Content Policy & Writer Guidelines — Awesome Websites

What we publish

Awesome Websites is a multi-author publication focused on technology, culture, and the web. We welcome well-researched, original articles that provide genuine value to readers. Strong pieces typically:

Offer a clear angle, argument, or explanation — not just a summary of Wikipedia.
Are written in clear, readable English.
Are a minimum of 300 words and a maximum of 20,000 words.
Cite or link to credible sources where factual claims are made.
Provide meaningful value beyond what already exists on the web.

What is not allowed

Spam or thin content. Articles that exist solely to generate backlinks or drive traffic to an unrelated site will be rejected.
Excessive self-promotion. You may mention your own work in context — but an article that is primarily an advertisement for your product or service will not be approved.
Misinformation. Do not publish false or deliberately misleading claims.
Hateful or harmful content. No content that targets individuals or groups with harassment, hate speech, or incitement to harm.
Plagiarism. Your submission must be your own original work. Reproducing others' writing without attribution is not permitted.
Content that violates applicable law. This includes copyright infringement, defamation, or content illegal in the jurisdiction of publication.

Review process

Member submissions normally follow this review process:

You write your article in the member editor and save it as a draft.
When you're ready, you click Submit for review. The article enters a review queue.
Our editorial team reads the article, checks it against this policy, and either approves it for publication or rejects it with a note explaining why.
If rejected, the note is shown on your dashboard. You can revise and resubmit — but resubmission counts against your daily submission limit (3 per day).
Approval places the article in the publication schedule. It does not make the article public immediately. Your approval email includes the scheduled time when one has been assigned.

Trusted authors — members who have a track record of high-quality submissions — may have their articles approved automatically on submission when a channel has been assigned. These articles still follow the publication schedule.

Format: Markdown only

The editor accepts standard Markdown only. Do not paste HTML tags — they will appear as raw text, not rendered markup.

Quick reference

# Heading 1 · ## Heading 2 · ### Heading 3
**bold** · *italic* · `inline code`
> Blockquote
- Unordered list · 1. Ordered list
[Link text](https://example.com)
Images: use Insert image in the editor, then add descriptive alt text.
```\ncode block\n```

Usage limits

You may hold up to 10 draft articles at any one time.
You may submit up to 3 articles per day for review.
These limits exist to maintain quality and prevent the queue from being overwhelmed.

Questions?

If you have questions about this policy or about a specific rejection, please contact the editorial team.