Are you interested in writing for the MDM blog? If so, please take into consideration our blog image and video requirements. You must include at least 1 image or video with your guest blog submission.
Image Requirements
- Blog posts that include a thematically related cover image are more likely to grab reader attention, so please submit a “cover” image with your post (this can be a photo, chart, screenshot, or a piece of theme art that represents the topic in a compelling way).
- Must be a .jpg file and meet our size/quality requirements
- Images must be a minimum of 600 x 315 pixels (recommended size: 1200 x 630 pixels).
- Your images must:
- Be directly relevant to the post content.
- Be in full color.
- Be adventurous, and inspiring
- Be your own or you must have the right to use the images and/or video and allow us to use them.
- If you’re including pictures of people, you must ensure that you have their permission to use them.
Video Requirements
- Any video submitted with your post must be in one of the following formats: .3GP, .AVI, .DV, h.264, .MPEG2, .MPEG4, QuickTime, .WMV.
- The maximum upload size is 100 MB, which is approximately 3 to 4 minutes in length.
- There are several ways to send videos:
YouTube
- Go to YouTube.com and click the “sign in” button. If you have a Google account (i.e., Gmail), sign in with your Google credentials. If you don’t have a free Google account, you will need to create one, using your email address.
- Upon signing in for the first time, you may be prompted to “start a channel,” which is the place where all your You Tube uploads will live.
- Click the “upload” button.
- Browse for your video and select the one you want to upload. Once published, copy the video link and send to motherlessdaughtersministry@gmail.com .
Google Drive:
- Create a new folder on your Google Drive and upload your video file.
- Share the folder with motherlessdaughtersministry@gmail.com
Dropbox:
- Create a new folder on your Dropbox account and upload your video file.
- Share the folder with motherlessdaughtersministry@gmail.com
Vimeo:
- Upload your video to Vimeo, and share the link with motherlessdaughtersministry@gmail.com