8 common mistakes guest authors make on Tech in Asia

Every day, the Tech in Asia community team runs plenty of user generated content through our platform. Be they from CEOs of thriving unicorn startups to relentless entrepreneurs vying for that big break, each story connects the dots of our ever-growing startup ecosystem.

And we love receiving them.

Much as we’d like to pass the mic to every entrepreneur that comes our way, our community has to have certain guidelines to ensure that readers receive the very best of our content. Content that serves our mission of connecting Asia’s startup ecosystem. Content that connects, challenges, informs and inspires.

As such, as much as 80 percent of content that we receive is rejected. Avoid these mistakes, and you’re on your way to being that 20 percent.

Common mistakes guest authors make when publishing on Tech in Asia

1. Having an incomplete user profile

Filling in your user profile takes no more than 10 minutes.

We generally look out for whether your profile picture, name, company and social media links are filled in. Don’t be shy, the Tech in Asia community is a really friendly bunch, and would love to get to know you better!

Another common mistake is to register and submit an article under your company’s profile. This may give readers the impression that the content would be an overly branded piece, and that’s a turn off. You should also share a link to your personal Facebook page, as this is reflected when we share the article on Tech in Asia’s Facebook page.

You may however choose to drop links to your company’s website or Twitter, as well as in your bio.

In case you haven’t heard, we’re serious about ethics, and filling in your company and title will save the trouble of obtaining a disclosure later on.

2. Submitting a press release

These immediately go into the trash, no questions asked.

We’ve made it very clear in the community manual that press releases and blatant self promotion are strictly not acceptable as community contributions. Yet, we continue to receive many press releases each day.

In conclusion