Thank you for your interest in collaborating on the Sports Medicine Weekly® Blog. Please review the following guidelines; strict compliance is required for your article and links to be considered for publication.

Note: New publications will include audio player accessibility so followers can listen to articles on-the-go for increased content consumption and engagement while providing convenience when commuting, working out or multi-tasking.

Link Insertions

  • Identify the prior article to use for the link insertion.
  • Tip: Use keywords in the search box to find relevant articles.
  • Identify the specific location within the article for the link insertion.
  • Identify the specific anchor text to use for the link insertion.
  • Links are embedded organically in contextual anchor text.
  • Provide the URL for the link insertion.
  • TAT is generally within 12 hours.
  • Fee per link insertion is $45, non-negotiable.

Additional Terms and Requirements:

  • The publication fee per article is $65, non-negotiable.
  • Fee if SMW creates article for your topic & link is $100.
  • Fees are invoiced through PayPal after posts go live.
  • Invoices are payable within 10 days to avoid deletion of posts.
  • The maximum word count is 800.
  • Articles must be optimized for SEO/AEO/TTS.
  • Articles are indexed on Google and are permanent.
  • Articles are not tagged as contributed or sponsored.
  • Articles may contain 2 do-follow links.
  • SMW will insert a featured image in each article.
  • The turnaround time (TAT) is typically within 48 hours.

Acceptable Content

  • Sports Injury Prevention & Treatment 
  • Athletic Performance & Training 
  • Fitness & Nutrition
  • Links embedded organically in contextual anchor text 
  • Non-affiliate and non-advertorial 

Unacceptable Content

  • Gaming, Sports Betting and Casinos
  • CBD, Illegal substances, Supplements or Vaping
  • Crypto, Chiropractic, Podiatry, Essay Writing
  • Specific Health Claims or endorsements
  • Specific Brands, URL’s, or Geographic Locations 
  • Content unrelated to:
    • Sports Injury Prevention & Treatment 
    • Athletic Performance & Training 
    • Fitness & Nutrition

Content should be original, informative, authoritative, timely, relevant and engaging to the SMW niche audience. Please refer to sample posts at https://sportsmedicineweekly.com/audio.

Claims of specific health benefits must be verifiable by empirical evidence or clinical studies with references. Please visit the SMW Blog for sample posts.

Submit each article in a separate email as a Google Doc or link. Include the article title in both the document title and the subject line, and send it to:

info@sportsmedicineweekly.com 

Submissions grant Sports Medicine Weekly® the right to edit, modify, and distribute the content. Article docs shared must grant full editing access to anyone with the link.

Banner ad advertising is available site wide and quoted upon request with submission of image and linked URL.

Articles are published and indexed only on sportsmedicineweekly.com. They will display on briancolemd.com and link back to SMW but are not indexed for briancolemd.