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Make the subject
worth spending time with.

A thoughtful guide. A resource with a clear purpose. A tool that makes a recurring question easier to work through. We welcome a specific publishing brief.

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01 / A PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY

Commission a useful guide.

A clear educational resource for a specific reader and a well-defined question. Agree the scope, evidence, format and review process before work begins.

  • An original explanation with a source trail
  • A designed web guide or printable resource
  • A defined revision and factual-review process
Discuss the scope

02 / A PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY

Support a subject worth explaining.

Discuss a clearly labelled sponsorship around an agreed topic, resource or tool. Sponsor identification and the publication’s editorial responsibility are set out in the written scope.

  • A defined placement and agreed publication period
  • A visible sponsorship or commercial label
  • Reporting on the agreed deliverables and observed activity
Discuss the scope

03 / A PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY

Build something readers can use.

A calculator, decision worksheet, searchable resource or learning companion can give a recurring question a practical home. Start with the method and the reader’s task.

  • A documented method and explicit assumptions
  • A designed, accessible reader experience
  • An agreed plan for corrections and maintenance
Discuss the scope

04 / A PUBLISHING OPPORTUNITY

License a considered piece of work.

Discuss permission to reuse selected original text, illustrations or an educational collection. Availability depends on the material, the requested rights and the intended use.

  • A specific piece of work and agreed attribution
  • Defined channels, term, territory and reuse rights
  • A written licence before distribution
Discuss the scope

TRUST IS PART OF THE WORK

A clear relationship with the reader.

Commercial material is identified.

Advertising, sponsorship and commissioned work are labelled where they appear. The scope establishes who supplied the brief and who is responsible for the work.

Evidence keeps its own job.

Payment does not buy a favourable conclusion, a product endorsement, a research result or a change to source standards. Claims need support appropriate to their subject.

Reporting describes what happened.

Deliverables, publication dates and observed activity are reported as such. No traffic, ranking, circulation, subscriber count or commercial result is promised by this page.

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BRING A BRIEF

What would help your reader?

  1. The subject and the question you want to explain.
  2. The intended reader and where the resource will be used.
  3. The format, distribution, rights and timing you have in mind.
  4. The relevant evidence and a realistic working budget.

Scope and pricing are discussed after the brief. Leave private records and sensitive documents out of the initial email. Opening an email link creates a draft in your email application; it does not submit a booking or payment.

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