Contract/Invoicing guidelines
July 28th, 2006
We typically buy first online rights, exclusive for three months, and request your invoice and signed contract upon acceptance. (Additional details, as necessary, will be discussed with individual writers.)
As a web-based magazine dependent on advertising revenue, we currently are able to offer $50 to $125 per feature article (dependent upon several factors, including length of article, exclusivity, topic, number of interviews included and past writing experience) and $25 to $50 for first-person pieces and reprints. Fees will be worked out upon assignment.
We must have a contract and an invoice from you to process payment. Once your submission has been accepted for publication, you may submit your invoice and contract. Please use the templates available here for download:
Writer’s invoice, text format
Writer’s invoice, Word format
Writer’s contract, Word format
Invoices should include your full name and mailing address, your email address, your taxpayer identification number (usually your social security number, unless you have a separate business ID number), the article title and URL (if available), date of submission, site upon which the work was to appear, whether it was first-time rights or a reprint, and the total amount.
Your invoice will be processed the first of the month following the month of submittal. For example, if you submit your invoice January 15, your invoice will be processed February 1 and will be paid within 30 days. Please allow 30 days after submission of your invoice before inquiring as to the status of your payment.
US residents: In order to process your invoice, we also require a W-9 on file. Please only submit a W-9 to us if you have never written for us before or if this is the first time this year you are submitting an article to us. Click here to access a current copy of this form from the IRS. (This document is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat to read. If you don’t have Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can download it free here.)
Please submit these documents via fax to:
Editorial Director
Fax: 480-237-7103
Alternatively, you can scan and email to feedback=at=sheknowsllc.com. Invoices may be submitted as an email attachment, or the text copied and pasted into the body of an email.
If you have questions about these forms or your assignment, please contact us at feedback=at=sheknowsllc.com .
We’re looking forward to working with you!
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