Guest Post Submission Guidelines

The TapTasty blog is designed for anyone interested in the restaurant industry. It focuses on restaurant owners who want to turn their restaurants into success stories

We write about online ordering software, POS systems, digital marketing, and other restaurant technologies, and we aim to provide valuable insights into all aspects of restaurant management. Check this page to learn more about TapTasty.

Please read the entire guide carefully. If you want to write for us, you must understand our expectations.

Here are the key points. We will only take you seriously if you take them seriously. It may sound harsh, but we want you to understand how seriously we approach this.

Key Points

  • Personalize Your Approach: Template-based outreach reveals something about you. If you do not invest the effort to craft a personalized email, we are skeptical that you will do the work needed to produce an outstanding article.
  • Avoid Spamdexing: We are vigilant about spamdexing schemes and link farms. If that is your approach, we are not the right fit.
  • Share Your Identity: We require collaborators to disclose their real identities. Please provide a LinkedIn profile, Twitter account, or personal website.
  • Ensure Valuable Links: All links should be relevant and offer real value to readers. Do not include affiliate links or links to unethical or spammy sites, such as those related to adult content, gambling, cryptocurrency, debt, loans, malware, vaping, firearms, or others. Additionally, do not link to or mention our competitors.
  • Craft Genuine Content: Your article should be original, well-researched, and plagiarism-free. We have advanced tools that can quickly identify plagiarism. We value depth and authenticity, so avoid republished content, shallow writing, and self-promotion.
  • Submit a Strong Sample: Provide a writing sample that you are particularly proud of.
  • No Paid Placements: We do not accept payment for publishing articles.
  • Contact Us: Send your request to elvis@taptasty.com.

Content Standards

  • Ensure Readability: Use short paragraphs to make your content easy to read. Keep a mobile-first approach in mind and incorporate various media such as diagrams, charts, tables, and infographics to enhance understanding.
  • Determine Word Count by Quality: Aim for 1,500-2,000 words, depending on the topic. Longer guides or in-depth content may exceed this range, but avoid adding unnecessary content to increase length for the sake of it.
  • Understand Blog Audience: Your primary readers are restaurant owners and managers, though our insights can also benefit restaurant staff and patrons. Given the demanding nature of the restaurant industry, ensure your content is practical and straightforward. Avoid complex language and focus on delivering content that is easy to grasp while still providing thorough analysis.
  • Base Your Writing on Experience or Research: Ideally, you should write from your experience or conduct thorough research. Support your arguments with accurate facts, references, and current data. Ensure that your sources are from 2020 or later. Present your conclusions, metaphors, and examples in your unique style.
  • Focus on Quality Content: Readers seek well-researched, educational, and engaging articles that provide real value—not promotional material. Incorporate recent studies, data, and statistics and offer practical insights. Avoid recycled ideas and generic content.
  • Image Requirements: Submit images with a minimum width of 1240px. Avoid using stock photos.
  • Craft Compelling Titles: Ensure your article includes a summary, introduction, body, and a brief conclusion with key takeaways. Craft titles and headlines that grab attention and are relevant to the content.
  • Review Existing Material: Visit www.taptasty.com/blog/ to get acquainted with the TapTasty blog and its topics. You can either approach existing content from a different angle or write on related topics.
  • Prioritize Human Readers Over SEO: While SEO is important and we will make necessary adjustments for better ranking, focus on writing for people first.
  • Ensure Originality: Create original content and always cite your sources. As mentioned before, we use tools to check for plagiarism.

Topics We Cover

We will provide a spreadsheet detailing the titles and topics we haven’t yet covered. Select a topic that interests you or suggest variations on the listed options. TapTasty explores a range of subjects, including:

  • Restaurant Technology
  • Business Insights
  • Restaurant Management
  • Restaurant Marketing
  • Restaurant Finances
  • Customer Experience
  • Additional Industry Topics

Important notice

  • At TapTasty, we retain complete editorial control and may adjust your submission as needed. These edits may include removing excessive self-promotion, optimizing for SEO, revising for style and grammar, adding calls to action (CTAs), and other modifications.
  • If your guest post is accepted, you agree not to publish it elsewhere, including on personal or external websites.
  • We’ll need your full name and a profile picture. The headshot should be 500x500px, without sunglasses, headphones, caps, or elaborate accessories.
  • Even after the final draft is approved, we reserve the right to decline publication if the article does not adhere to our guidelines or prior agreements.
  • Once published, TapTasty owns the article and may make ongoing edits, including adding new links to relevant educational resources. We will only remove the approved links you have included if those specific web pages become broken.