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Contributor Spotlight: Laura Sauer
Laura Sauer weaves the components of her life together into one colorful, comprehensive package.
Her love of writing pairs swimmingly with her profession: Laura is a high school English teacher. Her role as teacher intersects with her role as mother of two. And, Laura’s experience as a mother has led her to develop a support network for parents of children with special needs--her youngest son has disabilities. Read More »
Laura Sauer weaves the components of her life together into one colorful, comprehensive package.Her love of writing pairs swimmingly with her profession: Laura is a high school English teacher. Her role as teacher intersects with her role as mother of two. And, Laura’s experience as a mother has led her to develop a support network for parents of children with special needs--her youngest son has disabilities. Read More »
April Showers of Accolades for Our Monthly Winners
To celebrate April, we're showering six of our best contributors with recognition. This month's Yahoo! Contributor Award is in the Sports category, where droves of prolific and talented writers publish content to Yahoo! Sports and Yahoo! Voices. The competition is fierce, and many writers who publish in this popular category have professional journalism experience, a sporting background, or both. We knew that our winner had to be someone who can write with the best of the best; ferret out a unique story; and effectively convey his or her true passion for sports.
And the winner is... Read More »
And the winner is... Read More »
Thanks for Making My Dream Come True
As many in the Yahoo! contributor community know, I'm transitioning out of my role at Yahoo!. Many of you have taken the time to wish me well and to tell me what your experiences with Yahoo! Contributor Network, or your memories of me personally, have meant to you. Thanks for all of the kind, thoughtful words here and elsewhere.
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Content Spotlight: Personal Health Care Stories
Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments for and against the Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”) health care overhaul. In June, the Court will decide the constitutionality of the law, particularly the stipulation that most Americans will be required to have health insurance.
In light of the proceedings, Yahoo! News asked readers to share their own perspectives via Yahoo! Contributor Network, and share they did. Read More »
Last week, the Supreme Court heard arguments for and against the Affordable Care Act (“ObamaCare”) health care overhaul. In June, the Court will decide the constitutionality of the law, particularly the stipulation that most Americans will be required to have health insurance.In light of the proceedings, Yahoo! News asked readers to share their own perspectives via Yahoo! Contributor Network, and share they did. Read More »
Content Spotlight: Lessons from Authentic Experience
We love it when you write articles so steeped in your personal experiences that you, and only you, could have written them. That's why our second submission guideline says: “Be yourself: authentic and unique.”
Personal experience always enriches content—especially when this experience comes from an area of expertise, or a topic you are particularly passionate about. You not only make your content more engaging, you establish trust with the reader. You let your audience know that you are coming from a place of authority.
On the flip side, readers get a taste of your world. The readers walk in your shoes, and they learn along the way.
Here are some recent articles in which contributors drew on their personal experiences for compelling, unique content that can teach us all a thing or two. Read More »
We love it when you write articles so steeped in your personal experiences that you, and only you, could have written them. That's why our second submission guideline says: “Be yourself: authentic and unique.”Personal experience always enriches content—especially when this experience comes from an area of expertise, or a topic you are particularly passionate about. You not only make your content more engaging, you establish trust with the reader. You let your audience know that you are coming from a place of authority.
On the flip side, readers get a taste of your world. The readers walk in your shoes, and they learn along the way.
Here are some recent articles in which contributors drew on their personal experiences for compelling, unique content that can teach us all a thing or two. Read More »
Content Spotlight: Top SEO Performers and Q&A with Yahoo! SEO Lead Byrne Hobart
When we say that Yahoo! Contributor Network members make an impact by amplifying their voices, we mean it. It's true for many reasons, but we’d like to highlight one special way that our contributors have been scoring some really big wins: via search.
A few weeks back we showcased some content that reached a large audience by getting featured, but this time around, we'd like to emphasize some amazing SEO wins. Specifically, many of our Yahoo! Sports contributors have been knocking it out of the park lately through search engine queries. Read More »
When we say that Yahoo! Contributor Network members make an impact by amplifying their voices, we mean it. It's true for many reasons, but we’d like to highlight one special way that our contributors have been scoring some really big wins: via search.A few weeks back we showcased some content that reached a large audience by getting featured, but this time around, we'd like to emphasize some amazing SEO wins. Specifically, many of our Yahoo! Sports contributors have been knocking it out of the park lately through search engine queries. Read More »
Contributor Spotlight: Maya Black
Maya Black lives a vibrant lifestyle – traveling, cooking, tasting as she goes – and documenting all of it. It is clear from both her YCN content and her personal blogs that Maya’s adventurous nature extends to the kitchen as well. Maya is always whipping up something scrumptious, and she even finds ways to keep her creations healthy.
Although her travels have taken her across the globe, Maya remains level-headed and full of sound advice. Maya is a real estate agent by trade, and as a Featured Contributor in Business & Finance, she brings her business chops to Yahoo! Finance. With tips on social networking as a business tool and on smartly negotiating commission, it's clear that Maya brings a lot to the table! Read More »
Maya Black lives a vibrant lifestyle – traveling, cooking, tasting as she goes – and documenting all of it. It is clear from both her YCN content and her personal blogs that Maya’s adventurous nature extends to the kitchen as well. Maya is always whipping up something scrumptious, and she even finds ways to keep her creations healthy.Although her travels have taken her across the globe, Maya remains level-headed and full of sound advice. Maya is a real estate agent by trade, and as a Featured Contributor in Business & Finance, she brings her business chops to Yahoo! Finance. With tips on social networking as a business tool and on smartly negotiating commission, it's clear that Maya brings a lot to the table! Read More »
Spring Into March Monthly Awards
It's time once again for our monthly awards! This month, the Yahoo! Contributor Award category was Movies. The talented movie experts in the Yahoo! Contributor Network community are "now playing" everything from reviews and lists to interviews and Oscar coverage. We needed an extra-large bucket of popcorn to go through all the great content published by our Movies finalists, but in the end, a star worthy of our Oscar equivalent emerged.
And the winner is... Read More »
It's time once again for our monthly awards! This month, the Yahoo! Contributor Award category was Movies. The talented movie experts in the Yahoo! Contributor Network community are "now playing" everything from reviews and lists to interviews and Oscar coverage. We needed an extra-large bucket of popcorn to go through all the great content published by our Movies finalists, but in the end, a star worthy of our Oscar equivalent emerged.And the winner is... Read More »
Yahoo! Contributor Network in the UK... Cheers!
We're excited to announce that Yahoo! Contributor Network has launched in the UK!
British bloggers, writers, students, experts, and enthusiasts from many different fields now have the opportunity to share their knowledge and passion on some of the most popular UK websites--starting with Yahoo! News UK and Yahoo! Lifestyle--where they'll be able to claim paid writing assignments and earn Performance Payments just like contributors in the US. Read More »
We're excited to announce that Yahoo! Contributor Network has launched in the UK!British bloggers, writers, students, experts, and enthusiasts from many different fields now have the opportunity to share their knowledge and passion on some of the most popular UK websites--starting with Yahoo! News UK and Yahoo! Lifestyle--where they'll be able to claim paid writing assignments and earn Performance Payments just like contributors in the US. Read More »
Sharing Voters' Voices on Super Tuesday
If you voted in the Republican primaries on Super Tuesday and wrote about it on YCN – or tweeted or posted on Facebook or snapped photos – then you were like millions of other Americans who shared your voting experience and perspective.
This week on Yahoo! News, we shared your thoughts with our readers on a crowdsourced storytelling site devoted to sharing voter reactions on Super Tuesday. Read More »
This week on Yahoo! News, we shared your thoughts with our readers on a crowdsourced storytelling site devoted to sharing voter reactions on Super Tuesday. Read More »
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