adults Who Need More Independence"
2. Subheadings are just other headings that help us breakdown an article into different sections. For example, in the above article, "Types of Boundaries", "Why Am I Having Trouble with my Parents?" etc. are different subheadings.
3. We discussed Keywords and how we can conduct Keyword Research in this CDM discussion. Keywords help optimize content and can help guide us on what we can consider including in our article outline/completed article. You are welcome to conduct keyword research to help with your article writing as well as the SEO process, and later on, if you choose to join the Content Team after graduating, some assignments have a guide on what keywords can be used.
4. Yes, you are welcome to any sources for your content, books and Google Scholar are perfectly alright.
5. APA is a preferred format, yes, especially for research studies. Consider just listing the major ones at the end of the article. You can hyperlink some others within the body.

Thanks you for helping me. Very grateful!

Thanks, I have read the guidelines and I'll do my best to stay within them.

When I was in college I had such trouble with sources, citing them was such a problem. After I was a almost a senior is when I got. Lol. I guess the best advice I have on sources is to try to use the most credible sites you can. I usually sick with the most popular. Hope that helps.

@SoulfullyAButterfly

Thanks for sharing those amazing tips with us, Soul! Super excited about the practical part of the course 💜

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I do not really understand what we're supposed to do, is there an example that I can see? 😊

@29amy Hi, these are just guidelines - let me know if you have any questions

i understand , thank you !

Hello, I am now a student of clean development.

When I write the article, can I quote it? Or is it just my personal opinion? When I complete it, where do I send the link?

@Zahraa000

Hi Zahra, yes you can quote about you as a student. And if you haven't already, please post your portfolio here

And this is the form: please choose to submit topic approval first and to submit the article using the same form (options on the form)

Feel free to PM for more information and all the best!

@SoulfullyAButterfly thanks a lot for this useful information! :)

I would love to contribute interesting and meaningful articles for 7cups, where do I send them and who are the mentors I can get in touch with.

@RideaRainbow Emailing you today but you can also send in your drafts for article submissions to ayesha@7cups.com