Studio30 Plus FAQ Page Content
Q: What is The Weekend Spotlight?
A: The Weekend Spotlight is an opportunity to promote your writing and drive traffic to your blog in The Magazine. It is a wrap-up of our members’ best writing for the week, presented to all of the members to read. The Weekend Spotlight is posted every weekend and then promoted on social media sites to drive traffic to our members. This is just one more way we work to shine the spotlight on you and your writing!
Q: How do I submit a post from my blog for The Weekend Spotlight?
A: Here are the guidelines:
You submit your own writing by emailing a link to us at studio.thirty@yahoo.com. In the email you should include a post link, your name, and the name of your blog. We DON’T want excerpts of a post or full posts—links only. The idea is for you to benefit, which means we want the readers to visit your site and will only provide a link to your site as a result.
Posts should be no older than seven days. We want to share what you’ve been writing about lately.
Submit only one link per week please. We want to give everyone who wants to participate an opportunity to shine. You can, however, submit one per week EACH week.
Submissions will be accepted from Monday at 8 a.m. until Friday at 4:30 p.m., EST.
Still have questions? You can email questions to studio.thirty@yahoo.com.
Q: What is the Your Status box on my Profile Page and how do I change it?
A: Your Status is one of the coolest features and most misunderstood. You can tweet FROM Studio30 Plus, directly to your Twitter feed. This tweet will appear as Your Status until you tweet again from inside Studio30 Plus. NOTE: Your tweets you post on Twitter directly WILL NOT appear in Your Status. Here’s how to update Your Status:
Click the Change button in the Your Status box, which is located on the left side of your Profile Page. When you click the Change button, a blue Twitter button will appear at the bottom of the Your Status box. Don’t click on the button yet.
If you have content in the Status box, you can now highlight and delete it. If this is your first time tweeting, it will just remain empty. If it has text, highlight and delete it.
Type in a tweet (remember you have 140 character limit, per Twitter limitation).
Once you are happy with your tweet, click the blue Twitter button. Now your tweet will appear in your Twitter feed and your status has been updated.
NOTE: The email address you use for Studio30 Plus and for Twitter MUST be the same to use the Your Status on your Profile Page for tweeting.
Q: Can I update my Your Status box WITHOUT it appearing on Twitter?
A: The short answer is no, however there is an easy workaround. Once you follow the steps above to update your status, log into your Twitter account and simply delete the tweet.
Q: Why do I continue to read pleas for members to add their blog, Twitter, and Facebook links to their Profile Pages?
A: Studio30 Plus is a cool social media site for writers to meet, grow as writers, and promote their work. This doesn’t just happen passively; we promote members on the S30P Facebook wall and Twitter feed. To do this we need to know your Facebook and Twitter names! It is also great for members who get to know you to have an easy way to follow you on these other sites. If you don’t list your blog, Twitter, and Facebook, you are limiting the benefit of membership because you are limiting the number of followers elsewhere.
Q: How do I link my blog, Twitter, and Facebook accounts on my Profile Page?
A: The place to add URL links to follow you other places is in your About section on you Profile Page. To change the About content, click on the Edit Profile button, which is located to the right of your profile picture. You will now be able to edit your About section. Please write something about yourself so members can get to know you and then also list all the places you would like members to follow (blog, Twitter, Facebook, other sites where you write, etc).
Q: What are the guidelines for a post to be accepted for The Magazine?
A: To be accepted, a post must be original, full-length pieces for publication. It CAN’T be a "teaser" or simply a URL back to a post on your site. It also can't be a post already residing on your blog. The Weekend Spotlight was developed for promoting your writing on your site through The Magazine. The rest of the week the writing must meet this criteria or it will be declined. NOTE: You CAN have a link back to your site in the post, but it has to meet the criteria above to be approved.
Q: How do I submit a post for The Magazine?
A: Follow these few steps for the easy submission process:
Click on the Magazine tab in the top navigation bar.
The Magazine will open to the most recent post and you will see tabs at the top of The Magazine. On the far right side is a Create Blog tab. Click on this tab.
Now the page is open for creating your blog post. Add a title and type your content into the body. The tags section is to place keywords to tag your post content. Answer the questions (two radio buttons) about members being able to comment on the post and if it is for the public magazine (click Yes to the last question).
Hit Submit at the bottom of the screen when you are ready to send it.
NOTE: We will decline if the post does not meet the guidelines. If accepted, it will be published as soon as possible from the queue.
Q: How can I connect with Studio30 Plus members on Facebook?
A: We have a member page to "friend!" Here’s the link to our Facebook page:
Some members use a different name on Facebook than they do on Studio30 Plus (and even different from their blog name) so we can’t figure out easily who our members are on Facebook. If this is the situation for you, please send us a message on Facebook that you are a member and want to be a part of the Facebook Group.
Q: Why is there a section on the home page for donations?
A: The site costs money to run and the donations collected are used for that purpose.
Q: What is the suggested donation amount?
A: The suggested donation for this awesome social media site where you can grow as a writer, connect with cool people, and promote your writing and blog is only $2 per year.
Q: I have been asked to be a Featured Writer for the Magazine. How do I submit my post?
A: Congratulations! Follow these simple instructions to submit.
Click on the Magazine tab at the top of the navigation bar.
When the Magazine opens, click on the Create Blog tab on the top right corner of the Magazine.
A screen will appear to enter the title of your post, content, and tags for the piece.
You will then see the Publication Date settings. Input your specific date and a time of 09:00. If you can't remember your date, email Studio30 Plus.
Next: "Can other members comment on your blog?" Click Yes
Next: "Submit to Public Magazine?"
LEAVE BLANK. (Our staff will officially set your post up.)
Next: Choose "Member Blogs" as your category.
Next: Click Submit.
Your piece will then be scheduled by one of our staff to appear at 9 a.m. the day you are to be the Featured Writer.
Q: Would Studio30 Plus host a writing contest? If so, where should inquiries be sent?
A: Yes! Inquiries for writing contests should include the idea for the contest, including the prize to be offered to the winning writer. Email the details to us at studio.thirty@yahoo.com.
Q: Where should advertising and PR inquires be sent?
A: We would be happy to provide site statistics and advertising opportunities to any business interested in gaining exposure within our vibrant, rapidly-growing social media site for writers. Please send inquires to us at studio.thirty@yahoo.com.