Beginnertriathlete.com's philosophy is to REMAIN the best beginner triathlete site on the web. Of course, this also means being built by beginners like you! Sound like and easy task? Absolutely not!!! This is where we need your help.
Benefits to you or your organization
- With over 40,000 registered users and monthly email newsletters of your articles, you will definitely gain readership and exposure provided your articles are accepted.
- We do include a free banner to be placed in your article and will also allow links to your site/services at the end of the article.
- Most articles get frontpage placement for an entire month.
The requirements for acceptance are pretty easy:
Informative and on-topic.
- Not an advertisement for your site or product.
- Passes our 'gut' check.
We especially love articles submitted by individuals and our members.
Articles
We are looking for training articles, triathlon stories, your first triathlon, gear reviews, training tips, motivational and personal stories and any special commentary.
Video Articles
A new feature. Video is a great, new medium to get content across to people. Using your digital picture camera or digital video camera, you can create 'how-to' articles such as setting up a transition area to fixing a flat or a day at the races. Combined with a short article that you compose with the video, you are guaranteed to get a lot of exposure. Contact me first so I can enable you to upload video.
Podcasts
Would you like to have your own radio show on BT? Most computers and digital devices will let you record audio and mix-in music. Contact me first so I can enable you to upload your audio podcasts.
Use this link to directly submit an article: ARTICLE SUBMISSION
Make sure you are registered. Your articles are tracked by your username. Fill out your 'interests,' email, webpage and upload a tasteful profile picture (if desired) in the 'control panel' (top right) as these will be inputed into each article.
You can upload a banner and link to your site (if you have one) to be displayed in your article for all to see. Simply upload a 'personal' picture that is ~180pixel wide by 60-100 pixels tall.
Click on the 'Articles' button to a category you want to contribute to and at the bottom, click on 'Submit an Article' Full editing screen. An editor screen will appear and you can start composition.
Editor Help. A full explanation of the editor functions can be seen by clicking on the '?' icon inside the editor.
Upload photos. You can also upload photos for placement inside your article. If you can't get something to 'look right' - don't worry, we will review your article and make it pretty before it gets published.
Backup your work. AS ALWAYS with technology, copy your text into something like word before you submit so you have a backup should something go amiss.
PLEASE contact me on any questions. If you desire to write a series, or want some help setting up your article, I would be glasd to help.
"What can I do? I am a beginner myself and haven't even trained or competed yet?"
You can send us your motivational story on why you have decided to do triathlons. This will make a HUGE difference in helping others make that change to a healthier, happier lifestyle.
If you love to write, you can document your progress - kind of like an online diary...you would write monthly summaries of training and life. This will help the timid realize that we are all one and the same ordinary people.
"Ok, I have at least one triathlon under my belt. What can I do?"
Help out in the discussion board, encourage conversation and answer questions.
Become a monthly columnist and write about topics for the beginner and even advanced techniques and training...beginners have and insatiable thirst for knowledge.
Have a one-time topic that you would like us to feature? This could be anything from nutrition to training to injury prevention. No problem. Just write it up, send us any relevant pictures an we will highlight it on the main page and reference it where it applies.
Regional Columnist
Become a regional columnist for your part of the world. You can report on triathlons and races by the amateur and professional or certain events and races in your part of the world. You will have your own section on the main page to feature your monthly column.
We at BT hope that columns like this will bring diversity to this great sport. We hope to hear from you!
Product Reviews
Diet/Nutrition?
You CAN make a difference in someone's life.
*Many thanks to our past and current editors for making this all possible!
Use this link to directly submit an article: ARTICLE SUBMISSION
Tips for writing:
Tips for Writing
- Spell Checking
Spell-checking your article before submitting it helps it to be the best it can be! To do this, compose your article in a word processing program, run the spell-check feature, and then copy the whole body of text into the editor. This will also allow you to save your article and prevent loss in case of an unexpected crash.
- Choose Your Tense
Please choose whether you will write your article in past or present tense, and then stick with it. This is a common grammatical error, particularly in race reports. For example, instead of writing, "It was a great day for a race, and I was excited. I make my down to the water, and I am ready to go..." (a mixture of past and present tense), choose either ""It is a great day for a race, and I am excited. I make my down to the water, and I am ready to go..." (present tense) or ""It was a great day for a race, and I was excited. I made my down to the water, and I was ready to go..." (past tense). Keeping your verb tense consistent ensures that your readers will be living your race right along with you!
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