Alumbo welcomes proposals for new regular columns from our members. If you have an idea for which you would like to contribute an article on a regular basis (weekly, bi-weekly or monthly), we'd love to hear about it! Once your proposal is accepted, you'll be able to submit your column quickly and easily to the pre-approved communities and have it published on the site within 24 hours.

To propose a new regular column, simply select the "Propose a Regular Column" option under the Magazine category on the submit content page (you must login first). Choose a name, subtitle and summary for the column. You may also upload a default graphic to use so you don't have to reupload the same graphic every time. Then in the Body field enter a sample of the type of article you intend to submit on a regular basis. This sample will not be published on the site, but will be used by each Community Leader to evaluate your proposal and ensure it is relevant to their community. When all reviews are complete, you will receive an email that lists the communities for which your proposed column has been approved.

From that point forward, when you click the Submit Content link, in addition to the standard item types (feature articles, websites, etc.) you will also see your new regular column listed as an option.

Whenever you want to submit a new article to your column, simply select that option and proceed as usual. You will be shown a data entry page that looks like a standard Feature Article form, with the exception that there are no community checkboxes -- the form will instead list the communities that have been pre-approved for your column. Also, if you specified a graphic on the original proposal, it will be shown on the form as the default. You can also upload a new graphic to override the default if you prefer.

Since the column has been pre-approved, your new submission will be published to the site overnight and will be viewable by early the next morning. Besides the individual articles, we will also create a summary page that includes the column name, subtitle and summary, plus links to each article published under the column. Individual article pages will also include a link to this summary page.

Interested? Why not propose a new regular column now?

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