A Guide for Guest Authors
At Digital Construction Today, we are always on the lookout for exciting exclusives, but before you pitch us your ideas, please consider the guidelines outlined in the following document to ensure your story meets our editorial standards.
Read the website
First and foremost, make sure your proposal aligns with our website by looking at our existing content. Make sure we or others haven’t already covered it, and if so, can you pitch us a new and improved angle?
To put it simply, we are looking for content about the latest developments in digital construction from around the globe that will capture the attention of industry professionals. Popular topics include reality capture, digital twins, AI and much more.
Exclusivity
Your ideas must be unique, relevant and not duplicated anywhere else. We want to see originality, and we are particularly interested in hearing from industry leaders, top universities, leading associations and the like about case studies, upcoming technology, and research projects.
If you are going to send a press release that has been published elsewhere it is likely that we have already seen it. Our team of editors are all over the obvious sources, so we would appreciate it if you would only send us angles that haven’t been covered in the mainstream media and are not outdated.
Pitching news stories
To pitch us your idea, please send a synopsis describing exactly what the story is and why it is worthwhile. Tell us about your unique angle and what added extras you can provide – for example, an exclusive video.
Include details such as the names of people mentioned, their role and organisations. You should also make us aware of any embargoes so we can ensure it aligns with our content schedule, as well as any media coverage it may have already had and where you found it.
Pitching features
It is worth noting that we will not consider a feature that is not exclusive to DCT and has already been pitched or published to other media outlets.
Your feature should always have a unique angle, be well-researched, and be informative. It should engage our readers with the story and provide new insights that are different from what they have read before.
The ideal pitch will demonstrate an understanding of our website and our audience. It should quickly tell us what your story is about and why we should cover it. It should convey high-quality writing and originality.
As mentioned, we are particularly interested in hearing from industry leaders, top universities, and leading associations if you really want to wow us.
What are we not interested in?
- Advertorials
- General overviews of topics
- Generally unhelpful content
- Poorly structured articles
- Articles full of unhelpful and irrelevant links – especially if they are commercial
- A short word count
- Repetitive information
- Unsupported facts
Who to contact
Email your pitches to:
Andy Jowett – ajowett@digitalconstructiontoday.com
Steph Carpenter – scarpenter@digitalconstructiontoday.com
