Feather Craft Guest Blogging Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: April 10, 2025

Thank you for your interest in contributing to the Feather Craft blog. Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before submitting your guest post. By submitting content to Feather Craft, you agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms.

1. Submission Guidelines

Articles must be original, unique, and not published elsewhere online or in print. Posts should align with Feather Craft’s brand voice, audience interests, and focus areas (e.g., fly fishing, fly tying, or related lifestyle content). Minimum word count: 800 words. Maximum: 2,000 words. Content must be free from plagiarism and AI-generated content should be disclosed if used. Posts should include proper sourcing and attribution for all data, images, or quotations.

2. Editorial Rights

Feather Craft reserves the right to edit submissions for clarity, length, tone, grammar, SEO, or structure. We may add internal links, calls to action, or other elements as needed. We reserve the right to decline any submission without providing a reason.

3. Ownership and License

By submitting a guest post to Feather Craft, you hereby irrevocably assign and transfer all rights, title, and interest in and to the submitted content, including any copyrights, to Feather Craft. This transfer of ownership includes the right to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, display, and create derivative works from the content in any media, now known or later developed, worldwide and in perpetuity. You acknowledge that you waive any moral rights or rights to attribution, unless otherwise agreed in writing by Feather Craft. You may not republish, reproduce, or distribute the submitted content elsewhere without the express written consent of Feather Craft.

4. Author Bio and Promotion

You may include a short author bio (max 100 words) and one link to your personal website or portfolio. Social media links may also be included at our discretion. We reserve the right to decline to use your author bio and/or links in any submission without providing a reason. Affiliate links, advertisements, or paid promotions within the content are strictly prohibited unless explicitly approved by Feather Craft.

5. Content Standards

Submissions must not include offensive, defamatory, or unlawful material, infringement of intellectual property rights, spam, promotional material, or misleading claims. Any breach of these standards may result in permanent disqualification from future contributions.

6. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Feather Craft, its affiliates, and staff harmless from any claims, losses, or liabilities arising from your submitted content, including but not limited to copyright infringement, defamation, or violations of any law.

7. Compensation

Feather Craft does not guarantee compensation for guest post submissions. If your article is selected for publication on our blog, you may receive a one-time $50 Feather Craft gift card as a token of appreciation. This gift card is non-transferable, non-refundable, and redeemable only at Feather Craft for eligible products or services. The decision to provide compensation is made at Feather Craft’s sole discretion and will be communicated upon acceptance. Gift cards will be issued within 30 days of publication, provided that all necessary information is submitted.

8. Termination and Removal

Feather Craft reserves the right to remove any post at any time, with or without notice, for any reason deemed appropriate by our editorial team.

9. Changes to Terms

These terms may be updated at any time. It is your responsibility to review them periodically. Continued submissions imply your acceptance of any changes.

By submitting a guest post, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms and Conditions.