Write For Us on The College Advisory Board

College Planning U is looking for talented writers who are capable of creating original articles for the blog, The Pulse of College Planning. If you’ve got any interest, please contact us.

What Do You Need to Be Considered?

All we need is to see that you are able to write effectively about College Planning. Send us links to your blogs or to any articles or books that you have written.

What Do You Get?

For being a member of The College Advisory Board, you get several perks…primarily, you get Exposure! Authors who can commit to composing one post per week to The Pulse get the following (NOTE: Inactive authors will be removed from the College Advisory Board page and sidebar of the blog):

• 1. A Free Contributor’s License (which includes College Advisor Pro, an Ad-Free community page, Spotlight in the Blog-Rack, and a Spotlight from the Search Results).
• 2. Credit for all posts they make, and a link to their website from the top of the post.
• 3. A bio, profile, image, and link to their website from The College Advisory Board Members page
• 4. Their image, name, skill, and website on The Pulse’s sidebar.

College Planning U is regularly ranked at the top of the search engines for content that appears on it. Whether you’re looking to build yourself a name in the business, or if you just want to bring additional interest and traffic to your own blog, this is a great opportunity!

Positions Available:

We are currently looking for people from all aspects of College Planning to become College Advisory Board Members:

• Student Athletics

  We are looking for someone who knows all about the NCAA rules, challenges that students, parents, and coaches face, and what students will likely face as a “Student-Athlete” at the collegiate level.

• Home Equity Management

  Home Equity Management is, by far, one of the most creative and interesting strategies to plan for college and increase cashflow. We are looking for someone who has an enriching philosophy on this strategy and can teach parents and advisors alike about the different intricacies of the concept.
  

• Taxes

  A wise man once said, “Two things are certain in life: Death and Taxes.” Well, Death is outside the scope of this blog, but taxes are something that everyone is dealing with now! Parents and College Advisors alike need to know how taxes will impact scholarships, admissions, and the entire college/retirement planning process.

• FAFSA Mgmt

  If there is one thing people know it is that if the government is involved in something it is overly complicated and inefficient, and the FAFSA is no exception. Even in writing the algorithm to solve for EFC is, at times, ambiguous. Parents need to know all about the FAFSA and EFC, and how it will impact their bottom lines during admissions, through retirement, and every step along the way.

• Admissions

  Every college has different rules, every incoming class will have different needs, and different colleges attract different types of students. Parents, students, and advisors are looking for a person who has a great understanding of the entire process from what classes should be taken in high school to walking into their first day of class as a college freshman.

• Globalization

  Technology is changing the world … FAST! It is essential that parents and students maintain a strong feel for what types of jobs are emerging in this new world, which ones are dying out, and how they will need to learn in the future.
  

• SAT/ACT

  Standardized tests can be the pits if you don’t know what you are doing! How should students study for these exams? What types of materials should they be using? What can they honestly expect out of a prep class? How can they even upgrade their skills to being a better student all around? If you have a passion for motivating students about reading and learning then this is for you!

• College Planning

  Holy Cow College Planning is extensive huh?! This is, perhaps, the most broadest, challenging Guru spot available. The person fit for this task will be 1 in 1,000 since you must have a complete, holistic understanding of the College Planning process. You have probably had a College Planning Company of your own for at least five years, have a successful marketing program, and possess a streamlined systematic approach to delivering the greatest customer service of all time. College degrees and designations do not matter for this position (though they are, of course, recognized) as much as the gift of teaching others about the complete College Planning scene. You will know if this is you because you can write about any of the other topics successfully. (Please do not be upset if you are not picked for this position).

• Education

  What is going on with Government and State Funding? Are music & art programs being cut out of schools? Are we lowering standards too much? Should parents be held more accountable for their students success/failures in the classroom? If you love asking these questions then this is for you!

• What Should Parents Be Doing?

  Inaction is caused as much by ignorance as it is laziness (which is certainly not to say that they are not hand in hand). Nevertheless, there are actually a lot of motivated, action-oriented parents who just want to be told what they should be doing instead of spending all the time trying to figure it out for themselves. No doubt about it, you MUST be an expert on coaching parents and getting them to take positive action that will propel them forward. If you have an unusually high success rate with your clients, if you get more referrals than you know what to do with, if you have met with or heard of failure in the past and resolved never to have it happen again, then this is probably your niche.

• What Should Students Be Doing?

  If you thought getting your kid to eat brussel sprouts at the age of five was a challenge, try getting a punk kid who plays Xbox all day to read a book! If you are able to work miracles like this in the lives of students then you are a truly amazing person. It has been said that, “Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see,” and there has never been a more important time for the development of character alongside knowledge as now. Being a great student is about possessing great character, and if this is your passion then please apply. What skills should they be developing? What books should they be reading? What classes should they be taking? And why does all of this even matter? These questions (and more) you probably already have an answer to.

Of Course There are Rules, Right?

You guessed it! We’ve had many people express interest in becoming College Advisory Board Members of The Pulse, but many of them wanted to do so only if they could use their articles to link to their websites. As we’re looking to maintain a high standard for The Pulse, this caused a problem for us. We’ve established the following rules as a result of dealing with that fiasco:

• 1. All articles are to be used once and only once. You may not reproduce the article on your own blog or any other article websites. Doing so not only detracts from the blog, but having multiple copies of the same article creates a duplicate content issue.
• 2. Authors may not link to their blogs in articles. If you’re referencing news or articles from other bloggers, you must attribute your sources, but we will not allow links back to your own blogs. This rule eliminates the creation of fluff posts with the sole intention of promoting another site.
• 3. Authors may not post any affiliate links or referral codes in their posts. Any author links must be approved by College Planning U, Inc.
• 4. Images included in your posts must not be larger than 400 pixels. Additionally, any images must be original or those from the public domain. You are expected to properly attribute images that you use.
• 5. Authors are expected to follow copyright laws and not infringe on others rights. This means no stealing of other’s articles or other works.
• 6. Authors will be entitled to a bio on The College Advisory Board page and a link on the forum sidebar, provided they are regular weekly contributors. Those College Advisory Board Members who cannot maintain a regular posting schedule will have their bio and sidebar profiles removed.
• 7. Authors are expected to maintain a high level of character so as to not slay, slander, or defame any other business or individual. This is not a soapbox to express personal dissent or malcontent against others, but rather an opportunity to teach and educate others about that which you are an expert. Of course you may write a commentary disagreeing with a certain ruling, decision, or philosophy, and it should be professional in scope so that all may benefit.
• 8. To retire your position properly we ask for a 30 day notice or a suitable replacement.
• 9. Once an article is posted to The Pulse it becomes the property of College Planning U, Inc.

NOTE: By agreeing to contribute to The Pulse, you must agree to all of the above conditions.